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Barack Obama wins in US election
This US elections has seen a historic candidacy, a record turn-out of new voters and a clever usage of the web ….Barack Obama becomes the US’ 44th president.
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Barack is the first US presidential candidate to use Twitter
What Obama and McCain will mean for the internet sector
As we are on the day that so many have anticipated, thenextwomen asks, what will it mean for the internet?
Obama vs Mccain on the internet (cc:cazatoma)
Here is the outline:
Barack Obama wants to:
- Ensure an open Internet. Obama supports net neutrality and diversification of media ownership.
- Protect children and privacy online. Obama wants to protect children online through tough penalties, increased enforcement resources and forensic tools for law enforcement, and collaboration between law enforcement and the private sector to identify and prosecute people who abuse the Internet to try to exploit children.
Emailing for the US president
trend reported by Springwise
As frustration around the world is mounting that only US citizens may vote in a presidential election that affects all, emailcharity has got one solution. The company, based in Austria, now offers a new way to voice your presidential support online, through your emails.
The company allows anyone to create an email signature; a customized banner of the US presidential candidate you are voting for (of would have liked to vote for) to win the race to the election - completely free of cost. Read more
start-ups, shopping and social responsibility
shop denida
That shopping and social awareness can go hand in hand, proves recently launched SHOPDENIDA. The US-based website by founder Nikki Denida showcases products by women for women; it aims to be a creative web portal where you can buy art work, pet accessories, or jewellery created by women.
The site puts the spotlight on products but also the women behind them and the issues they have to deal with on a daily basis.
Now it is seeking the spotlight itself by entering in the IDEABLOB competition, the website where entrepreneurs can post and share their business ideas – and have a chance to win $10,000 towards fulfilling them. Read more
Artists Celebrity IT List announced
Madonna: on Celebrity IT list
ALWAYSON has published the nominations for its first annual Celebrity IT List. It lists those entertainment artists who are leveraging new social media technologies and services such as MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Yahoo and Google to promote their own brands and reach new audiences. The women listed are:
Music Celebrities as Web Entrepreneurs
Madonna, recording artist and entertainer
Kylie Minoque, pop singer-songwriter & actress
Mandy Moore, pop singer, songwriter, actor, fashion designer & founder UPumpItUp
Networking Silicon Valley Style
While the blogs are buzzing about the lack of female CEO’s in Silicon Valley, Fortune reports on a new female social network. It is forming as Silicon Valley women find each other through the business they do, the companies they work for and the people they meet and date. Among the connections are:
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the women that run google
Anne Wojcicki (founder 23andme) and Marissa Mayer (VP Search Product and User Experience Google). They know each other as Mayer manages google’s investment in Anne’s company.
- Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (Gooogle’s President for Asia-Pacific & Latin America Operations) and Theresia Gouw Ranzetta ( Investor Accel). They know each other because Cassidy funded Ranzetta’s start-up Yodlee.
We TV: Campaign to increase voting in America
WE TV’s empowers women across America to register to vote as deadlines rapidly approach. “Women have the potential for a strong voice in the 2008 election,” stated Kim Martin, President and General Manager WE tv. “Last year, over 35 million women did not vote and we can’t let that happen again. WE Vote ‘08 wants to galvanize women across the country to register to vote en masse and exercise their power.”, according to an CNBC article.
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More Women Awards
Many regions hold their own annual women awards. One of them is the 2009 Annual Women of Innovation Awards. The prize is awarded to a Connecticut, USA woman (both students and those in the workforce) who is an innovator, role model and/or leader in her technology discipline.
Female Hero of the week: Arianna Huffington
Female Hero Arianna Huffington
Our Female Hero of the Week is Arianna Huffington, blogger, opinionmaker, socialite and speaker at this week’s Web 2.0 Expo in New York.
Ms Huffington can be credited with single-handedly moving the image of the blogger away from the somewhat geeky man blogging from his living room, to the influential opinion maker, be it male or female, with a glamourous edge. Read more
new TV series: Running (a business) in Heels
running in high heels
The US version of the fashion magazine Marie Claire, announced last week that it has joined forces with Style Network to produce the new tv series: “Running in Heels” which tells all about the inner workings of the magazine. The premiere will be in March 2009. Read more
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