Blackplanet.com is an online niche social-networking site targeted especially for the Black American community. It was launched September 1 1999 by Omar Wasow.
In December 2007 it was the 4th highest trafficked social-networking site according to the internet monitoring site Hitwise
. As of June 2007 there were 16.5 million members and 80 million page views.
In April 2008, Radio One, the media empire begun by media magnate Cathy Hughes, acquired BlackPlanet and its parent company Community Connect Inc. for $38 million, along with partner sites Mi Gente and Asian Avenue
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Blackplanet.com | Type | Social networking company |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | 205 Hudson Street, 6th Floor
New York, New York, USA |
| Owner(s) | Community Connects Inc |
| Website | blackplanet.com |
Notes
- ^ Color My (Virtual) World: BlackPlanet, Feb 27, 2004
- ^ "Market Share of U.S. Internet Visits to Top 10 Social Networking Websites", Hitwise
- ^ "Radio One Acquires Black Planet & Parent Company." Street Knowledge Media TV. accessdate=2008-06-28.
External links
| Radio One |
| | Key people | Cathy Hughes (Chairman and CEO)
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| | Radio shows | The Tom Joyner Morning Show (via Reach Media under contract) · Russ Parr Morning Show (via AURN) · The Yolanda Adams Morning Show
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| Radio stations
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| | Mainstream urban | KBXX · WCDX · WENZ · WERQ-FM · WHHH · WHHL · WHTA · WHTD · WIZF · WKYS · WPHI-FM · WQOK
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| Urban adult
contemporary | KMJQ · KSOC · WAMJ · WDMK · WFUN-FM · WFXC / WFXK · WKJM / WKJS · WMMJ · WMOJ · WQNC · WRNB · WTLC-FM · WUMJ · WWIN-FM · WXMG · WZAK
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| | Urban gospel | KROI · WCHB · WJMO · WJYD · WNNL · WPPZ-FM · WPRS-FM2 · WPZE · WPZS · WPZZ · WTLC · WWIN (AM) · WYCB
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| | Urban talk | WCHB · WDBZ · WERE · WILD · WOL · WOLB · WTPS
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| | CHR | WNOU
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| | Rhythmic CHR | KBFB · WCKX
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08-29-2010, 03:11 PM
BlackPlanet (Online Social Networking website Full Details)
