Posted by digitalsista on October 21st, 2008 in Blogging, Broadband, Community Media, Community Technology, Computing, Digital Divide/Inclusion, Digital Transitions, Diversity, Feminism, Mobile Computing, Net Neutrality, Netroots, Old vs New Technologies, Social Media, Tech Industry, Tech and Telcom Policies, Technology, Women in Tech, web 2.0
BarCampDC2 was held on Oct. 18, I realize that is was also the day LifeTime aired their movie Living Proof. (I went to the screening but I will post that later). On a day that LifeTime airs a movie about a scientist testing for a breast cancer gene to attack a disease that [...]
Posted by digitalsista on September 25th, 2008 in Broadband, Community Media, Community Technology, Computing, Digital Divide/Inclusion, Digital Transitions, Diversity, Media Justice, Mobile Computing, Net Neutrality, Netroots, Old vs New Technologies, Social Media, Tech Industry, Tech and Telcom Policies, Technology, Women in Tech, eGovernment, poverty
The Digital Divide discussion arose in a digital transition session at the Congressional Black Caucus week. The session was called It Takes a Village to Stay Connected in the New Digital Era.
The focus of the discussion was about the DTV coupons. These are coupons for converter boxes to assist people to transition from analog [...]
Posted by digitalsista on July 19th, 2008 in Community Media, Community Technology, Digital Divide/Inclusion, Digital Transitions, Diversity, Feminism, Mobile Computing, Social Media, Technology, Teens and Technology, Women in Tech, politics, web 2.0
I was fortunate enough to get Lesley to talk to me about the digital divide for communities of color. She was speaking during the BlogHer 08 Conference during the morning Keynote discussing old and new media with Lisa Stone moderating including Redbook editor-in-chief Stacy Morrison, and Bravo TV’s Senior VP of New Media and Digital, [...]
Posted by digitalsista on June 27th, 2008 in Broadband, Computing, Digital Divide/Inclusion, Digital Transitions, Feminism, Identity Theft, Media Justice, Mobile Computing, Netroots, Old vs New Technologies, Tech Industry, Technology, Teens and Technology, Uncategorized, Video Gaming, Women in Tech
Conferences and the shallow end of the gene pool
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As Nerdettes, Geekettes, techies and other women in field this is an ongoing challenge faced. As a fellow Tech, Deanna does a good job of summing up the problem. Many of us have talked about it. It need to move to action, not commentary.
Posted by digitalsista on June 1st, 2008 in Blogging, Broadband, Community Media, Community Technology, Computing, Cyber Security, Bullying & Tech Safety, Digital Divide/Inclusion, Digital Transitions, Diversity, Feminism, Identity Theft, Media Justice, Net Neutrality, Netroots, Old vs New Technologies, Social Media, Tech Industry, Tech and Telcom Policies, Technology, Teens and Technology, Uncategorized, Video Gaming, Women in Tech, eGovernment
Finally got around to updating the web site to include the new blog of Women Wired In. I will import my past blog posts later. The blog will continue to under go changes until I get it all up to date. This is the place I post my random rants and thoughts about the [...]
