Twitter has become an interesting place to build a community. The use of hash tags are increasingly being used to identify similar interests, track conversations around a particular issue or topic and also give conference attendees a way to interact online and off.

I was born and raised in the projects of New York City, playing video games before they could be played on televisions and designing BBS boards and gopher sites prior to the Web going world wide. As an early adopter and one of the few women of color web designers in the early 90's, I've been involved with tech and networks for over 20 years. 

Yesterday's Washington's Times Article "Girls Encouraged to Enter Tech Field" includes a quote from me about this issue. Getting girls in technology and keeping women in the field is a topic that I am passionate about as I see more young women discouraged to see tech careers as viable options and not just the industry where the boys go to play with their shiny new tech toys.

Below is a sample of training modules I developed after assessing the learners and the tools available.

If there is a particular training module you are looking for, that you do not see here please contact me to learn if I have similar modules.

Building a Website in Just 4 Evenings!

Around town, I often hear people referring to a tech start-up as just 'two guys in a garage.' But that phrase excludes a gender that, some say, is too often overlooked in the technology industry. In Washington, a number of women are leaving their mark as entrepreneurs, social media enthusiasts an...

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Strategies for navigating the social web and online branding. Development of interactive applications for specific content generated outcomes by users for communications purposes. Strategies include Social media and Web 2.0 mapping, analysis, and strategy development. read more>

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