Owner: Julia Roy, A Digital Girl, in a Digital World URL:http://juliaroy.com Join Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:18:50 -0600 Rating:0 Site Description: My travels through social networking. Site statistics:Click here
Youth and Technology 2008-03-07 20:14:20 I thought a lot today about teenagers, and the crazy amounts of technology that is available to them. I consider myself "born digital," but I know in actuality, I have been re-born digital. I did not have the technology that... Read more:Technology
Facebook Direct Messages 2008-03-03 00:38:04 I am loving Facebook
these days. Not because of stupid applications, not because of wall posts, not because I like to get poked all day :P - but because of the power of direct messages. Facebook is a great place... Read more:Direct
Under Construction 2008-03-01 15:10:40 I am in the process of trying to fix my blog URL. I am trying to map juliaroy.com to mask clipper.typepad.com. But I am suck at stuff like this- hence the broken images. Stay tuned. Read more:Construction
Nokia Morph Concept 2008-02-27 15:18:39 The Nokia
Morph Concept
YouTube video reveals some pretty impressive nanotechnologies. Imagine a phone where you can manipulate the shape, wear it on your wrist, recharge it through sunlight and spill an entire glass of water on it and it's...
Inspiring Podcasts 2008-02-26 13:08:56 I used to be hooked on podcasts. Somewhere in the moving to NYC process, I stopped listening to podcasts and I'm not exactly sure why. But I'm back and more committed than ever. Although, I may have gone subscription overboard... Read more:Podcasts
Spring Awakening 2008-02-22 11:10:10 I have not been able to get Spring
Awakening off my mind. For those of you who are not into theatre, I am not either, at least, I didn't think I was - until last week. I was surprised to...
The Danger of Real Time 2008-02-20 17:28:38 We love real time. Twitter, live video feeds, updating Facebook status. There is a power behind letting the world know I am doing (blank), feeling like (blank), browsing (blank), on my way to (blank) right now. It makes us feel... Read more:Danger
Conversational Condoms for Valentines Day 2008-02-14 18:08:17 Happy Vagina Day ladies :) In the spirit of the holiday I wanted to talk about a condom brand I really admire. They launched at retail last summer and they are what I like to call the social media of... Read more:Condoms
, Valentines
Not New News: Watch out for Phishers 2008-02-11 19:59:09 I purchased a few things from ebay early last year, but had not been to the site in over 6 months. Now that I have a concierge to receive packages, I made a pact to myself to buy more things... Read more:Phishers
The Haiku Project 2008-02-09 11:56:50 I've been a Utterz member for a while, but the incident has now made me a real user of the service. I love it :) I'm riding the Haiku
wave that Jonny Goldstein tossed me into. Read more:Project
Personal Privacy in my Professional, Digital World 2008-02-08 18:55:18 I love being a digital girl, conversationalist and social media maven. I look forward to participating and adding value to social communities - be it link sharing on del.icio.us, group chatting on twitter, news sharing on clipmarks, idea sharing on... Read more:Personal
, Privacy
, Digital
, World
YouTube Spiderweb 2008-02-01 17:46:36 Have you seen the discover feature YouTube
launched a little while ago? I bet you haven't. Watch video's full-screen and look for the little icon to the right of the play button. (Although I don't think this feature is available...
Subscribe-To-My-Twitterfriends'-Blogs Day* 2008-01-28 10:24:20 Everyone rejoice! It's the day we show our love for our Twitter friends and subscribe to their blogs. If you Twitter your blog URL to me, I will subscribe. I have a folder in my NetNewsWire RSS reader labeled "Twitter,"... Read more:Subscribe
, Blogs
Target is Dead to Me 2008-01-17 14:09:31 Blogger contacts Target
regarding a Target billboard ad. Target responds to her with: Good Morning Amy, Thank you for contacting Target; unfortunately we are unable to respond to your inquiry because Target does not participate with non-traditional media outlets. This...
OpenID Twitter Conversation 2008-01-17 12:00:51 I captured the conversation I had this morning with my Twitter
folk Re: Yahoo and OpenID
. Click on the image to enlarge and to view the conversation in chronological order, read from bottom right up. There was also great conversation... Read more:Conversation
The Octagon 2008-01-16 10:31:53 I moved to NYC on Saturday. It took forever getting everything together for this move, but I am finally here. It's great to be working in the same office, with the digital thinktank I've been working for the past 5...
Net News Wire Desktop App Now Free 2008-01-10 17:36:05 Newsgator is a company that offers RSS aggregation products and social media tools for individuals and businesses. To be honest, I don't know much about their products and services beyond their RSS readers. It's enough to know that they develop... Read more:Desktop
Dear Apple, I Want My SL! 2007-12-28 19:19:42 Earlier this month, my MacBook hard drive crashed. I was not able to recover anything- no music, no pictures, no documents, no nothing. To say the least I was really bummed, but life goes on and I came to realize... Read more:Apple
Charging $ for a Blog Review 2007-12-21 17:01:08 A client of mine launched a Facebook Application yesterday. In the midst of sending a few emails to blogs who write about all things Facebook, I came to Best Facebook Applications which I subscribed to a few months ago. I... Read more:Charging
Clipmarks Launches (Kick-Ass) Clipcast 2007-12-13 18:57:48 One of the first social communities I joined was Clipmarks
, a social network based upon finding, saving and discussing specific pieces of news and website content. I was hooked immediately-- not only because it allowed me to "clip" and save...
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year: w00t 2007-12-12 17:23:27 This is great, w00t is finally getting the recognition it deserves for being the coolest word this year. So what is this Word of the Year business all about? I had no idea Merriam-Webster
runs a contest each year where...
As Featured in The Boston Globe 2007-12-10 19:01:44 I attended Bryan Person's last minute Tweetup at the Beantown Pub in Boston
last week. The best part of the get together was, of course, the great conversations that were had with @chelpixi, @critt , @quiverandquill, @bryper, @misc and @christinagreene.... Read more:Featured
, Globe
My Opinion on Dig a Tech Girl 2007-12-04 00:24:16 I graduated in 2005 from Simmons College, an all womens private liberal arts school in Boston. I take pride in being a strong, independent, smart and capable woman. I demand respect and DO NOT put up with being solely thought...
Seesmic coated candy 2007-11-25 15:08:53 Candy and Seesmic. @pistachio says that I am very dadaist in these videos. I had to look up dadaist in Wikepedia because I had no idea what that meant. Now I know dadaist is: ...abstract art and sound poetry, a...
Dual Screen and Improved Productivity 2008-03-11 17:22:03 My life both, personally and professionally, has been changed by simply adding another screen to my workday. Yes that is right, completely changed. I, like many others, am prone to intense feelings of anxiety and A.D.D., not because I have... Read more:Productivity
Dear, Marketing and Communications Students 2008-03-19 13:39:53 If you do not have a blog, START ONE! I have been searching for students to do some fun, innovative and interesting social media work, but as for students who blog... they are far and inbetween. If I can't find... Read more:Marketing
, Communications
Blogstring Boston Tweetup 2008-03-23 21:30:51 I had an amazing time at the Blogstring Pub Crawl in Boston
. It was the first time I returned to Boston since my move from Boston to NYC three months ago, and I must say it made me quite sentimental...
Someecards 2008-03-28 21:20:58 I am a freak for Someecards. Something about the simplicity, the randomness, the hilarity and the relevancy that brings me back to the site over and over again - sending Someecards to friends, family and people I hardly know. I...
Chatting about Mimobots 2008-04-02 02:39:53 I will be participating in a live video chat with Evan Blaustein, founder and CEO of Mimobots on Jonny's Partay, tonight at 9pm/est. We will be talking Mimobots, product evangelism, transparency, social outreach and other new media stuff as it...