Musings & news from the author of Quirkyalone & To-Do List
My Fifteen Minutes of Fame in San Francisco’s 7 x 7
Posted June 6th, 2008
Girls in Tech Femme Power Round-Up
Posted April 23rd, 2008
I’ll be on this panel. . . to RSVP, click on this link:
http://gitfemmepower.eventbrite.com
Join Girls in Tech for an evening filled with extremely exciting and POWERFUL conversations. Have you ever wanted to start a company? Are you curious about the resources you need to start a company?
The Girls in Tech (GIT) Femme-POWER RoundUP was created to bring together female, company founders, CEOs and CTOs to discuss the trials and tribulations of starting and/or running a company, the Do’s and Don’ts when starting to develop a company concept, the “checklist,” and the skills and resources needed to achieve success in the short and long-term.
It is also important to show other women and girls that being a female in a man’s society should not discourage us from becoming the entrepreneurs that we’ve always wanted to be. Female founders and CEOs should serve as role models, educators and connectors to young, aspiring entrepreneurs to help them pave the path to success.
What’s the format?
We will start the event off with a quick, 30-minute Q&A with moderator, Sue Kwon asking the panelists questions about their personal experiences at work/starting their own company and the idea/passion behind it. After the Q&A, we’ll break out into four or five “RoundUP” sessions featuring two panelists at each roundtable engaging, interacting and conversing with smaller groups of attendees. This setting will also allow panelists to ask questions to the audience at their respective tables to better understand their career goals, objectives and what type of company they’re looking to create.
We will finish up with a cocktail celebration/networking event to mix, mingle and engage with the group.
Confirmed panelists include:
Aubrey Sabala, Digg
Kaamna Dhawan, Skewz.com
Rebecca Weeks, RealGirlsMedia
Vanessa Camones, TheMixAgency
Eve Phillips, Chirp Interactive
Jeanine LeFlore, LiveHit
Mary Hodder, Dabble
Jory Des Jardins, Blogher
Layne Gray, Vivanista
Sarah Lacy, BusinessWeek/Yahoo! Tech Ticker
Rebecca Parsons, ThoughtWorks
Sasha Cagen, StyleMob/Glam Media
Moderator: Sue Kwon, Anchorwoman, CBS 5
The cost is $25. To RSVP, please click on this link:
http://gitfemmepower.eventbrite.com
Come to Our Spring Mix Party
Posted April 1st, 2008
To request an invite, RSVP to sasha at stylemob.com.
StyleMob has been sold to Glam! Contrary to what Valleywag says, I am not unhappy
Posted March 30th, 2008
I’ve finally arrived in the tech world. I’ve been gossiped about on Valleywag, the tech blog in the well-designed, but icky Gawker empire. I agree with all my journalist friends that these bloggers are NOT journalists.
On Thursday, Valleywag reported that Glam Media bought my company StyleMob. They also reported that I continue on as the sole employee at StyleMob and I’m not happy about the Glam deal. Hmmmm. No one asked me. Here are the facts: I’m now working for Glam as a product manager in charge of social media and community. I’m also continuing to work on StyleMob. While my personal happiness level changes on a daily basis, I think it’s safe to say that I’m happy to have sold my first company. I do, however, love the idea of a blog reporting on my happiness though. The emotional paparazzi!
I’m looking forward to building even more web communities. This time I’m coming full circle with quirkyalone. Watch out world, for quirkytogether. . . !
Come find me in Boulder at the Conference of World Affairs
Posted March 30th, 2008
During the week of April 7 - 11, I’ll be participating in an amazing conference, officially called Conference of World Affairs, informally dubbed the “Conference of Everything Conceivable.” It’s sponsored by Colorado University at Boulder. If you or your friends will be in Boulder, come to some of the sessions/parties/events and say hi. All sessions are free and open to the public!
I’ll be speaking on these panels:
Publishing a Book: Tales from the Trenches
Too Busy To Fall In Love
Why Young Voters Care Again
Feminism: The New F Word
Why We Write
The Power of Facebook
Things We Wish We’d Learned in College: A List Slam
This will be the second year that I participate. It’s an amazing community-intellectual event–super-stimulating and fun. All the events are free so if you happen to live nearby, come join us.
Here’s how the CWA describes itself:
“The Conference on World Affairs was founded in 1948, originally as a forum on international affairs. CWA expanded rapidly to encompass the arts, media, science, diplomacy, technology, environment, spirituality, politics, business, medicine, human rights, and so on. Roger Ebert, who holds a record of thirty-seven consecutive years of participation in the CWA, refers to the event as “the Conference on Everything Conceivable.”
Scenes for a Quirkyalone Party Past (on MSNBC)
Posted January 28th, 2008
To get an idea of what Quirkyalone Day is about, watch this video. It’ s not a celebration of people sitting around alone in their rooms. . . .
Feb. 14: The Sixth Annual Quirkyalone Day Party in San Francisco
Posted January 22nd, 2008
The sixth annual International Quirkyalone Day is approaching. . . please put this party on your list! Come mingle with fellow quirkyalones and listmakers. This party is a celebration of romance, freedom and individuality AND my books: Quirkyalone: A Manifesto for Uncompromising Romantics and To-Do List: From Buying Milk to Finding a Soul Mate, What Our Lists Reveal About Us (just released).
Thursday, February 14, 7 pm
Red Hill Books
401 Cortland Avenue
Lovely Bernal Heights
San Francisco
Bring a to-do list to see if it’s compatible with someone else’s.
Miranda Culp of The Mirandaband will be lighting up torch songs.
The after-party will continue next door at the Stray Bar (309 Cortland) at 9pm with hors doers and continued merry-making and mingling.
About IQD:
IQD has now been celebrated in forty cities around the globe. But it started here in SF and NY in 2003.
What is it? International Quirkyalone Day is a do-it-yourself celebration of romance, friendship, and independent spirit. It’s a celebration of all kinds of love: romantic, platonic, familial, and yes, self-love.
International Quirkyalone Day is not anti-Valentine’s Day. It’s NOT a pity party for single people. It’s an alternative–a feel-good alternative to the marketing barrage of Valentine’s Day and an antidote to the silicone version of love presented in shows such as The Bachelor.
To check your quirkyalone status, take the quiz:
For more information, visit www.quirkyalone.net
To see some lists, check www.todolistblog.com
To host your own quirkyalone party, check the IQD page for party tips and
party supplies and post your party on the online community.
My To-Do List Talk at Google
Posted January 22nd, 2008
I had a great time presenting the funniest and most intriguing lists from To-Do List at Google. Through the magic of YouTube you can watch it here.
The New Year, New You Fantasy Re-Emerges
Posted January 6th, 2008
Here’s a brief essay I wrote on New Year’s Resolutions, published today in the San Francisco Chronicle.
Quirkyalone in the New York Times
Posted January 6th, 2008
There’s a new singles website on the block, and it’s not about dating. It’s called SingleEdition and the New York Times ran a quick–and really interesting–profile on it and the market for advertising to singles today. The reporter interviewed me about what it takes to build an effective website that caters to singles (that’s not purely solely focused on dating). Read all about it here.
