http://www.sfwow.org/blog San Francisco Women on the Web: serve, educate, empower Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:54:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many of the members of SFWoW are on twitter, using this social media tool to talk to the world, and each other, about what we are doing in our everyday lives around work, home, and tech. Much like the list-serv that is our usual daily communication, twitter has opened up ... http://www.sfwow.org/blog/2009/11/19/sfwow-on-twitter/ Every year around this time, but usually at the end of the month when it is almost too late, I get the Girl Scout cookie jones. Thin Mints, those are my favorites, and everybody else's too. And it's about this time of year that I start posting to the SFWOW email ... http://www.sfwow.org/blog/2009/03/07/girl-scout-cookies-as-learning-experience/ A long time ago, sometime during the last election cycle, we banned political discussions on the SFWOW discussion list. It was probably for the best. Threads and discussions would get out of hand, and flame wars would erupt, complete with name calling and time-outs. It was an ugly time. Interesting. ... http://www.sfwow.org/blog/2008/11/10/technology-and-the-new-administration/ Instead of ruining the environment by passing out mimeographed copies of our tool list, we're putting it here on ze blog! Enjoy. From the Social Media Tips & Tricks talk at McCann 11/5. Micro-blog sites identi.ca Pownce Tumblr Twitter Yammer SFWOW on Twitter Aggregators Google Reader Bloglines Social Median Friendfeed - NoiseRiver, enhances FriendFeed Twitter toys Make phone calls using VOIP ... http://www.sfwow.org/blog/2008/11/05/social-marketing-handout/ A friend called me the other day to ask urgently, did I know a dependable, quick web designer for some clients of his? "I used to know a lot, but now I don't even know where to find one!" he said. Well, I posted to the list asking that question- ... http://www.sfwow.org/blog/2008/07/24/from-the-list-recommended-web-designers/ January 24th was another in our long string of rainy nights. Nonetheless, as SFWowers showed up for our get-together on the subject of LinkedIn, at WineBarSF, we had to move to a larger table. In attendance: Doris Beers, Teri Gardella, Maritess Hoy, Megan Keane, Ellen (?), Anna Papina, Rebecca ... http://www.sfwow.org/blog/2008/02/08/the-year-of-knowledge-sharing-effective-use-of-linkedin-january-24/ About a year and a half ago, longtime WoWser and online community expert, Susan Tenby, revived the dormant San Francisco Online Community Report MeetUp group. There's no shortage of technology groups in the bay area, with various focuses from web applications to software development to Web 2.0 technologies. With so ... http://www.sfwow.org/blog/2008/01/15/taking-online-offline-sf-community-report-meetup/ Our kick-off monthly meeting for 2008 was held at Cav - a fancy-smancy wine bar that even serves beer. The gang included Mary Choy, Rebecca Kidder, Nancy Purcell, Doris Beers, Erin O'Neil, Eleanor Beaton and my humble self. As usual, wonderful conversation on a wide ranging set of topics and even ... http://www.sfwow.org/blog/2008/01/10/2008-the-year-of-knowledge-sharing/ How interesting that it took the weather to get us all talking. I loved the small insights into individual lives. And the reassurance that at least those reporting in came through OK. I promised a post on the Facebook Beacon situation and here it is. The simplest explanation is that Facebook ... http://www.sfwow.org/blog/2008/01/09/its-raining-beacons/ Thanks, indeed, to Mary and her family for hosting the December meeting/holiday potluck. The food was lovely (Mary's mac and cheese, Susan's vegetarian lasagne, lots of pie, amazing ice cream, and more) but what I enjoyed most of all were the conversations. I am a bit embarrassed to admit that I had ... http://www.sfwow.org/blog/2007/12/09/holiday-potluck/