• Posted on November 7th, 2008

    Written by Dr Mariann Hardey

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    Girl Geeks Leeds 2.0

    Well it really has been too long. Such was the popularity of our first Girl Geek Dinner in the North East (the version 1.0), we really hope you can make it to the next Girl Geek event, Leeds 2.0. Timed perfectly on the 3rd December to coincide with the first jingle bells.
    This time [...]

  • Posted on August 6th, 2008

    Written by Dr Mariann Hardey

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    Green is the new colour for technology

    Can we build a greener technology future?

    Not if you watch this weeks BBC2’s Dragon’s Den. Up to slay a Dragon, was Peter Hopton of ‘Very PC’, who had valued his company at no less than £5million, and wanted a £250,000 for a 5% stake of his company.

    Ok so aside from the [...]

  • Posted on July 9th, 2008

    Written by Sarah Blow

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    [Networking] Are business cards dead?

    I bet you are wondering what on earth I’m on and are wondering how I could even ask such a silly question. Well of course they aren’t dead yet! Not by a long way… I mean how often do you go to an event or a meeting with outsiders and give/ swap business [...]

  • Posted on October 26th, 2007

    Written by Dr Mariann Hardey

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    Did someone say new?

    ‘New’ so much better than ‘old’ don’t you think. Or is it?
    So this week I’ve been trying to capture the actual terms, and hence have an informed social analysis, about the social and cultural consequences of digital technology.
    ‘New media’ as a turn of phrase seemed to provide the right level for what I have [...]

  • Posted on October 12th, 2007

    Written by Sarah Blow

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    Introductions, voting and an apology!

    OK so I’m first going to start with the apology… What for you might be asking…Well for letting Barry on the loose with Girly Geekdom. He’s one of the well known male faces of the Girl Geek Dinner events here in London (Honourary Girl Geek so to speak). How to describe Barry…. hmmm… [...]