Technology

The Story Of Yo

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Business Insider investigates the app “Yo” and what it means.

I won’t lie – I think “Yo” sounds incredibly stupid.  I don’t get it beyond a flash-in-the-pan.  But Business Insider does what has to be done and examines it.

It started as a joke, got rejected initially, and everyone thought it was dumb, yet it was timely.

It makes me think really Yo is kind of an exception to the rules.  A one-off.  My concern is how many people won’t get that . . . and we’ll be flooded with dumb apps trying to jump on it.

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.musehack.com/, publishes books on career and culture at http://www.informotron.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.

Google Takes On The Gender Gap With “Made With Code”

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The demographics of tech are pretty white and male, but Google and a huge alliance are looking to get more girls coding, reports the Mary Sue.

You can see more at the Google Blog and of course the website.

I strongly applaud this.  Coding is literacy of a technical age, and everyone should know something about it.  Addressing demographic issues in distributions of knowledge is part of having a functional society and civilization.

A few things you can do:

  • Host an event.
  • Be a mentor
  • Invite these people to your con or club.
  • Promote this!

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.musehack.com/, publishes books on career and culture at http://www.informotron.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.

Tesla’s Patent Strategy Paying Off?

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At least in stock price. Not to mention this makes Musk some money as well.

One thing that stands out for me – Musk seems to be cultivating more of an ecosystem he benefits from – and his vision and company benefits from, and admittedly I think we benefit from.  But the idea of cultivating an environment sounds a bit like what we see in the world of software . . . food for thought.

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.musehack.com/, publishes books on career and culture at http://www.informotron.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.