In our sixth podcast we take a look at the last ten years, how technology has played a role in our lives, and what we think is on the horizon.
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In our fifth podcast, we discuss the importance of paying attention while driving. Duh, we know. But, come on — so many of us have been guilty of driving while texting, or after having "just a couple" glasses of wine.
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In anticipation of our appearance on Shop Girls this morning, we wanted to jot down some of our favorite sites for last-minute holiday shopping.
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Geek Girls Guide ZOMG! Geek Girls Guide podcast is on iTunes now. Guess we gotta start recording more! http://is.gd/5qIKU
Geek Girls Guide The Geek Girls will be on FM107.1 on Saturday at 11:30am with Ali Kaplan to talk about tech and...shopping. And yes, you can listen online!
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Local shopping expert Allison Kaplan along with shopping connoisseur Alexis Walsko give you the scoop on all things retail related every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on FM107.1. Don't go shopping without us!
During our recent presentation at the MN-AMA's Get in the Game Conference, we focused on giving people a solid foundation of 101-level social media knowledge. We've posted a recap of our presentation here, along with some helpful links and resources.
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Geek Girls Guide The Geek Girls made it!
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A few weeks ago, judges Chuck Olsen, Jackie Bateman, Brian Gruidl and I went through numerous nominations to come up with this year's list of the Top Ten ...
I had the pleasure of talking to Kerri Miller on the Mid Morning show on MPR this morning. Her guest was Robert Stephens and I was a call-in guest for a short part of the hour. It is so hard to even try to touch technology in an hour's worth of time, so we made a follow up podcast.
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Geek Girls Guide Geek Girl Nancy Lyons will be on MPR at 9:30am today: http://is.gd/5fZTW
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Geek Girls Guide Geek Girl, Nancy Lyons (@Nylons) teaches a Twitter virgin the ins, outs, ups, and downs of tweeting.
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Geek Girls Guide A couple of weeks ago we were over at Spot Spa in NE Minneapolis talking to their practitioners about how social media. While there, we met Karen Gillespie Haeg, one of Spot Spa's body workers. As a Twitter virgin, and a person who's admittedly not great at self-promotion, she had no idea how she could use something li...ke Twitter in her daily life. Ever the knowledge-sharing Geek Girl, Nancy invited Karen back to the Clockwork offices for a lesson. Karen agreed, with one condition: if Karen learned Twitter, Nancy had to get a cranial sacral treatment. Now to some this may seem like a win-win, but not for Nancy, who let her distaste for being touched slip.
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The first video we posted from our meeting with Karen Gillespie Haeg focused on being open to trying new things, which is the first step toward being successful with social media. First, you have to get over any mental hurdles you have about what your goals are, what you want to share and why one...
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Geek Girls Guide Check out our leave-behind from today's WLN conference.
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It's worthwhile to think before you start to share, or to look at what you have shared to see if it syncs up with how you want your networks to see you. Some things to consider:
Thanksgiving sends us all through the same exercise - we think about those things for which we are most thankful. Generally, the first thing that comes to mind is one's family. Families are a great gift and the people that make home feel like home. November is also National Adoption Month so i...
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A couple weeks ago we were over at Spot Spa in Minneapolis talking to Karen Gillespie Haeg, one of their body workers, about Twitter. Being a Twitter virgin, and because she's not a fan of self promotion, she had no idea how she could use something like Twitter in her daily life. Nancy, being a b...
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