If We Want More Ada Lovelaces, We Need to Empower Women | Mashable

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This week we celebrate Ada Lovelace, a woman from the 1800s who invented computer programming at a time when no one knew what a computer was.

While her contributions are vast, I can’t help but imagine how much she may have impacted society had she been properly educated. And then I begin to think about how important it is to recognize the movements and groups that educate and offer opportunities to women.

Read the full story: If We Want More Ada Lovelaces, We Need to Empower Women | Mashable.

Related: Wiki editing session at Brown University recognizes women in science | Brown University

Librarians in the Digital Age [Infographic] | USC Online Library Science Degree

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The Social Media Marketing Book | Dan Zarrella

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The State of the Connected Workspace [INFOGRAPHIC] | mindjet

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The Connected Workspace

The Beginner’s Guide to HootSuite | Mashable

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Juggling multiple social media accounts across several networks can get hectic, especially when there’s a fine line between a manageable number of browser tabs and a terrible guessing game.

Self-respecting social media addicts should test the many management tools available, and they will find HootSuite to be among the best to streamline sharing for work and play. Users can conserve precious tab space by connecting their Twitter, Facebook, Google+ (pages only), LinkedIn, Foursquare, WordPress and Mixi accounts under the HootSuite umbrella, and take advantage of the convenient scheduling feature.

How to get started: The Beginner’s Guide to HootSuite | Mashable.

To Predict The Future Of Technology, Figure Out How People Will Use It Illegally | Co.Exist

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I find that it’s often useful to imagine the unintended, seedy, improper, or illicit uses of new tools and systems…Thinking along those lines can help to uncover the more subtle connections between a new technology and incumbent systems, spot hidden security flaws, or even reveal markets for a product that the developer had ignored.

Read: To Predict The Future Of Technology, Figure Out How People Will Use It Illegally | Co.Exist | ideas + impact.

How to Promote Your Webinar | Duct Tape Marketing

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When it comes to content marketing, nothing is better than a good webinar. You can educate, inform, engage and convert your target market – all at once. Independent reports from inbound marketing experts indicate that webinars can significantly boost your expert status, build meaningful and engaging relationships with your customers, and turn your audience into high converting prospects.

But creating webinars is just one part of the equation. Promoting them is equally important too to maximize so here is a comprehensive 10-step roadmap for you to effectively promote your webinars.

Read: How to Promote Your Webinar  | Duct Tape Marketing

Alessandro Acquisti: Why privacy matters | TED.com

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The line between public and private has blurred in the past decade, both online and in real life, and Alessandro Acquisti is here to explain what this means and why it matters. In this thought-provoking, slightly chilling talk, he shares details of recent and ongoing research — including a project that shows how easy it is to match a photograph of a stranger with their sensitive personal information.What motivates you to share your personal information online? Alessandro Acquisti studies the behavioral economics of privacy and information security in social networks.

via Alessandro Acquisti: Why privacy matters | Video on TED.com.

Eight Technology Trends Disrupting Business in 2014 | Kyle Lacy | ExactTarget

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A Guide to Content Curation: How Social Media Changed the Game | Market

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Content curation is a critical aspect of an organization’s social media and content marketing strategies. Used correctly, it has the power to inspire, influence, and impact the way your customers are making purchase decisions. Watch Ashley Brookes, Senior Brand and Content Manager at Hootsuite as she shares real-world tips on how to curate content to ensure social success, plus best practices, metrics, and scalability for social content.