Geek Girls Guide's Podcast
Nancy Lyons and Meghan Wilker launched the Geek Girls Guide in January 2008 as a place to publish their perspective on the Interactive industry and demystify technology for non-technical audiences. Their mission is to make web technology accessible and exciting and cultivate a movement of empowered women and men online by hosting safe, welcoming places to ask technology questions online and in real life; and educating non-technical audiences on the practical applications of Internet technology.
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 49
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2014
012: Social Graces
In our 12th podcast we answer a question from our Men's Auxiliary about social media etiquette. Namely, how to approach people in real life when you really only know them through Twitter.
011: Don't Talk Me Out of Hiring You
In our 11th podcast we expand on some thoughts Nancy shared on Future Tense about how women interview for jobs.
ZOMG, we're dismayed at how differently we've seen men and women present themselves in …
010: What is the Cloud?
In our eleventh podcast we break down yet another buzzword, "the cloud."
009: Stupid Social Media Advice
In our 9th podcast we react to a recent news channel's story on how social media, and especially Facebook, can affect your marriage. What? Yeah.
008: The Cult of Social Media
In our eighth podcast we talk about the cult of social media, what to look for when choosing your social team and how to tell the difference between social media enthusiasm and expertise.
007: Social Media & Personal Safety
For our seventh podcast we invited Geek Girls Guide reader Alexis Bell over to talk about some concerns her family members had with her jumping into the world of social media.
006: The Decade in Review
In our sixth podcast we take a look at the last ten years, how technology has played a role in our lives, and what we think is on the horizon.
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