Tag Archives: technology

When Facebook comes to work

The chapter I wrote over a year and a half ago, “When Facebook Comes to Work,” has finally been published in a new CyberAge book by Information Today: Dancing with Digital Natives. (View the Table of Contents.) “This remarkable group of editors and authors presents a range of opinions about the challenges and opportunities of [...]

Tips on being a woman in tech

I’m attending the CRA-W Grad Cohort Workshop (2009) in San Mateo this weekend and so far, it’s awesome! While there have been a number of valuable sessions for me personally (decisions about grad school, research, internships, interviewing, etc.), I especially liked the last session of the day: Being a Woman in Technology: Tackling the Problems [...]

be careful what you wish for

I feel so strongly that the right technology for one society may not be right for another. In fact, at the current rate of technology development, I believe it’s increasingly important to study the peoples and the cultures of the place where the technology is being introduced. This notion was basically drilled into me as [...]