söndag 25 september 2011

Obama svarar på frågor om arbetslöshet på Linkedin

President Obama bjuder in till samtal om arbetslösheten i USA via Linkedin och vill ha hjälp att hitta lösningar på krisen. Måndag 26 september kan alla som vill ställa frågor till honom om arbetslösheten på Linkedin. Spännande sätt att möta arbetstagare för att bygga upp landets ekonomi, tycker jag. Att lyssna på de som verkligen sitter i skiten. Bra jobbat, Obama!

torsdag 22 september 2011

Geek Girl Meetup Umeå - första event 19/10


Japp, nu är det klart! Geek Girl Meetup Umeå kör sitt första event onsdag 19 oktober kl.16-18 på Kafé Station i Umeå.
Geek Girls är för kvinnor som är intresserade av web, kod, design, sociala medier, marknadsföring och affärsutveckling. Vårt syfte är att skapa nya nätverk och lyfta kvinnor i branschen. Och ha kul så klart. Vi gör det genom att nästan alla deltagare är med och berättar om det som de är bra på. På så sätt skapas bra förutsättningar för kunskapsutbyte.

Är du kvinna och nyfiken på att komma och lyssna, mingla och workshoppa? Boka då en plats till eventet här!
Fyra spännande kvinnor från branschen kommer och berättar om sina projekt.

onsdag 21 september 2011

Google + öppet för alla



Nu är det fritt fram att skapa sig ett Google + konto. Det behövs inte längre några invites. Det är inte som Facebook men nästan och ju fler som går med desto roligare blir det. Lägg gärna till mig i någon av din krets.

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söndag 11 september 2011

"The towers fell, but we rise up."

I dag fick jag ett mejl från Meetup.com grundarna. Det var fint i all sin enkelhet på minnesdagen av 11:e september så jag publicerar det i sin helhet här på min blogg också. "9/11 didn't make us too scared to go outside or talk to
strangers. 9/11 didn't rip us apart. No, we're building new
community together!!!!"

Fellow Meetuppers,

I don't write to our whole community often, but this week is
special because it's the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and many
people don't know that Meetup is a 9/11 baby.

Let me tell you the Meetup story. I was living a couple miles
from the Twin Towers, and I was the kind of person who thought
local community doesn't matter much if we've got the internet
and tv. The only time I thought about my neighbors was when I
hoped they wouldn't bother me.

When the towers fell, I found myself talking to more neighbors
in the days after 9/11 than ever before. People said hello to
neighbors (next-door and across the city) who they'd normally
ignore. People were looking after each other, helping each
other, and meeting up with each other. You know, being
neighborly.

A lot of people were thinking that maybe 9/11 could bring
people together in a lasting way. So the idea for Meetup was
born: Could we use the internet to get off the internet -- and
grow local communities?

We didn't know if it would work. Most people thought it was a
crazy idea -- especially because terrorism is designed to make
people distrust one another.

A small team came together, and we launched Meetup 9 months
after 9/11.

Today, almost 10 years and 10 million Meetuppers later, it's
working. Every day, thousands of Meetups happen. Moms Meetups,
Small Business Meetups, Fitness Meetups... a wild variety of
100,000 Meetup Groups with not much in common -- except one
thing.

Every Meetup starts with people simply saying hello to
neighbors. And what often happens next is still amazing to me.
They grow businesses and bands together, they teach and
motivate each other, they babysit each other's kids and find
other ways to work together. They have fun and find solace
together. They make friends and form powerful community. It's
powerful stuff.

It's a wonderful revolution in local community, and it's thanks
to everyone who shows up.

Meetups aren't about 9/11, but they may not be happening if it
weren't for 9/11.

9/11 didn't make us too scared to go outside or talk to
strangers. 9/11 didn't rip us apart. No, we're building new
community together!!!!

The towers fell, but we rise up. And we're just getting started
with these Meetups.

Scott Heiferman (on behalf of 80 people at Meetup HQ)
Co-Founder & CEO, Meetup
New York City
September 2011