Twitter: @streetforce1

Website/Blog: influential1s.com

Bio

Mike Street is the Senior Digital Strategist for Syndicate Media Group. He has a passion for emerging media, technology & social innovation. Having spent 10 years in the digital space, Mike Street has worked with top tier brands such as Time Magazine, Rémy Martin, Oscar de la Renta, Lexus, Turner Broadcasting, and BET Networks. Prior to joining Syndicate Media Group, he served as the Director of Social Media Marketing for a boutique marketing agency which serviced clients such as Paul Stuart, Basil Hayden’s, and Courvoisier.

How can we use technology to close the digital divide?

Information is the gateway to success. The more we have access to information the more we can shape our futures for success. We have made great strides in closing the digital divide but we still have long roads ahead of us before we erase this divide forever. What we must focus on now is empowering communities of color to enter the tech space fully and become web enterprises. This is the next step in closing the digital divide and will will take all of us working closely together to help over come difficulties and to help fund the next Facebook, Twitter, or FourSquare.