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Erica McGillivray is snarky feminist geek, president of GeekGirlCon, & a community attaché specializing in SEO & social media.
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Top 20 Movies of the Decade
Inspired by my friend Kyle’s list and everyone else’s, these are my Top 20 Movies of the Decade. Every movie on this list was made between 2000-2009. Looking at my list, I definitely stopped watching new movies during my college … Continue reading
Facebook — To delete or not to delete
I think a lot about deleting my Facebook. I don’t use it for networking; that’s why I have LinkedIn. I don’t use it to contact my close circle of friends. We have face-to-face visits, phones, e-mail, and other methods of … Continue reading
Posted in personal, writing
Tagged Facebook, family, navel gazing, privacy on the internet, social networking to the future, writing
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My Great Holiday Trip to the Other Coast
Santa welcomes me to Virginia Beach My journey started with a trip down my hill. Normally, I’d drive my car down it, but there was about six inches of snow with ice and my road was closed. Thankfully, Kenny (my … Continue reading
I Do Dream of Electric Bunnies
I’ve been thinking about solace, and the times I had solace. Solace is something that I want in my life. I want a “happy place” to go to. When I was growing up, I largely did two things for solace … Continue reading
Five Things to do in Seattle in the Fall
It’s definitely fall. I’ve started wearing a scarf and mittens and my office heater is working away. This was the view from my balcony a few weeks ago when the leaves were just starting to change. Five Things to do … Continue reading
Register to Vote and Check Your Voter’s Registration
I believe it’s the patriotic duty of every eligible citizen to vote. When I turned 18-years-old, I was so excited that I could vote, especially since I was 17-years-old when George W. was elected the first time. My frustration was … Continue reading
Friday Hope: DonorsChoose.org
Today is dark and drizzly here in Seattle. I remain even more disillusioned about yesterday’s VP debate and the current bailout. A link from a friend pointed me to a website called DonorsChoose.org, where public school teachers in the United … Continue reading
Seattle: Not Just the Big Unfriendly City
When I was growing up, I always said that I was going to move away to a big city and never look back. Which is just what I did in my move to Seattle. (Okay, you can argue that Seattle … Continue reading
Personal Accountability Starts with Education
I’m a news junkie. Okay, I’m an NPR-listening and blog-reading junkie. I’ve been listening and reading many different commentaries on the collapsing financial structure. I probably shouldn’t be. I think it’s adversely affecting my mood. (Also I really hate the … Continue reading
The Redneck Vote
Amanda Marcotte on Pandragon.net writes Rednecks and Offense, an article about the changing nature of the word ‘redneck,’ the appeal to rednecks by Republicans, and how she’s not that far from a redneck. Obviously, I have joked about my mom’s … Continue reading
Posted in marketing, writing
Tagged election 2008 what?, family, marketing in the 21st century, politics, writing
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