Henriette Weber

I just read Matt Balara’s very short blogpost on his impressions from SXSW (which I also attended and you guys probably know that by now – okay I’ll stop writing about SXSW soon).

Anyway what we should all take away from SXSW (even those of you out there just terribly annoyed that I keep mentioning SXSW) is that we need to do epic shit. Epic-whatever-field-your-in. And do things while you keep your integrity, don’t sell out -life’s too short.

reflections on Women in Tech for Ada Lovelace day:

oh and btw – for Ada Lovelace day – I also uploaded the newest version of “why every company should be a rock band”

And here’s a couple of ladies of tech that I think you should check out:

Laura Kiralfy
Line Young Peteri
Jennifer Wilhelm
Stephanie Booth
Patricia Furtado
Vero Pepperell
Francesca Birks
Molly Wright Steenson
Karen Mardahl
Elmine Wijnia
Twanna A. Hines
Nanna Thorhauge
Christiana Bolli-Freitas
Leila Boujnane
Luisa Carbonelli
Lilia Efimova
Karin Høgh
Dannie Jost
Beth Kanter
Gala darling
Trine-Maria Kristensen (in danish)
Flo’s Diner (in danish)
Gia Gia
Ulla-Maaria Engeström
Anne Mølleskov
Lisa Risager
Suw Charman-Anderson (the initiator of Ada Lovelace day)
Stéphanie K
Janetti Chon
Jasmina Tesanovic
Meghan Warby

is.. that you don’t.

You simply stop mentioning it as the IT industry. Because it’s not what it is anymore. The internet is not about IT.  IT is not about IT.

So women should do stuff they love and they normally do – online – and then you have them in IT.

Actually I am thinking that we should give it another word that “the big and bossy IT industry..”  maybe something more pink and filled with stilettos.

I don’t see myself in IT, maybe I am in Tech–

TA-DA! ( thought of the day)

Today it seems like we’re in the fight for something bigger than “just” the environment. Apparently it looks like we are the generation who is going to take on the biggest battle.

We have 4 global crisis’ going on in the world today:

1. the enviromental crisis

2. the food crisis

3. the oil crisis

4. the financial crisis

To me it might not be a coincidence that all these crisis’ are coming at the same time.

I think what the world needs now is “something” that can guide us through this all the way – and I don’t think that the leaders of every nation in the world is going to be capable of agreement.

In the danish newspaper information there has been a couple of articles lately describing the crisis in the overall global system.

One was called “the end of a supercyclus” and argues that the russian economist Nikolai Kondratiev, probably was right after all.

He argues that after 50-60 years of growth – the system needs to reinvent itself. So is there a new depression coming like in the 30s ? – could be….

On the other hand you have a more participatory environment ever ! – existing on the internet.

I am sure that we all are going to have a huge impact on this when everything comes to everything.

People that does something instead of just watching TV.

In my eyes the future looks bright – but exciting ! – and I think this is a test that all humans needs to get together and actually act upon as a whole.

I am not frightened but I think that 2008 is going to be a year of dramatic changes – in everybody’s lifes…

This blogpost has been crossposted at greengirlsglobal.com 

the title of this blogpost is my favorite quote these days – and that also goes for me – my blog is currently not my center – I am everywhere else. So things are changing around here. I am not that into blogging these days.On the personal level, it has been a mess for the last 2 months. However I can feel myself regaining my strength. And take of where I left. I just wanted y’all to know that I am still here – and I want you to have the best of christmas and new year =) 

Is there such a thing as an IT-underground ? – I think so ! – and I am gonna use the term more….

I love underground movements – especially the ones I am a part of =)

what do you think ?

How awake is you inner noise ninja ? – I think mine is constantly present and very trained in separating noise from “marketing”.

There’s a lot of noise to go around these days – from newsletters and snailmails ( that you can’t seem to unsubscribe from) to phone calls from newspaper sellers, to facers on the street (or followers as I would call them these days – because nomatter how uncomfortable it is to you – they literally walk with you to convince you to support their NGO).

Actually this is a problem for me. And what resulted in an inner noise ninja attack from my side. A noise ninja attack is happening inside of me when I am exposed to too much noise.

it’s when a “salesperson” though I politely say “no – I don’t want to buy your product” – keeps on pushing and pushing.

so here’s the story:

I like NGO’s because they are (most of the time) made to do good. I am supporting a great deal of them – and has also been volunteering in many NGO’s to make a difference (mainly because – deep down I really want to save the world).

the other day a Unicef facer ( or follower) chatted me up on the street and kept talking, even though I told him that I allready supported various NGO’s and that I wasn’t interested. But he didn’t seem to get the message. He asked me ” why not support another one” – and I politely told him that it was my own business whom I supported and it was my own choice what I was to do with my money.

After 50 meters I felt cornered – and my inner noise ninja started kicking and fighting to get out of me.

It resulted in the sudden outburst; “if you don’t stop following me around I swear I will never support Unicef again”.

I would never have said that myself – but being exposed too much noise – I guess no one can tell how they would react being cornered.

KIIIYAAAH!

BarCamp Copenhagen is going to happen for the second year in a row on the 25th of January 2008.

all information and signup happens here or if you’re a facebook kinda type, here.

hoping to see you all =)

I have putted together some thoughts on communities and people on the toothless tiger blog… it’s pretty mindprovoking ( also for me) so go read ! =)

Even though I felt happy reading this quote from a make marketing history blogpost last week:

…New Geeks may use the internet to meet people online but they also meet them in real life. They are twice as likely as reluctant users of new technology to regard “hitting the town” as enjoyable entertainment and 60 per cent of them describe themselves as extrovert, compared with 49 per cent of US adults…

I felt scared when I read this essay on “virtual friendship and the new narcissism”.

Are (all) my community profiles a PR stunt for myself ? am I overusing technology because I am afraid of missing out on something?. Am I an extrovert narcisist? – maybe… in a good way…

Since I have begun my “online life” I have increasingly worked with keeping my “real” friendships intact. However as I expand my online network it’s hard for me to keep up with the people that are not “always” online as I am…

but are my “virtual friends” – indeed my “friends” ?

I would say yes.. and no. they are my network friends. I wouldn’t invite all of them to parties. I wouldn’t talk with them everyday if I wasn’t connected online to them. But most of them are people I have met in person. Somewhere at some point.

So they are my network friends. None of them are strangers to me…

read the essay – it’s mind provoking and good =)

via Kriisp (in danish)