Move Over Zuckerberg, Jermaine Dupri's Looking to Take Over
Jermaine Dupri has made his presence known in the music world, as one of the most well-known producers in the game, but now he's set his sights on social media.
Dupri launched his own social media network, Global 14, which has garnered more than 30,000 users, who share common interests like hip-hop, fashion and more. He recently talked about the site, as he was the keynote speaker at Social Media Week in New York.
“I look at Global 14 members as my personal friends. I’m not trying to take on Facebook or Mark Zuckerberg. I just created an environment where I can interact with my community and give people a place to chat about their passions. I have big plans for the site.”
Dupri says his plans for the site was to get as many people sharing common interests as he could, which he didn't find in other social media sites.
“I found a gap in the Internet social media world for music publishing — most kids don’t believe that someone like me could listen to their music. I found one of my signed artists through YouTube and it took me two months to have [a] conservation with her because she didn’t believe it was actually me calling at first.”
Source: mashable.com
