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Do you want to be left behind?
Posted on: Tuesday, 26 August 2008
I hope that the readers of this column don’t hold the idea that I am some all wise and knowing techno “gadget girl”. Far from it - just like you I often need to propel myself into the learning curve of new technology rather than embrace it eagerly.
Why bother?
Firstly, I intend to be around for a long time and I believe deeply that technology offers me a template for an easier, more functional lifestyle. Just look at the significant shifts in labour intensive work that mostly women don’t need to perform compared to 20 years ago. Floorcare is just one example. Gone are heavy, upright appliances which have been replaced with lighter, more efficient and manoeuvrable products that are not only safer for you and your family’s health but suck up the pet hair as well!
Secondly, I am vain. I consider that I have invested a lot of time, energy and finances into my personal and professional development and I don’t want to be left behind by school children. Especially those who seem to have digital technology embedded into their psyches. I also don’t want a blank look (or a frown) to cover my face when the term “social media” is used.
That’s why I now have to leave this column to study the manual for my new LG Secret touch screen phone and put aside my trusty Nokia.
Definitely out with the old! |
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| Do you want to be left behind?
Posted on: Tuesday, 26 August 2008
I hope that the readers of this column don’t hold the idea that I am some all wise and knowing techno “gadget girl”. Far from it - just like you I often need to propel myself into the learning curve of new technology rather than embrace it eagerly. ... Read More |
 | Are your children at risk from technology?
Posted on: Tuesday, 19 August 2008
You may recall our story a few weeks ago about Roslyn Sportelli, 25, a fully-qualified real estate agent and also a young gamer who plays 45 hours per week. At the time, I was very surprised at this investment, but research from the American Heart Association (AHA) indicates that Roslyn and her fellow gamers may be missing out on more than drinks down at the pub. ... Read More |
 | Female faces to front-up CE
Posted on: Tuesday, 12 August 2008
While we were all cheering for our Libby Trickett, who won the 100m butterfly gold, the champion was appearing in another role as the face of Lenovo, the official supplier of notebook computers to the Beijing Olympic Games.
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| Too tight for some
Posted on: Tuesday, 5 August 2008
If you have ever visited a JB Hi-Fi store, you will know that it is an “experience destination” rather than a garden variety consumer electronics outlet. ... Read More |
| Watch out for labeled TVs
Posted on: Tuesday, 29 July 2008
Did you know that you will soon be able to buy a television with an energy efficient label? A plan to place these labels on Flat Panel Display products (FPD) such as LCDs and plasma’s was signed off by Environment Minister Peter Garrett and representatives from Consumer Electronics Suppliers Association (CESA) last week. ... Read More |
 | ConnectedWomen bubble after Bublé
Posted on: Sunday, 27 July 2008
Ana Vrinat, Kath Beacroft and Carrie Lakin* were the second lot of winners for the first ConnectedWomen Showtime event, an evening with Michael Bublé at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. ... Read More |
 | It’s all about social community
Posted on: Tuesday, 22 July 2008
I wasn’t surprised to hear that women are the fastest-growing segment of the video games market. Women love to shop online (in fact, female fashion is the fastest growing segment of the e-commerce market) and they make up the greatest percentage membership of social media sites such as Facebook and MySpace. ... Read More |
| Sermons on a digital wall
Posted on: Tuesday, 15 July 2008
I thought that I knew a lot about communication, but when I learnt that World Youth Day organisers were mounting giant digital prayer walls for pilgrims to text their prayers in Sydney this week, I had to think twice.
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 | Climate change starts at home
Posted on: Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Like many ConnectedWomen, I was shocked when I read details of Prof. Ross Garnaut’s draft report on climate change. My immediate reaction was “what can I do right now to avoid this disaster?”
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 | Will sex sell the Secret?
Posted on: Tuesday, 1 July 2008
There’s no doubt that LG Electronics pulled off a coup early last week when the company signed Sex and The City’s (see trailer at www.sexandthecitymovie.com) hero Mr Big (Chris Noth) as ambassador for its new mobile phone, The Secret. ... Read More |
| ConnectedWomen bubble after Bublé
Posted on: Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Ana Vrinat, Kath Beacroft and Carrie Lakin* were the second lot of winners for the first ConnectedWomen Showtime event, an evening with Michael Bublé at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. ... Read More |
| Being wireless has strings attached
Posted on: Tuesday, 24 June 2008
Like most ConnectedWomen, health concerns for my family and I are always on my mind. So when Pamela Holloway from Biopro Technology spoke to me last week at the Women’s Network Australia lunch in Sydney about the hazards of wireless technology, I took notice.
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 | Survivor of a phone tsunami
Posted on: Tuesday, 17 June 2008
My world was awash with new phones and news about phones last week. On Monday, the adrenalin began pumping when Apple announced that Vodafone and Optus would carry the Apple 3G iPhone in Australia. Even better, it is expected to be here soon and apparently at a very attractive price of $199. ... Read More |
| The blokes like us too
Posted on: Tuesday, 10 June 2008
If you think ConnectedWomen appeals only to females, you’re mistaken. Our site analysis reveals a high percentage of men are browsing the site and discovering new information. ... Read More |
| Women have the money to decide
Posted on: Tuesday, 3 June 2008
Congratulations to mobile phone retailer Crazy John's for threatening to cancel its advertising contract with the Footy Show on Channel Nine. The company along with others, objected to the now defunct celebrity Sam Newman and his on air sexist antics. ... Read More |
| Women unified by communications
Posted on: Tuesday, 27 May 2008
I felt almost like a fish out of water, although I own two web sites that focus on the latest technologies in consumer electronics and IT, here I was at the Women in Telecommunications and Technology FITT lunch last Wednesday, surrounded by experts. ... Read More |
| Moments that connect us
Posted on: Wednesday, 14 May 2008
If the smallest intimate moments are the ones that connect us, then surely the mobile phone is the tool of the 21st century making that possible.
Who doesn’t have an image of their loved ones (man or four-legged friend) on their handset? Who doesn’t email off an image of a new-born babe, holiday snap or cute pose as soon as they take it? ... Read More |
| Thanks for the memories
Posted on: Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Amongst many other labels, women are now known as the "memory keepers". Yes, it's official, and the term was in use widely at a recent conference I attended hosted by The Camera House, the country's leading specialist chain.
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| Something to blog about
Posted on: Wednesday, 16 April 2008
During the week, I was asked what topic would most excite me to write a blog. The answer was simple: ConnectedWomen (both the web site and the species). Just by its existence, this term - now alive and well through its introduction at our web site - united, polaried, impressed, informed and even annoyed a whole lot of people. ... Read More |
| A Note From the CEO
Posted on: Tuesday, 1 April 2008
Have you ever watched groups of women enjoying lunch together, meeting for coffee or just standing chatting at the school gates, supermarket or car park?
Once this would have described as "gossiping," but now we know better. Women are sharing their experiences, listening to others and usually making plans for their day and their lives. ... Read More |
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