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Stop and smell the…

July 2, 2018 By Marilyn Weinstein

Life before smartphones reading material

When I found the picture associated with this blog, it provoked some profound thoughts. Namely, how much of my intelligence or success can be indirectly linked to the time I used to spend reading … [Read more...] about Stop and smell the…

Filed Under: And More, Career Development, TechnologyTagged With: intelligence, life before smartphones, passive reading, reading material, success

How are you ‘celebrating’ Equal Pay Day?

April 10, 2018 By Marilyn Weinstein

Woman holding money, equal pay, pay parity

A friend’s girlfriend, Delilah, was called into her boss’s office yesterday for some great news. “I was ecstatic!” Delilah told my friend. “First, I got the small cost of living raise, as I expected. … [Read more...] about How are you ‘celebrating’ Equal Pay Day?

Filed Under: Business, Career Development, Management and Leadership, TechnologyTagged With: equal pay, equal pay day, pay parity, women, work

If it ain’t broke: 140-character Tweets are long enough

September 28, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

Woman on phone reading Twitter 140-character

Twitter is testing the expansion of its 140-character format to 280 characters. They must feel they can better lure advertisers if everyone who's in the Twitterverse for free has more space to … [Read more...] about If it ain’t broke: 140-character Tweets are long enough

Filed Under: And More, TechnologyTagged With: 140-character, 280 character, Twitter format

Nothing is free (and you are for sale)

August 17, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

You are for sale - shopping cart

San Francisco mother, Amanda Rushing, this month filed a class action lawsuit against Disney for what she claims is the company’s ability to create profiles of children that can be exploited by … [Read more...] about Nothing is free (and you are for sale)

Filed Under: Business, TechnologyTagged With: COPPA, data protection, Disney, ecommerce, Free is not free, information, lawsuit, mobile apps, selling

Dumb and Damore

August 9, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

Remember that one time when that (now ex-) Googler released a 10-page internal memo entitled, “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber” and got fired? You may have heard of it. You tell me. Is former … [Read more...] about Dumb and Damore

Filed Under: Management and Leadership, TechnologyTagged With: Google, Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber, James Damore, misogyny, women in leadership, women in tech

Does Tech make us stupid?

July 27, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

There is no shortage of articles for people who are worried about losing memory as they age. For me, the fear of dementia has me practicing brain games, doing crossword puzzles, writing with my … [Read more...] about Does Tech make us stupid?

Filed Under: Technology, Uncategorized

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