Recent HBR Articles Supporting Women as Leaders

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Vanish from the Internet With This One-Stop Website | Wired.com

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Even if you’re not Edward Snowden, there are times when excising your social media presence is necessary. Companies usually don’t make it easy, though, often hiding the delete button inside myriad confusing menus and settings. Save some time and bookmark justdelete.me, a new page that collects direct links for killing various accounts dead and puts them all on one, easy-to-use page.

Justdelete.me is an excellent resource and evidently quite a bit of work went into it. For instance, for Facebook, the link goes directly to the delete button (no “deactivation” shenanigans here.) But not all accounts are as simple: Sometimes you’ve got to contact customer service, or, like Netflix, they’ll cancel your account but won’t delete your data. Even here justdelete.me excels, linking to the relevant help pages and contact forms.

Give Robb Lewis the good Netizen of the month award. Although most competent computer users could eventually find all these various methods to delete online accounts, it’s quite a bit faster (and less frustrating) when they’re all on one page. He even put the source for justdelete.me on Github too — so if he loses interest or the various social media companies change their policies, this killer idea can live on.

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Article copied in whole from: Vanish from the Internet With This One-Stop Website | Gadget Lab | Wired.com.

Badass Librarians Imitate Beastie Boys’ for ‘Sabotage’ Remake [VIDEO] | Mashable

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If you thought the Beastie Boys’ music video for “Sabotage” was already funny, you’ll laugh your fake wigs and mustaches off watching these librarians’ take on the famous clip.

The librarians are on a hunt for their kind of criminals — people who talk too loud, forget to return borrowed items and spill their open coffee on books. Beware because these ladies take pride in serving sweet, sweet justice.

Equipped with suspenders, sunglasses and donuts in hand, the librarians are a force of hilarity to be reckoned with. Complete with projectile-paperbacks and high-speed book cart pursuits, this version of “Sabotage” will remind you that having a library card is one of the most badass things ever.

via Badass Librarians Imitate Beastie Boys’ for ‘Sabotage’ Remake [VIDEO]  | Mashable.

So what the heck is wearable tech, anyway? | CNET

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“Wearable tech” is the latest hot buzz phrase, and its been surging in consumer electronics circles. But despite how simple the label sounds on the surface, its a category thats extremely tricky to pin down.

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See the full story: So what the heck is wearable tech, anyway? | Wearable tech – CNET Reviews.

The Millions : Shelf-Love

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Do you want to show off your bookshelf online without typing up a list of your books on Goodreads? Well, you strange exhibitionist, you can do that now with Bookshelfies, a Tumblr featuring pictures of people standing in front of — well, you know.

via The Millions : Shelf-Love.

LinkedIn Growing Up: Opens Up To High School Students Over 13, Launches Dedicated Pages For Universities Worldwide | TechCrunch

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[T]oday LinkedIn made a bold move to start reaching out itself to this very lucrative, if fickle, audience: is beginning to promote itself to high school students (“13+ for most countries around the world” a spokesperson explains to me) and it has launched University Pages, dedicated pages for universities for people to add to their profiles and to reach out to people. LinkedIn hopes that both moves will not only expand the reach of how people use its site as their default anchor for resume-style information online. And also how it, too, could potentially tap into this user base to begin long-term relationships.

Both of these are getting rolled out globally, with the younger users starting to get accepted beginning September 12.

See the full story: LinkedIn Growing Up: Opens Up To High School Students Over 13, Launches Dedicated Pages For Universities Worldwide | TechCrunch.

Woman wants changes at library after grandson checks out erotic novel | Fox 59 News

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Story about a woman challenging adult materials in a library’s collection. This incident would make a great case study for a course assignment in LIS school.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.– The library is a great place for children to explore new books and learn to love reading. However, what if your child came home from the library with an erotic romance novel?

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Deeren said she followed library protocol in an attempt to get books like this removed. “This is what I did. I went through three different people, filled out paper and then they sent this back,” Deeren said, referring to a letter that was sent back to her.

The letter indicated that Night Games has been nominated for several awards and that it’s the guardian’s responsibility to monitor a child’s book selection, which is indicated in the library application for people 18 and younger.

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“There is a place for these books and that’s an adult book store. If they want to keep it at a library, I want them to keep it behind a door,” Deeren said.

She is not giving up.

“I want to get this (Night Games) out of there. I want to just keep talking to people about getting these kinds of books out or putting them behind closed doors. One or the other,” Deeren said.

There is much more content to this story. See the full article:  Woman wants changes at library after grandson checks out erotic novel | Fox 59 News – fox59.com.

11 Amazing Historical Snapshots From One of the World’s Best Archives | Gizmodo

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The J. Paul Getty Museum is home to troves of fascinating historical artifacts. And last week, the museum [announced] a project to give the public unfettered access to it. The Open Content Program makes 4,600 high-resolution images available for free and for any use whatsoever. 

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Unknown (photographer) , Moon Crater, late 1850s, Salted paper print from a Collodion negative.

See the full story:  11 Amazing Historical Snapshots From One of the World’s Best Archives | Gizmodo.

See also: Open Content, An Idea Whose Time Has Come | James Cuno | The Getty Iris

Facebook Leads an Effort to Lower Barriers to Internet Access | NYTimes.com

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About one of every seven people in the world uses Facebook. Now, Mark Zuckerberg, its co-founder and chief executive, wants to make a play for the rest — including the four billion or so who lack Internet access.

On Wednesday, Facebook plans to announce an effort aimed at drastically cutting the cost of delivering basic Internet services on mobile phones, particularly in developing countries, where Facebook and other tech companies need to find new users. Half a dozen of the world’s tech giants, including Samsung, Nokia, Qualcomm and Ericsson, have agreed to work with the company as partners on the initiative, which they call Internet.org.

The companies intend to accomplish their goal in part by simplifying phone applications so they run more efficiently and by improving the components of phones and networks so that they transmit more data while using less battery power.

There is considerably more content to this article. See the full story:  Facebook Leads an Effort to Lower Barriers to Internet Access | NYTimes.com.

OpenDesk.cc Is Like Ikea For Open Source Zealots | TechCrunch

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Furniture is probably the last thing on the mind of most open source proponents but now it doesn’t have to be. OpenDesk is a free, open source line of furniture that you can make yourself or order unassembled from a maker with a CNC machine. Not only is the furniture cheap – free if you have the wood and hardware – it’s actually cool-looking.

Created by Joni & David Steiner and Development 00, OpenDesk is the first project that is compatible with FabHub, a site that allows you to search for fabricators in your area. You could also find someone with a ShopBot to cut the pieces for you and drop them off at your domicile or office.

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See the full story: OpenDesk.cc Is Like Ikea For Open Source Zealots | TechCrunch.