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12.06.06 12:07 PM
Dame Dash Likes Social Networking
The other day, on FC Now, I picked up a news piece on Damon Dash getting involved with a new urban social networking site. Here's the blurb.
I had noticed that urban and hip-hop oriented sites had not picked up on this interesting piece of news, considering that his cousin, and brother of Stacey Dash, Darien Dash, was playing as an early competitor to BlackPlanet.com. For those of you new to the Web biz, I mean post bomb that is, you may not know that Darien Dash was a major player in the Web game. (Look him up if you don't believe me.) Like his cousin, he's also a major hustler.
So when I heard that Dame was getting into the social networking biz it didn't surprise me. Finally, the urban press has covered this, with a story appearing on Sohh.com today. Here's the link.
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it is a challenge to monetize those users.but who really wants to me "monetized"...it looks like a money-grubbin' and transparent ploy to get money out of surfers just because he put his name on the site.
The site, while it features a social component, is also aimed at brands, advertisers and sponsorships as well. Dash plans to have a virtual store for his Pro Keds brand on the site as well as additional exposure for his other business ventures
ick.
posted by s. | December 8, 2006 2:39 PM #
It seems like a good thing that hip-hop/urban sites didn't pick up on this. The site really just seems like a way to sell more products to people. This is roughly the same type of social networking you get at a shopping mall.
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| December 17, 2006 3:29 AM #