"social-solutions" Articles & Blogs:
Social networking is getting socailly conscious!
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According to a new game on Facebook, American 2049, social networking can be socially conscious! The new game is centered on such topics as forced sex work and prostitution, racial profiling, segregation, abortion issues, LGBTQ injustic...[Read on] |
An Annotated Guide to Every Harvard Crimson Article Mentioned in The Social Network
| Photo by Elaine Chan and Priscilla Chan.The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin’s romp through the infancy of Facebook, did quite well at the box office this weekend, taking in $23 million and handily beating its prime competition, a film about owls whose titl...[Read on] |
Choosing Sides in the Fox-Cablevision Controversy
| The standoff between media conglomerate News Corporation and cable provider Cablevision continues: For the third day in a row, millions of would-be television watchers in New York City and its suburbs were without access to the Fox network, which is owned...[Read on] |
Social Security at 75: A Cornerstone of America's Future
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by Val Vilott, Outreach AssociateNational Women’s Law Center
Our friends at the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) released a video today, celebrating Social Security’s 75th Anniversary. This program continues to be a vital lifeline for peop...[Read on] |
How women rule the web
| Women make up the majorities on social networking and e-commerce sites, and the time and money they spend on these sites considerably exceeds those figures for men. Even on social-gaming sites, thought to be a preserve of men, women predominate. In all, t...[Read on] |
Girls and the Social Network
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Remember that moment in your Facebook life when Dad joined up? (I know you’re on there, Frank Magee, but I’m not ready to talk about it.) What about your 14-year-old cousin (when did she start wearing eye...[Read on] |
Social Studies: The Week in Twitter Trending Topics
| Friday is here, and with it, VF Daily’s round-up of everything that was important enough to have been Tweeted this week. So many things! Collective marijuana smoking, Icelandic volcanoes, and of course, Mr. Justin Bieber, himself an Icelandic volcano of...[Read on] |
Planning for the Future: What Women Need to Know About Social Security
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Years ago, I attended a retreat held by the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership for twentysomething women. One of the discussions was on financial literacy, and I remember of the twenty women there, I was one of very few with a mutual fund, an IRA, ...[Read on] |
Infographic: How the Automotive Industry is Embracing Social Media
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At AskPatty, we keep a keen eye on social media as it relates to the auto industry, and it looks like we're not the only ones. Social media is an interesting venue - success here is not gained by spending money on ads - the big gains here come from out-t...[Read on] |
Social Studies: The Week in Twitter Trending Topics
| It is time, once again, to look back fondly upon the week in Twitter trending topics. We’ve taken screen shots of the top 10 terms every day this week. Naturally, they will all be archived in the Library of VF Daily. Join us, as we trace and analyze our...[Read on] |
Facebook Tries, Fails to Plant Unflattering Stories About Google
| That puppy isn’t following anyone, Zuckerberg.Facebook’s nefarious new public-relations scheme imploded yesterday evening when the Daily Beast revealed the company hired a flack to pitch negative stories about Google to various publications. After bei...[Read on] |
The Social Network: Actually Sexist, or an Unwelcome Reflection of Our Times?
| In terms of digital cocktail conversation about success, gender, and the way we live now, The Social Network is the gift that just keeps on giving. Aaron Sorkin finally felt compelled to emerge from the lonely screenwriter’s citadel (his office) and res...[Read on] |
The Girl Effect in Africa.
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Last week was the World Economic Forum on Africa with a critical focus on the role of girls in the economic development of Africa. The World Economic Forums are a series of convenings led by a Swiss non-profit of the same name. Their platform focuses on t...[Read on] |
Social Media & Sport Apologies
| Discussion in the Tucker Center this morning was very lively around the topic of Serena Williams’ U.S. Open semifinal outburst, fine, and subsequent apology via her blog and Twitter account (also see picture here).
I have a few other thoughts o...[Read on] |
The Social Media Landscape and SEO
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Did you know that your Facebook and Twitter pages can improve your organic search results? Or that Digg is proving to be a valuable tool for traffic generation? Both are true, according to CMO.com's Social Media Landscape for 2011.
Ask Patty loves S...[Read on] |
Oprah Joins Twitter, Tweets to Demi Moore
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Oprah Winfrey tweets on the social-networking service twitter.com; Ashton Kutcher beat CNN and will have to donate 10,000 mosquito nets for World Malaria DayOprah, Ashton, Demi on Twitter | 04/17/2009 1:20 pm
Oprah Winfrey opened an account on Twitter F...[Read on] |
Rooney Mara to Play With Fire as Lisbeth Salander
| Rooney Mara in 2009. Photo courtesy of PatrickMcMullan.com. If you are like me, or, for that matter, like just about every other free citizen with functioning eyeballs and a rough grasp of phonics, you have been eagerly awaiting the news of which young ac...[Read on] |
Help Pass IVAWA and Help to End Violence Against Women
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From the time we are old enough to face bullies, have cooties and be pushed down for being a girl -we are told to stand up for ourselves.
I’m sure little boys are instructed to “be tough” as well, but as little girls, it’s always stressed to not ...[Read on] |
From the Editor’s Desk: Help pass IVAWA and end violence against women
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From the time we are old enough to face bullies, have cooties and be pushed down for being a girl -we are told to stand up for ourselves.
I’m sure little boys are instructed to “be tough” as well, but as little girls, it’s always stressed to not ...[Read on] |
Nora Ephron to Women Directors and Writers: Stop Whining and Just Do It
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Ariel Levy who has been kicking some serious ass in writing profiles in the New Yorker of late, spent some time with Nora Ephron as she readies Julie & Julia for release next month. (You can only read the article online if you have a subscription to the...[Read on] |
Is Sotomayor Supremely Stylish?
| Never let it be said that the monkeys who bang out these Open Bar columns don’t appreciate the priorities and interests of the audience here at Vanity Fair. Sure, some of you may be interested in reading about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s 1...[Read on] |
Cinereach partners with Sundance Institute
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Cinereach is an organization that gives out grants, funds productions in the area of social change. They want to “facilitate the creation of films that challenge, excite, innovate, offer new perspectives and inspire action.”
They are teaming up wit...[Read on] |
Yoko Ono Tweets about Feminism, Women in Politics, and Other Questions
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As far as social networking sites are concerned, I often find myself somewhat of a late-in-the-game participant. I swore I'd never join Twitter, but after some coaxing from friends and a few laughs at celebrity posts, I took the plunge. One of the first p...[Read on] |
Women & Hollywood appears in NYC this week
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I’ll be speaking in NYC with Olivia Cohen-Cutler about Jewish women in Hollywood this Wednesday night. Would love to see some friends in the audience. Details are below.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28 AT 7:00 PM
LIGHTS, CAMERA, SOCIAL ACTION!
JEWESSES IN ...[Read on] |
NYC Kids Make Gender Documentary
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Thanks go to Feministing for bringing this awesome little documentary that a bunch of school-age kids did on gender stereotyping! Way to go mini Judith Butlers— you've restored our faith in future generations. Also, a special thanks to brillia...[Read on] |
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