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Design
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07.30.07BlogHer 2007 Superstar AwardsIt was like a cross between a trip to the salon, summer camp and startup weekend. It was wild, it was funny at times and it was definitely proof to me that women are not the underdogs of tech. They are the superstars-in-training. BlogHer '07 reminded me that putting nearly 800 strangers in a room together to talk about their passions is juicy, inspiring and uplifting. Here are the stars that really shined this weekend. This list is by no means comprehensive and if you think I've missed somebody super special, do let me know. BlogHer ...
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07.28.07How Much Information Is Too Much Information? Srsly?[This is a re-post from another of my blogs. I think it's an important topic and I'll include some of the comments that were made on it. I haven't heard a lot of people talk about this at BlogHer, but the Startup Weekend in Boulder--70+ programmers, developers & marketers got together to launch a company over a weekend brought it into stark relief for me...] This weekend there were times when more than 100 people at a time tuned in to watch the Live Feed. Thousands of unique IP addresses were logging into vosnap.com. It was the ...
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07.27.07Tips for Speaking in Public & Becoming an ExpertBusiness of You: Speaker Training led by Susan Mernit & Mary Jo Manzanares at BlogHer To be in demand, both in real life and in your blog -Create a niche in order to become a pro: "Be the life hacker of sex toys." -Look for hole in the market -Have a v. simple answer to "what do you speak/blog about" -Try to plug in to conferences, small & large. reach out and go talk for free In terms of being an effective speaker. Insider Secrets: -Overprepare -Look really relaxed when you speak -"It's not about what *I* want to say, it's about what *they* want to hear. Q: "I get lost ...
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06.14.07A Macbook, Some Fire & F(l)ame[ Watch Gwen perform "Fame" a week before her house burns down and she becomes a famous journalist. Keep an eye out for a cameo by the camera crew.] Here's a story worth telling. Stan, from wanderingstan.com posted a blog about the MacBook that didn't survive the fire. He then submitted the story to TUAW, The Unofficial Apple Weblog. The story caught on like a flame. All this happened as I slept, in Michigan. I had no idea anyone had submitted it. Let alone dugg it. It's been dugg nearly 2,000 times. The stories been read more ...
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