10 posts and columns on gender

Tech Is Glamour-ous: Mag Hosts Panel on Women in Tech (Video)

in Media on October 13, 2011 at 9:03 am PT

What’s the state of women in tech? Click in to find out.
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More Women Crashing Google+ Sausage Party

in News on July 16, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

Google+ isn’t the frat party it first appeared to be.
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Your Apps Are Watching You

in News on December 18, 2010 at 8:48 am PT

Few devices know more personal details about people than the smartphones in their pockets: phone numbers, current location, often the owner’s real name–even a unique ID number that can never be changed or turned off. These phones don’t keep secrets. They are sharing this personal data widely and regularly, a Wall Street Journal investigation has found.

Silicon Valley's Latest Geek: Barbie Gets a CS Degree

in News on November 23, 2010 at 11:00 am PT

Of course, All Things Digital went. How could we not, what with Microsoft, Mattel and the Girl Scouts of America holding a joint event last week to talk up their new partnership aimed at halting the expanding gender gap in the tech sector. Their weapon of choice? Barbie.

Are Web Ads Only for Oldsters? Yahoo’s Disturbing Study.

in Media on January 12, 2010 at 12:06 pm PT

No surprise: A study financed by Yahoo says that Yahoo ads helped a customer sell more stuff. A big surprise: The same study says the ad only works on people born before Woodstock.
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Yahoo Adds New Privacy Tool for Users Today, Just as FTC Privacy Hearings Start (and Microhoo Regulatory Approval Is Pending)

in News on December 7, 2009 at 4:03 am PT

Yahoo announced a new consumer tool this morning, called “Ad Interest Manager,” that gives users a “central place where Yahoo! visitors can see a concise summary of their online activity….” What fortuitous timing, since the first of three of the Federal Trade Commission’s “Exploring Privacy: A Roundtable Series” begins this morning in Washington, D.C. And, of course, the bigger backdrop is the pending regulatory approval of the massive search and advertising partnership with Microsoft.
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Is Everyone Using Twitter Yet? Nope.

in Media on October 22, 2009 at 6:52 am PT

It’s easy to get the impression that everyone uses Twitter. And many people do! But new statistics indicate that four of five Web users are still Twitter-free. Worth keeping in mind as Google and Microsoft start plugging tweets into search results.
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Viral Video: Mad (Wo)Men

in News on September 1, 2009 at 2:10 pm PT

Suddenly, it seems the AMC series about a 1960s advertising agency in New York, “Mad Men,” is having its “Sopranos” moment–with its stars all over the media, its fans more obsessive than ever, its ratings doubled in its third season and a renewal for a fourth season just today. So, of course, there are also spoofs galore online too, some pretty elaborate, such as this one with a gender switcheroo. Fascinatingly, it still works.
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