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...]
Clearly professor Michael Wesch of Kansas State University is no ‘one hit wonder’ in the web celeb arena of impactful student media and YouTube hits. The Wired Magazine Rave Awards already honored him once as "the explainer" for his fabulous Web 2.0 video which many teens used to enlighten parents everywhere. (I wrote about his 3 million hit sensation, … [Read more...]
Close your eyes & take this pop quiz: What does a woman CEO look like? A female banker? A girl at your school in AP calculus? A biotech scientist shopping at the mall? Did that last one throw you? In a quick snap we’ve pre-set our brains to media myths & formulas, pre-judging with pop culture images & icons. We're proud to facilitate three workshops on … [Read more...]
If Mike Berenstain of the Berenstain Bears were in a Hollywood pitch session to tell the true story of his family’s cartoon critter creations, it might go something like this: “Once upon a time, before the lovable, shaggy-haired Berenstain Bears clan came to live down a sunny dirt road in Bear Country, their creators, Stan & Jan Berenstain were starting out … [Read more...]
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