BlackPlanet
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BlackPlanet is an African-American social networking service for matchmaking and job postings. The company website also contains forums for discussion of political and social issues.[2]
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Company type | Social networking company |
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Founded | 1999[1] |
Founder | Benjamin Sun Omar Wasow |
Headquarters | 205 Hudson Street, 6th Floor , New York, New York USA |
Owner | Urban One |
Website | blackplanet |
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BlackPlanet was launched by internet analyst Omar Wasow on September 1, 2001. Wasow had previously created a pre-web community dubbed New York Online in 1993 with Community Connect's CEO, Benjamin Sun.[2]