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Invasion of the Opportunists

by Erica
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I’ve been thinking about writing a post on Twitter Spammers for a long time.  Well actually a specific Twitter Spammer.  But since I never think it’s a good idea to go around name calling (it’s bad for you, and it gives too much attention to the person in question) let’s approach this in another way.
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Ada Lovelace Day – or Why I Love Women in Tech

by Erica

Today is Ada Lovelace Day.  Ada Lovelace was the Founder of Scientific Computing – it is tradition that on this day we pay tribute to women all over the globe who are rawkin’ the Tech World.
Normally I’d start by honoring Tara Hunt (one of my closest and dearest friends), but since I wrote my last [...]

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Redefining Celebrity

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A Rose By Any Other Name…
Kevin Rose, founder of the Social News site Digg.com, was on The Jimmy Fallon Show last night.  That got me thinking about how I define Celebrity.  The first time I ever met Kevin in person,  I was chasing him down 3rd Street in San Francisco.  Wait – it’s not what [...]

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Today is International Women’s Day

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According to Wikipedia, International Women’s Day (IWD) has been celebrated on March 8th since the early 1900’s.  In fact, IWD was established in part due to the poor working conditions brought on by Industrialism.  Today, IWD “celebrates the economic, political, and social achievements of women past, present, and future”.  In several countries (including China & [...]

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