DigiGirlz: Teen Girls Build Community, Online and Off (Part Three)

January 30, 2009 by 14 Comments

Jan. 30, 2009 I met Lynn Langit of Microsoft DigiGirlz last year at my first 'She’s Geeky' and saw her determined passion and creative desire to offer 13-19 year old girls exposure to technical career opportunities firsthand. So THIS year at She's Geeky Lynn and I sat together at lunch and yakked in nanosecond updates trying to cram in all that’s going on with both of our … [Read more...]

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New Moon Girl Media Officially Launches on Founder’s Birthday!

November 12, 2008 by 27 Comments

Bringing girls voices to the world, New Moon Girl Media’s online community vaults out of beta testing to be “born” on Founder Nancy Gruver’s birthday today! I’m getting ready to "launch" myself to pick up Nancy at the airport to stay with me here at mi casa before tomorrow’s Kids Online Unconference: Balancing Safety and Fun. So … [Read more...]

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