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Why Do People…? Asking Big Questions on Twitter

Check out my storify post about a few Metaphysically challenged tweeters.

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Giveaway: 2 Free Codagogy Courses

Learn HTML, CSS, SEO, JavaScript & More Online My adventures throughout Philly Tech Week put me in front of a lot of sponsors. One that stood out was Codagogy, a coding instruction site with the typical user in mind. With affordable classes ($50US), student forums, flexible scheduling and more, Codagogy looks like it could give [...]

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Inexpensive but Awesome New Gift Idea for Mother’s Day

GIFT IDEA CRUNCH On many occasions, we find ourselves in the classic “what to get someone who has everything” predicament. The answer to that is simple: time. Time spent with the honoree or just time (or money) put into a special cause for that person is the best gift anyone can give. Now in the [...]

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PurpleCar as Guest on Live Radio, Friday, May 3 2013: Dr. Katherine Albrecht’s Show

This Friday around 5 pm EST I’ll be on “Talk Radio with a Freedom Twist” with Dr. Katherine Albrecht. We’re going to be talking about fun stuff, as she likes to keep her Friday shows upbeat after a week of heavy subjects like Internet privacy, electrical grid supplies, politics and more. Check out the show’s [...]

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4 Hours of Philanthropy & Search Philosophy in Philly: May 16

If you were from ’round these parts, you’d know exactly where to go when someone mentioned “Search Church.” SEER Interactive, an SEO and analytics company headed up by my friend Wil Reynolds, works in an old church in Philadelphia. Wil and the gang worked hard to convert the church and turn it into a work/community [...]

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BarCampNewsInnovation Philly ReCap

Saturday, April 27 2013: I spent the day at BCNIPhilly (#bcni13). It was held at my graduate school alma mater, Temple University (see the photos above in my stream on Flickr and tag yourself and friends at the PurpleCar FB page… give it a Like while you’re there? kthx). One of my most favorite days of the year [...]

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Women in Tech Summit 2013

This past Saturday April 20, 2013, I attended the 2nd annual Philly Women in Tech Summit 2013 (WITS13). My pics are above in a slideshow and also in the Flickr group. Being in a big room with other female technologists gave me a feeling of belonging and in a way, safety. I felt like I [...]

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Losing Connections: Ignoring Facebook Weakens Ties with Friends

Former co-workers and faraway friends lose track of me Last month a former co-worker/good friend of mine hopped over the pond from the UK to the US. I was lucky to visit with him, his adorable little girl, and his lovely wife for an afternoon. I already felt very close to him and “caught up” [...]

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Fear of Facebook: The Life Cycle of New Tech

Washing Machines Take Us To The Cleaners Technology changes social norms. New tech usually means less effort for people (think motorized vs. horse-drawn plows), but in the end, technology oftentimes brings higher standards of production, translating into more work for the individual. A famous example of this phenomenon is the clothes-washing machine. Before washing machines, people: owned [...]

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Delta Airlines Spam

I received some new spam/phishing attempt in my email today. Here’s a screen shot: Here’s the text (with links portrayed in red bold and actual html pointers removed):   Thank you for choosing Delta. We encourage you to review this information before your trip. If you need to contact Delta or check on your flight [...]

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