Friday, December 12, 2008

Is the New Black-Person Specific Web Browser Racist, or Niche Marketing ?

The release of Blackbird, an African American focused web browser sparked quite a bit of controversy this past week. The TechCrunch post about it elicited reactions from both sides of the aisle (it has 275 comments and counting). Some argued for the value of niche audiences while others debated that the idea of a Black browser is in and of itself separatism, racist even.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/race-and-the-web-going-after-niche-markets-or-practicing-digital-segregation/

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