Posted on 28 October 2008 by Raizel
One of the most amazing items missing from the two recent books on nerd culture (American Nerd & Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them) was the difference of the nerd experience of girls and women compared with male nerds. I was thinking about how easy it would have been to [...]
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Posted on 24 October 2008 by keidra
So, self-promotion corner for a sec. This weekend, my colleague Barbara Iverson and I are doing a workshop called “Blogging For Change” here in Chicago. If you’re in the city, new to blogging and want to start out, join us this Saturday. Now, ironically, the latest issue of Wired (which is great, by the way) [...]
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Posted on 21 October 2008 by Raizel
Recently, the New York Times had an article about trolls and how their actions affect others online. Online trolling has often, though not always, been specifically targeted at women and girls, with threats against Kathy Sierra and the AutoAdmit trolling and subsequent lawsuit. However, trolling‘s impact is broad, impacting not only those with personal blogs [...]
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Posted on 18 October 2008 by keidra
Mashable is reporting (via NY Post) that Facebook is planning to get into the online music game : The long-standing rumor that Facebook will launch its own digital music service is back in the news today. According to The New York Post, the social network is in talks with a number of existing players in [...]
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