How can you treat me like this? I was one of your first! I’m a devoted fan, a certified geekette, a tech blogger… And already a Free client for Internet and TV. I linked to Meet France’s New and Awesome Super Angels in my post Never Mind the Valley: Here’s Paris on ReadWriteWeb! From the day… [Read more…]
January 31, 2012
“Are you on Twitter?” If your answer is “No,” then this is for you. And if you’re over 45, chances are that’s your answer. But before you write off Twitter as a time suck, or a toy for kids, you should know that most Twitter users are between 26 and 44. Grownups like it, and for good reason.… [Read more…]
November 10, 2011
For a few years now I’ve been contributing to a couple of major US tech blogs, writing about startups, apps, platforms, trends, the ways the Web influences our lives… Whatever tripped my trigger. It’s been a blast, and I’ll keep doing it because it’s a passion. But writing for these blogs is preaching to the… [Read more…]
August 20, 2011
I’ve been yakking (here and here) about how bloggers are frequently offered “exposure” instead of money for their work. What “exposure” really means, of course, is “We could help you become famous.” Hard for the average human to resist. Very hard. But exposure doesn’t buy the groceries (at least not in the immediate). So we need to figure… [Read more…]
July 11, 2011
In a discussion I had with a writer friend the other day on the topic of blogsploitation, I tried to pin down for her why some people (like me) have a problem with being asked to blog for free and maybe why others don’t, and why many websites don’t seem to think there’s anything wrong… [Read more…]
June 10, 2011
I’ve spent the last few years immersed in and blogging about the Internet startup scene, and there is one thing everybody in that world knows: you may have an idea for a startup, but without a developer your idea is worth jack shit. And if you can’t pay your developer, you damn well better offer… [Read more…]
February 3, 2011
Hello, my name is Pamela, and I’m an Instagramoholic. I think. If the fact that what bothered me most about being sick in bed for one whole day yesterday was that I couldn’t take any pictures to put on Instagram means I am, well, there you have it. I was back on my feet today… [Read more…]
September 20, 2010
There’s a refinement to Apple products that jumps the gender gap (and creates a healthy aftermarket for butch iPhone cases for those who aren’t real comfy with their feminine side, or “How to make your Apple product look more like a Hummer”). Getting the girls on board is no small feat for tech companies (laptop… [Read more…]
September 2, 2010
OK, I just flipped real quick through the last, I dunno, 90 or so posts on Mashable, which I picked because it’s more or less representative of most of the blogs that cover what’s new and exciting on the Web, and because it was sitting there, in my Reader, kind of in the middle, with… [Read more…]
May 16, 2010
In the US, 25% of the web pages viewed are within Facebook. (That’s just so beyond sad.) This may partially explain why, when I told Facebook people I was leaving the site because I thought it was an unscrupulous and untrustworhy company (and asked them to connect with me on LinkedIn till something better came… [Read more…]
March 22, 2010
There’s a huge wave that Internet people are paddling like fools to catch right now. It’s the “women are starting to realize they’re under-represented in tech and startups, so we’d better start to care or at least pretend we do” wave. Some effects of this wave include a rise in women-in-tech organizations and an effort… [Read more…]
March 14, 2010
There’s a new addition to my family! Meet the Francophilia Gazette. It’s an all-you-can-eat buffet of juicy news tidbits and spicy culture bites from France: gossip, trivia, pop culture, high culture, history, and more… A fresh take on France and Frenchness, with none of those tired articles about Brie and beaujolais nouveau… I’ve tested this… [Read more…]
February 4, 2012
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