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2011.07.12   Quick hit: Google Science Fair winners “all about girl power”   (11)

Here’s some talented young women in science showing off their lego trophies: Our judges said the unifying elements of all three young women were their intellectual curiosity, their tenaciousness and their ambition to use science ...

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2011.07.10   The status of pseudonymity and privacy on Google+   (54)

Here’s a separate thread for people most interested in keeping track of official, semi- and unofficial pronouncements about pseudonymity and/or privacy on Google+ in particular, in addition to the more general discussions taking place at ...

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2011.07.08   Social networking requirements   (31)

I knew that someone posted on this blog discussing what requirements a feminist-informed social network would have. Turns out it was me. A year on, and due to discussions around Google+, I think I have ...

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2011.07.08   Anti-pseudonym bingo   (66)

People testing the Google+ social network are discussing increasing evidence that, terms of service requirement or not, Google+ wants people to use their legal names much as Facebook does. Skud shares a heads-up from a ...

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2011.07.01   Have a nice cup of hot linkspam (2nd July, 2011)   (2)

Railsbridge Rails Outreach Workshop for Women & Friends, Ed. Español July 22-23 (San Francisco): One of the objectives of the Rails Bridge Open Workshops is diversity, with that in mind we… [aim] to bring more ...

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2011.06.22   Wednesday Geek Woman Special Edition: Google Sydney and their meeting rooms   (0)

Cross-posted in edited form from the Ada Initiative blog. The Ada Initiative, the non-profit Valerie Aurora and I have founded to increase women’s participation in open technology and culture, is fundraising right now with our ...

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2011.04.02   Death before linkspam (3rd April, 2011)   (7)

Google Summer of Code applications are open, closing this week (Friday April 8). Check our project advertisements and application tips. Google Announces HITB2011AMS Conference Grant for Women Hackers: This grant is set up to enable ...

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