Technology

No, Code for America isn't looking for a couple thousand gentlemen.  They're looking for geeks (of any gender) to award yearlong Fellowships (living wage, health insurance, travel expenses) starting in 2011 to build Government 2.0 apps for a number of local governments. 

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Both Ian and Jenn have recently blogged about our sponsorship and planned attendance at the upcoming She's Geeky unconference at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California January 29th and 30th (that's nex

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This year will be the first time I have been able to attend the She's Geeky Regional Un-Conference, and Girl am I excited! She's Geeky brings together women from all walks of technology, including those working in non-technical fields within technology. 

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Miley Cyrus closed her account and quit Twitter with an apparent DIY Youtube rap video called "Goodbye Twitter," wherein she oh-so-eloquently extolls the value of quality in-person time over endlessly updating a stream of personal trivia as the reason for leaving the service. Does Miley's move foreshadow the complete abandonment of social media for tweens and teens?

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In Seattle, our local Drupal User Group is organizing a Drupal conference called the Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit.  This event includes technical and business oriented talks.  It's going to be a great time, and I recommend signing up now before it fills up. 

We are limited to 150 people, and we already have about 50 people signed up. 

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Every so often a new technology emerges that "changes everything". Ubiquity, the new project of Mozilla Labs is the latest in that trend.

Ubiquity enables "on-demand, user-generated mash-ups with existing open Web APIs." Or, in other words, it allows users to remix the Web to fit their needs, no matter the Web site or whatever the user is doing.

Seeing is believing:

Ubiquity for Firefox from Aza Raskin on Vimeo.

"Who do you want to Jott?" These simple six words have changed my life. About four months ago, I found Jott.com, a simple and free service that lets me dictate messages into my cell phone that are transcribed instantly into txt and emails. However, the best part is these same messages can be time-delayed and you can have the Jott service send a reminder (i.e. "tomorrow at 5pm") straight to your phone. Given that I often find myself in the car or on the run, Jott has become one of my most used tools and provides just the perfect blend of simplicity with stellar technology.

Newsweek reports that the same entrepreneurs who funded the "user-generated revolution" are now looking to professionals to edit and produce online content. Are we at a turning-point with the "wisdom of the crowds" and moving to a more trusted and refined Web? http://www.newsweek.com/id/119091/page/1

I just found the following interesting facts compiled by Women Who Tech, which incidentally is hosting a Tele-Summit on Women in Technology on March 31st, 2008.

Top 5 Cities Where Women Work in IT

• Washington, DC Metro area - women account for 32.3% of the IT workforce.
• Detroit - women account for 31.5% of the IT workforce.
• Baltimore - women account for 28.6% of the IT workforce.
• Philadelphia - women account for 28.2% of the IT workforce.
• Atlanta - women account for 28.2% of the IT workforce.
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Techipedia has collected the some of the best posts on Web for Internet Marketing in 2007 and it's a mighty read. If you have any interest in social media, prepare to dive deep into this massive well of knowledge - with over 250 links...

High praise to Tamar for all the hard work put into this collection! We are grateful and will be reading far into 2008.