BlackPlanet

BlackPlanet

Infobox Company
name = Blackplanet.com

owner = Community Connect Inc
type = Social networking company
foundation = 1999
location_city = 205 Hudson Street, 6th Floor
New York, New York
location_country = USA
location =
locations =
homepage = [http://www.blackplanet.com blackplanet.com]

Launched in 1999 by Omar Wasow, Blackplanet.com is an online niche social-networking site targeted especially for the African American community. It is currently the 5th highest trafficked social-networking site according to Hitwise, Fact|date=August 2008 and the only niche social-networking site in the top 5, behind the likes of MySpace and Facebook. 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 for $38 million BlackPlanet and its parent company, Community Connect Inc., along with partner sites Mi Gente and Asian Avenue. [ [http://streetknowledge.wordpress.com/2008/04/15/radio-one-acquires-black-planet-parent-company/ "Radio One Acquires Black Planet & Parent Company.] " Street Knowledge Media TV. accessdate=2008-06-28.]

Notes

ee also

*MySpace
*Facebook

External links

* [http://www.blackplanet.com BlackPlanet.com]


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