Awhile back we wrote about Shaping Youth Correspondent and children's media consultant Ashley, who specializes in kids' TV with an experienced eye toward all things green... Ashley wrote a great post deconstructing the potential 'greenwashing' of Dora's adventures with an octopus trashing the sea, and though I love splashing kids with an eco-message early on, I too fear it … [Read more...]
"The Right Stuff" vs. the wrong media coverage...when will it ever end? As history was made with Retired Air Force Col. Pamela Melroy steering the shuttle Discovery in for docking in a 215-mile-high linkup with International Space Station Commander Peggy Whitson, I had to find it on page eleven of my morning newspaper. Yep. Two female commanders breaking boundaries in … [Read more...]
I’m only “half-a-geek” since I live for user-friendly idiot-proof technology (I'm one of those "I hate manuals, can't you just show me over my shoulder" kinda gals). The She’s Geeky 'Unconference' not only reinforced this is okay, but in fact, preferred. They touted a ‘simple is better’ mantra, reminding us ALL that usability is the … [Read more...]
Lots of ‘purple tornados’ of energy swirling around the media environs at the eclectic She’s Geeky “unconference”...as 'firestarters, rainmakers, and project wranglers' shared their expertise. Heather, 'benevolent commander' of The Purple Tornado (and supplier of yummy evil food noted at left) helped organizers Kaliya Hamlin of Planetwork.net … [Read more...]
“Blogs, tweets, and apps for good causes, oh my!” In a twist on the ol’ "lions and tigers and bears" yellowbrick road adage, it’s amazing to see how some mother cubs are reaching out to help children reach the Emerald City of education far across the hemisphere, forever altering their life course in under 24 hours! In under a day, using Twitter journalism, Facebook, and the … [Read more...]
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