Community Connect

Radio One Buys Social Networking Firm Community Connect

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 11, 2008 - 6:50am.

Lanham, Md. - Looking to further broaden its focus outside of radio, Radio One, a radio broadcasting company that primarily targets African-American and urban listeners, said that it has paid $38 million to acquire New York-based Community Connect Inc. (CCI), an operator of several niche social networking websites.

Community Connect Debuts Music Sites for African-American, Latin Artists

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 23, 2006 - 1:36pm.

New York - Community Connect, a provider of niche social networks with over 16 million members, on Monday announced the launch of new online music communities for African-American and Hispanic audiences. BlackPlanet Music features profiles for over 175,000 hip-hop artists, and new pages have recently been created by Janet Jackson, Diddy and Ludacris. New York-based Community Connect said Enrique Iglesias, Mario Vasquez and Tego Calderon also recently launched pages on its MiGente Music network.