Mark Morford on Facebook:
Old girlfriends, lost loves, long-forgotten friends, high school sweethearts, band mates, roommates, old nemeses, lots of former cheerleaders turned born-again Christian megamoms, and everything in between. All those old connections, those lives and chapters and periods of my life I thought I’d left behind so cleanly, so decisively, way back when? Here they all are again, like a living scrapbook, constantly renewing and updating itself. What a thing.
From: The vampires of Facebook: Could it actually be dangerous to connect with everyone you ever knew?
Filed under: social media, web life , online identity
This is not a ladies luncheon, girls. No cucumber sandwiches. Instead, the Women Who Tech 2009 TeleSummit offers a dozen different panels on hot topics moderated by women who know what they’re talking about (from SlideShare, BlogHer, YouTube, MoveOn and more). Panels include Launching Your Own Startup, Social Networks and Diversity Barriers, and Innovation and Tech Career Reinvention. $10 per panel. I’ll “see” you there!
Filed under: social media, tech events , grrls, startuppity
Even though I was just at a barcamp a few weeks ago, I couldn’t pass up the chance to attend TDWCamp yesterday, a barcamp for web workers organized by Olivier Chambon, author of the blog Travailleurs du Web. I wanted to mingle with some of Web Worker Daily’s audience, and to hear from them firsthand about their interests, needs and concerns. And besides, it’s always gratifying to meet and exchange with people who understand your way of life… We web people are still on the fringe. For the time being.
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Oh lucky me! I discovered Ykone, a sizzlin’ French startup last night when I saw their presentation at the Keiretsu Paris investors’ meeting. It’s a social network built around fashion brands that has really taken off in the couple of months since they launched. Delicious site (visually and in terms of interactivity), impeccable concept, an encyclopedia—literally—of content for the fashionistas. This is one to watch. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under: social media, tech events, translation, web life , funding, startuppity, toys
Today this blog goes live, and I owe the clean(er) and class(ier) look of it to the Geek, who can freshen up a style sheet with one arm around my shoulders… He wasn’t wild about my #AC0807 and suggested I replace it with #FF6600 (his personal favorite and trademark color), but I insisted on keeping my lipstick red.
Filed under: web life , Geeks In Love
I would have thought it impossible to make an animated puppy dog that was not adorable if I weren’t a Windows user. I’m referring to the cartoon dog that’s supposed to keep you entertained while you search your hard drive using Windows Explorer… Anyway, I looked at that not-cute puppy, and suffered the agonizingly slow and inadequate Explorer search function for way too long. Don’t even get me started on searching in Outlook… If you’re still watching the puppy, I can help. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under: apps , tips, tools
I attended an Entrepreneur Academy at the newly created Paris branch of Keiretsu Forum (the world’s largest business angel network) in January. It was a three-hour workshop on how to put together a successful investor presentation. Read the rest of this entry »
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I was at the E-reputation barcamp held at La Cantine yesterday, where I attended a session on personal branding given by Fadhila Brahimi. In Fadhila’s session, I was primarily interested in the questions, hopes and fears of the other attendees, so that I could address them in future talks and posts about online identity and personal branding myself. Read the rest of this entry »
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