Is Your Network Portable?

Jun 13, 2009 No Comments by

This is a question I ponder frequently. Have you focused on building a micro network and a nationwide network, or have you isolated yourself by walling off your garden? I’m big on the idea of helping people and networking at a hyper local level. I also believe that your network is most effective if it [...]

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Strong Women in Tech and Barriers to Implementation

Jun 02, 2009 1 Comment

You may recall my project with several other smart, talented ladies: Strong Women in Tech. If you have been wondering how that is progressing, I’ll tell you right now that it has been stalled in implementation by one major element: the school system. It may be a signifier that I am a little “kumbaya” at [...]

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Social Aggregator Skimmer Offers Power and Appeal

Mar 24, 2009 2 Comments

Today as I read through the top tech stories listed on Techmeme, I stumbled on a little nugget: an Adobe AIR social aggregator I hadn’t gotten my paws on yet! Called Skimmer, the AIR application aggregates users’ social streams from Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Bebo and Flickr into a a single continuous flow. And aside from [...]

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Social Media for Social Change (SM4SC) is Back and Headed to New York City

Mar 19, 2009 No Comments

You may remember Social Media for Social Change from its debut last year in Boston – a debut Uptown Uncorked was proud to be a small part of. With its first event at the Harvard Club to benefit Jane Doe under its belt, where would Gradon Tripp and SM4SC go next? Why, New York City, [...]

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Social Media for Real World Change Coming to Mashable

Sep 05, 2008 2 Comments

Starting yesterday I will be running a series on Mashable that is all about one of my favorite topics: effecting social change in the real world using social media. You can see the first post in the series at this link. Guest Posts

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