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EVENT: Women in Tech, Nov. 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
I am really excited to be moderating tonight's discussion, Women in Technology, at the University of Virginia's Darden School. The event will take place from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Darden’s Abbott Auditorium. The event is open to the public. Social hour begins at 5:30 (that means food and refreshments). Hope to see you there!! Read more... »
Chad and Me and Henry Louis G
Image via Wikipedia Last week, I wrote about security and privacy and posed a few questions to readers. But as I thought about my encounter with “Chad,” I kept replaying the scene in my head; and what I realized is that it mirrored to some degree, a now infamous one: Henry Louis Gates and I... »
Seriously, Stop Trippin'
TripIt and Expens'd leave no room for excuses. Image via Wikipedia Anyone who knows me knows that when it comes to filing travel expenses, I am the worst. Many an editorial assistant and business manager have come thisclose to strangling me. Lost receipts, late filings, car service receipts with missing info, and miscalculations, yep I’m the... »
Twitter: 18 days later…
Image via CrunchBase Guest Blogger David Hudson sinks into Twitter addiction…and he kinda likes it. "For the last couple of months, I've been bashing Twitter and saying why it was absolutely ridiculous and pointless. And then I actually went to the Twitter website. Obviously, that visit to their homepage changed my perspective on Twitter, so much... »
Another digital divide?
Eight years ago, I stood on a stage in New York City, in front on a large audience. Microsoft had just kicked off its "Build Your Business With Technology" tour and I, representing Black Enterprise magazine, had been invited to moderate the discussion. Unexpectedly thrust into the limelight at my very new job, I... »
