Ever since the Wikimedia Foundation announced its goal to raise the share of female contributors to Wikipedia 25 percent by 2015, I’ve had it in my head to make sure my 11-year old niece is adding her voice to the collective knowledge of the world. It was with this goal of lighting the next generation’s …
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Since I have a little background in gaming folks are always asking me, “How do I get in?” Which is usually followed by, “Is it worth it?” First of all, it is. Definitely. It’s all that you think it is and more. The best part being that all your colleagues are huge fans so it’s …
Hot off the presses! Fresh from the minds of the Washingtonian team and editor Garret Graff! The 2011 Washington DC Tech Titans: Quote: Our tech scene (DC) is the hottest it’s been since the dot-com glory days of the 1990s, with big investment by government in IT, surging green-energy programs, growing biotech research, and start-ups such as …
I found this from one of my favorite leaders and her blog the Recovering Fed: “…I have over the years developed a very small brand as a senior government executive who really believes in social media and the need to reconceptualize the concept of work. And let me tell you…I really believe in the transformative …
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