May 2012
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your ui sucks: Do we need a women-only tech space? →
Great thoughts from Alexia.
What do you think? Do you think there should be a women only tech space? Would you use it?
youruisucks:
Last night I read Lighten Up, a blog post by a woman in tech, talking about how all the tiny insults build up, and how being told to “lighten up” is the inevitable result of her daring to complain.
This morning I woke to a twitterstorm of controversy around...
April 2012
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Paving a Path for Girls on NYC’s Digital Frontier →
nycdigital:
New York City is taking the lead in recognizing the enormous potential women present for the technology sector by encouraging girls to get involved in the field from an early age. “Information technology is a growth industry that changes almost every day,” says Geraldine Sweeney, senior associate commissioner of New York City’s Department of Information Technology &...
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Help @VVanPetten prep for @PDXSW!
Help out a fellow lady geek, Vannessa VanPetten prep for Startup Weekend by completing the following survey.
ATTN PINTEREST USERS: Would you mind filling out this 3 minute survey on how you use Pinterest?
I am pitching a start-up idea at Start-Up Weekend Portland and would love to gather some user opinions before going in! ...
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Who Needs Feminism?: We need feminism.. →
LOVE this blog!
whoneedsfeminism:
because the girls in my high school shouldn’t feel uncomfortable in Chemistry when our teacher tells us to make him a sandwich instead of learning stoichiometry.
because even though I’m both a girl and Mexican, doesn’t mean it’s okay to tell me I’ll make a great maid one day.
because the slogan…
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NASA Social -- Register now!!
NASA Social: Watch the Launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket and Dragon Spacecraft at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida
First attempt by a commercial company to send a spacecraft to the Space Station NASA and SpaceX will host a two-day event for 50 social media followers on April 29-30, 2012, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is targeted to lift off at...
March 2012
20 posts
Meet @MsAmye →
Amye Scavarda is a project manager for open source content management systems based in Portland, OR.She’s well versed in Agile and Waterfall styles of project management for web development, and helps build great teams who love working with each other and get projects done.She plays well with others: technical humans, non-technical humans, project management systems, content management systems,...
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OH HAI SEXISM · charlesarthur · Storify →
journo-geekery:
Via @jharris. Great summary and commentary on Storify…but as usual it’s teeth-grindingly irritating to read.
Beauty Bar X: An XX Oasis
Now this is brillant!
forbessxsw:
“There’s something that changes when you walk into a space full of women talking and plotting to take over the world, so I wanted to create that [where women could] be a little girly as well as be business focused.”
Meghan Casserly talks to Buyoshere CEO Tara Hunt about what the SXSW ladies are up to. Mimosas and a manicure? Why not?
“Change is not a triumph of technology, it is a triumph of humanity.”
– Biz Stone, CCO and Co-founder The Obvious Corporation, at the “Content As a Means for Social Change” panel. (via forbessxsw)
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Why Geo Fencing Might Change Your Life →
More great press for Amber Case & Geoloqi!
10 Inspiring Quotes From Our Favorite TEDTalks →
Are you a fan of TEDTalks? Then you’re going to love TED Quotes, a new Allianz-sponsored service that offers “salient bits of TEDTalks, on everything from activism to storytelling, from chemistry to curiosity.” “Everyone loves a good quote,” June Cohen, the executive producer of TED Media, sai…
“Just because you haven’t found your talent yet, that doesn’t mean you don’t have...”
– Kermit the Frog (via disneybound)
February 2012
10 posts
“Next time, ask: What’s the worst that will happen? Then push yourself a little...”
– Great words to end your week!
Naomi Wolf
- still and always one of my favorites -
(via alanajoy)
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Meet Alexis Peterka →
For those that need another good reason to attend our kickoff event at PIE on March 29th, we bring you Alexis Peterka, (CEO & Co Founder of Stayhound also a graduate of PIE)!!!
Alexis, a self described “late blooming entrepreneur and nerd herder”, will be sharing with us why she loves working in technology and what sparked her interest and desire to pursue a career in the...
“Remember to look up at the stars and not down to your feet. Try to make sense of...”
– Superb advice!
Professor Stephen Hawking (via kimberlycook)
Want People to Return Your Emails? Avoid These... →
Next time you write an email subject line, think twice about the words you’re using. Loading your message with words such as “confirm,” “join,” “press,” or “invite” is not a good idea if you want a response, says data from Baydin, the makers of email plugin Boomerang. Baydin recently extrac…
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