Category: Talk (About IT) Tuesday

Social Media vs Traditional Media: Who’s Winning the Race

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via Last week had us all glued to news outlets regarding the Boston Marathon bombings following by the capture and death of the suspects. I used Twitter as my main source of getting information about the situation because I could read people's first hand experiences of the situation and information was spreading quickly. I still … Continue reading Social Media vs Traditional Media: Who’s Winning the Race

The Negative Effects of Social Media on Our Youth

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  In the past week two young girls, Audrie Pott (read Audrie's story here) and Rehtaeh Parsons (read Rehtaeh's story here) have been featured in the media for committing suicide. Both were sexually assaulted, and to make matters worse, had photos of the alleged assault go viral. Following the assault both girls were tormented and … Continue reading The Negative Effects of Social Media on Our Youth

Top Tech April Fool’s Day Pranks

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Yesterday was the infamous April Fool's Day. I'm not one to partake in the festivities of the day, but there were a lot of pranks out in the tech world. Here are a few highlights: President Obama's April Fool's Day Speech I can't get enough of this kid's videos! Bye Bye YouTube You know you've … Continue reading Top Tech April Fool’s Day Pranks

Women Working in Technology… How Safe Do You Feel?

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Have you ever been out in public making jokes with your friends that you thought no one would hear? That's what two men thought they were doing at PyCon, a tech conference, on March 18th, until Tech developer Adria Richards overheard them and let's just say she was far from impressed (read Adria Richards' story … Continue reading Women Working in Technology… How Safe Do You Feel?

Is Working From Home REALLY that Bad?

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There's been a ton of feedback in response to Marissa Mayer's decision to have Yahoo employees return to working in the office. Being as I have experience on both sides of this coin (currently I work from home) I thought it was time to break my silence on the issue. The first thing I thought … Continue reading Is Working From Home REALLY that Bad?