Comments on: “Where are the Women in Tech and Social Media?” http://www.bronwyncommunications.com/2009/08/where-are-the-women-in-tech-and-social-media/ Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:11:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: awoods http://www.bronwyncommunications.com/2009/08/where-are-the-women-in-tech-and-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-13 awoods Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:17:45 +0000 http://www.erinpierce.com/clients/bronwyn/2009/08/where-are-the-women-in-tech-and-social-media/#comment-13 We just had Barcamp Seattle in mid june, and we run them annually. Have you thought of organizing your own conference to address the needs you feel are missing? If you have any questions, you can ping me on twitter (@awoods) or Andrew Woods on facebook . We just had Barcamp Seattle in mid june, and we run them annually. Have you thought of organizing your own conference to address the needs you feel are missing? If you have any questions, you can ping me on twitter (@awoods) or Andrew Woods on facebook .

]]> By: Bronwyn http://www.bronwyncommunications.com/2009/08/where-are-the-women-in-tech-and-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Bronwyn Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:44:23 +0000 http://www.erinpierce.com/clients/bronwyn/2009/08/where-are-the-women-in-tech-and-social-media/#comment-12 Thanks for the thoughtful comment, Andrew. So glad to hear that Barcamps are avoiding the trap! I just picked up a new client in Seattle, and will be up there more frequently. Would love to attend at some point! Again, thanks for the note. Thanks for the thoughtful comment, Andrew. So glad to hear that Barcamps are avoiding the trap! I just picked up a new client in Seattle, and will be up there more frequently. Would love to attend at some point! Again, thanks for the note.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.bronwyncommunications.com/2009/08/where-are-the-women-in-tech-and-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Andrew Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:35:02 +0000 http://www.erinpierce.com/clients/bronwyn/2009/08/where-are-the-women-in-tech-and-social-media/#comment-11 you raise some good points. However, I go to conferences for exposure to new ideas and to get some insight from the speaker about their experiences and implementations of the topic. As far as boring content, it doesn't have to be that way. I've successfully organized Barcamp Seattle the last 2 years, and it was anything but boring. Barcamps are unique in that the presentations are done by the attendees. The presentations cover a wide range of topics, most of which you wont see at a typical conference. <br /><br />Tech is a pretty broad term. but on the whole, it tends to be male dominated. Social Media however is a different story. I see social media as an subset of marketing, at least from a business point of view. In my experience when you talk about marketing, community, and connecting with people, women have greater numbers and are far better at it. Did you catch the BlogHer conference a few weeks ago? It was female-centric conference where a number of prominent women in social media attended. keep your eye out for the next one. i hope that helps. you raise some good points. However, I go to conferences for exposure to new ideas and to get some insight from the speaker about their experiences and implementations of the topic. As far as boring content, it doesn't have to be that way. I've successfully organized Barcamp Seattle the last 2 years, and it was anything but boring. Barcamps are unique in that the presentations are done by the attendees. The presentations cover a wide range of topics, most of which you wont see at a typical conference.

Tech is a pretty broad term. but on the whole, it tends to be male dominated. Social Media however is a different story. I see social media as an subset of marketing, at least from a business point of view. In my experience when you talk about marketing, community, and connecting with people, women have greater numbers and are far better at it. Did you catch the BlogHer conference a few weeks ago? It was female-centric conference where a number of prominent women in social media attended. keep your eye out for the next one. i hope that helps.

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