Liz Cable
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Liz Cable founded Reach Further Ltd in October 2006 with the aim of helping anyone and everyone to improve their lives using technology, specifically by increasing access to learning opportunities online, and earning opportunities beyond the traditional 9 to 5 roles.
Maria Sipka
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(The photo is from my Indian wedding in New Delhi 2008. I'm an Australian living in Spain. Why? 300 days of sunshine, sea & starting work at 10am)
So what's so special about online communities and groups?
Today, you cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the power of online communities and groups. The fact is, there are 80 million communities and groups online. Most of them existing within 2,000+ Social Networks. 250 million people are registered and active in at least one online community or group.
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Next09 Hamburg
IESE Women's Business Club
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Beth Agnew
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Frustrated at the age of 5 by a toy typewriter that didn't really type, Beth Agnew has been pursuing improvements in communication technology most of her life. She was first published at 14, and continued to write for magazines and newspapers even when sidetracked by a short career in military telecommunications. That exposure to computer-mediated communication spurred her interest in using technology to facilitate the expression of information and ideas.
Previous Presentations:
Podcasting and Vidcasting: The Future of Technical Communication -- STC General Conference 2006
Tribes I, II, and III - How the Internet Creates Community -- Cyber Anthropology as part of the Technology & Culture Conference at Seneca College
Maria Del Rosario Young
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Previous Presentations:
BlogHer 2008 San Francisco: Is MommyBlogging Still a Radical Act?
BlogHer 2008 Reach Out Tour: Blogging Basics: I Blog, Therefore I Am...figuring out your blogging mojo.
Veronica Belmont
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Veronica is the co-host of Revision3’s tech-centric show, Tekzilla, and Qore on the PLAYSTATION Network. Previous to that, she hosted several other online video shows and podcasts, including Mahalo Daily, Buzz Out Loud, MP3 Insider, and Crave. She also created tech video content for CNET TV, including the popular series Prizefight.
Veronica frequently guest hosts other technology-related podcasts, and also speaks about technology, gaming, and social networking. In her spare time, she hosts the science fiction and fantasy-themed podcast / book club The Sword and Laser.
Previous Presentations:
"Building an Engaged Community" -- New Media Expo
"Online Video is Social: How to Market Your Video Through the Social Web" -- Web Video Summit
"Achieving Geekgasm" -- SXSW
"Social Networking in Higher Education" -- Access Group Conference on Financial Aid
"Women in Technology" -- Microsoft Silicon Valley DigiGirlz Day Event
Neha Tiwari
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Neha Tiwari discovered her passion for tech journalism in her junior year of college as an intern at TechTv. After graduating from UC Berkeley (and living in India for a quarter of the year), she gained a dream job working for News.com at CNET San Francisco. While there, she sharpened her producing skills and made videos centered around tech products,websites and culture. After CNET, Neha moved on to Revision 3.com,where she produced a number of geek-centric segments, shows, and also appeared on camera as the network "Nerd Bird."
Cat Rambo
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Cat Rambo is a technogeek whose experience includes co-editing Fantasy Magazine, working with the online game Armageddon MUD, freelance technology writing, teaching writing for ranges 5th grade through post-grad, and writing f&sf. She is a dynamic, quick-spirited speaker and educator with charisma, empathy and a keen sense of humor.
Previous Presentations:
Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Was Just Getting Started, Norwescon, Seattle WA, March 20, 2008
Instructor for Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction, Bellevue Community College, since 2007
Reading from "The Moon's Accomplice" (fiction), Norwescon, Seattle WA, March 21, 2008
Angela Beesley Starling
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You can contact me by email at angela at wikia dot com
Angela Beesley has been involved with wikis for more than seven years. With Jimmy Wales, she founded Wikia.com, a community-focused wiki company which is supporting the development of thousands of wikis.
Angela is a member of the Advisory Board of the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization which manages Wikipedia.
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