We love games! Like many, we fall victim to playing the digital kind on our phones and tablets when waiting in line or commuting to and from work. We love capturing keys and unlocking new levels, collecting badges and sharing our successes with friends on Facebook. It feels good to win, but has gaming gone too far? ... [Read More]
The Memorial Day holiday has come and gone, and while some of us may have been donning jackets and sweaters this weekend, summer’s here and that means more barbeques, days at the pool, picnics and outdoor activities to come. Although it doesn’t usually take much to enjoy these fun pastimes, technology has brought us some cool innovations that will be heating up the summer. ... [Read More]
By Anne Gordon, Founder, Kinderloop - I am not your typical hackathon attendee. I am a woman, over 30, with kids, and only a few months ago, I was a criminal lawyer. Yes, I felt a bit out of place at a two-day festival of booze, computers, and testosterone. But I knew that as a non-technical startup founder, a win at a hackathon would give my nascent kid-tech company some credibility. I knew I’d need 1) ... [Read More]
There’s a reason why the phrase “there’s an app for that” has become ubiquitous. With over 750,000 apps currently available at the iTunes store, there really is something for just about everything. So who’s downloading what? In a recent data report from the analytic firm Apsalar, it comes as no surprise that gender differences exist when it comes to apps. ... [Read More]
Meet Sara Chipps and Vanessa Hurst, the co-founders of Girl Develop It, an international organization, certified by the Board of Education that provides affordable and accessible programs to women who want to learn how to code. By teaching women with diverse backgrounds to learn software development, Girl Develop It strives to help women improve their careers and confidence in their everyday lives. ... [Read More]
We all know that there is a lack of women in technology. But of those who pursue the field and persevere, there are a number of young women achieving incredible levels of success.
Over the last couple of weeks, Business Insider accepted nominations for the most important women under 30 in tech. They combined those nominations with their own research to come up with this definitive list. ... [Read More]
Meet Stanford University students Ayna Agarwal and Ellora Israni. They are the self-proclaimed “good girls gone geek” behind she++, a movement designed to inspire women and girls to explore and pursue computer science as a career. Launched in January 2012 as a one-off conference on women in technology, Ayna and Ellora quickly expanded their idea into a full-fledged community committed to changing the ... [Read More]
Meet WYSK Kate Milliken. In 2006, at age 35, life was good. The driven, smart, athletic, fun seeking, single-gal-about-town was running her own video production company, mixing and mingling, and taking life by the balls in NYC. One morning, a week before Christmas that year, Kate woke up feeling really tired - like she hadn’t even slept - and caught herself tripping as she walked up the stairs. She ... [Read More]
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