Posted by digitalsista on December 1st, 2008 in Community Technology, Computing, Digital Divide/Inclusion, Diversity, Economics, Feminism, Social Media, Tech Industry, Tech and Telcom Policies, Technology, Women in Tech, eGovernment, politics, poverty, race
The other night I was offered a box ticket seat to see Tina Turner Live at the Verizon Center. I turned them down although it was presented to me by a distinguished and attractive African American man. I only wished I had a friend I could call that could make the ten minute curtain call. [...]
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 June 6th, 2008 in Blogging, Broadband, Community Media, Computing, Digital Divide/Inclusion, Diversity, Media Justice, Net Neutrality, Netroots, Social Media, Tech and Telcom Policies, eGovernment
This is a repost of live blogging at Women in Media and News. I will do a follow up post on this issue here.
National Media Reform Conference 2008: Media Reform Begins with Me
Panelists: Andre Banks, Colorofchange.org; Micah Sifry, Personal Democracy Forum; and Matt Stoller, OpenLeft.com
Sifry opens the segment with using the data of all earmarks [...]
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 [...]
