This Week in Lotus 81 – yep I can't spell my own name

Ok, so there’s a first time for everything and this week it was being a guest on the This Week In Lotus podcast discussing the Redbook Residency, abstracts and NerdGirl activities at Lotusphere 2012. It was nervewracking…. Lets say that some great editing by @StuartMcIntyre and @DarrenDuke eventually […]

Google+ Ripples #2

In October I wrote a blog on Ripples a Google+ feature that shows you how your public posts are being shared accross yours as well as others networks. I loved it (and still do) but somehow I never got to see the Ripples link when I was browsing […]

Spark Ideas – Brought to you by Nerd Girls

Do you know how some stories can be really inspiring? Stories and ideas that you never heard or thought of before and that really hit you right in the heart? Ideas that spark….. Can you tell such a story? Then we are looking for you. We are proud […]

Social seating

KLM yesterday (unofficially) announced that they are looking into ways to make the seating process more social by allowing people to upload their Social Media profile information on check-in. The idea is to have people pick a seat based on the profiles of people sitting next to them […]

LotusLive & Lotusphere

So today was D-day. The Lotusphere 2012 abstract acceptation/rejection messages were being send out which meant lot’s of people (including me) got disappointed. At the same time it means others that really deserved it got really happy so I’m not to bummed out about it. I know I’ll […]

Social translate… Google Giveth and Taketh

For the last year and a half or so I’ve been an avid user of Yoono. A browser plugin that allows me to review and update my Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Foursquare activity streams from within a side bar in my Firefox. I love it. It’s easy, simple […]

Nerdgirl Geekiness

So I’m going to Lotusphere 2012…Yeah!!! Ok, I understand probably not very exciting to you but for me it is. And I’m looking forward to it!!! One of the things I’m particulary looking forward to is the Nerd Girls “Great Geek Challenge”. A battle of the Geeks and […]

Who is using Google+ ….. infographic

Interesting infographic by www.flowtown.com on the usage of Google+. There have been a lot of jokes around the internet on whether or not Google+ is really being used or if, after the initial hype most users returned to their old and familiar platforms. This seems confirmed by this […]

Best in Breed

We might have already known it but now the rest of the world seems to catch up too. IBM Connections was awarded the V3 “Best Business Social Media Product” 2011.  for now just a category in a long list of awards but I’m sure this category is gaining […]