• Posted on August 15th, 2007

    Written by Dr Mariann Hardey

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    Geek Chic is a Fashionable Affair

    Following Sarah’s last post 10 Really Good Reasons to be Female in IT here is a further reason: Geek Chic fashion showcase!
    At same time that the new season collections are set to hit the highstreet, we are about to become part of an immersed and techno-ambient, nay fashionable world.
    Designers show-casing last week in London have [...]

  • Posted on August 10th, 2007

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    Not Your Mother’s Tech Org

    I think I was waiting in line for the restroom at the Webby Awards back in 2001 when I was rendered cognizant of the fact that I was somewhat of a novelty in the then-budding internet industry: a girl. The line to the men’s room was about a mile long, but I was able to [...]

  • Posted on August 7th, 2007

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    Neighbours as 'friends'?…

    Your neighbour(s) could be about to become your newest ‘best’ friend! The latest gizmo from an innovator on Facebook is an application that allows you to see Your Neighbours (or ‘neighbors’ as it originates from that side of the pond!).
    Within a mere click and a flick of typesetting keys you can see where your [...]

  • Posted on August 3rd, 2007

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    Party in my pants!

    So for all my pontificating and pouting about unjust male/female relations re. all things media-inclined and Web 2.0 work and leisure related, a little light relief for a Fri afternoon and back on with some gadgetary fun….
    Now what is it that every Geek secretly covets for their MP3 player?… well an iPod Pocket holder of [...]

  • Posted on July 27th, 2007

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    Me Tarzan. You Jane.

    We have seen an explosion in Web 2.0 technologies from the previous passive, static and rather stagnant asynchronous information, to the now new smooth and improved synchronous ride – one that is an exploratory, creative and fully immersive experience. Oh what a wealth of new interactive possibilities that we have at our finger-tips. Aren’t we [...]

  • Posted on July 20th, 2007

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    Now where’s the magic in that?!

    Harry potter fans; cue your midnight queuing and fervent reading over the weekend – But wait!, as here too lies what could be another unmasked script…
    Rumours are that the latest (and ‘greatest’?!) from Ms Rowling has been leaked through the screen already.
    Book bandits have scanned copies of the US edition onto various sites (and no [...]

  • Posted on July 14th, 2007

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    ibling

    Ok so less geeky and more freaky, but something so hideous I had to share it with you…
    no really your eyes do not deceive you, although only mock (perhaps they are taking the mock, one can only hope!) – this is what can only be described as ‘ibling’: a jewelry ‘feature’ with your favourite mac [...]

  • Posted on July 11th, 2007

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    Straight from the horses mouth

    Social networking and social networking sites (SNS) have become hugely popular and I have just recently come across a new one ‘horsesmouth’.
    Based in the UK unlike other SNSs horsesmouth is about the sharing of information rather than making connection with already ‘known’ friends.
    The premise, built on the adage that knowledge is power, is to share [...]

  • Posted on May 3rd, 2007

    Written by Sarah Blow

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    My Media Consumption Diet – Blog Meme

    I was going through my technorati links to see what had been going on regarding the Girl Geek Dinner and found that Improbulus had blog tagged me for this blog meme! So in true blog style I am going to run through my media consumption diet. (Most used first… )
    Word of MouthVery much one of [...]

  • Posted on April 19th, 2007

    Written by Sarah Blow

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    Hack the Planet!

    Those crazy guys over at BBC Backstage have done it again! Another cheeky geeky event has been planned. This one is all about mashing up code and devs and seeing what people can come up with by collaborating and working together.
    It sounds to me like a really interesting concept and I reckon some [...]

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