DLL Storify of Fundraiser for BLUE1647 -- Thursday 9/10/15

Last update: 9/11/15 @ 1:55 am

BLUE|1647 Technology and Innovation Center celebrated two years of providing programming and services through this 2nd Annual Fundraiser on Thursday evening 9/10/15. The celebration's theme was "Vintage Technology." Attendees were encouraged to come in "vintage style" and be prepared for a night of "vintage fun" with fellow supporters, partners, and sponsors. More information can be found on the event page

Below find the DLL Storify of tweets that were generated by participants who used hashtags = #blue1647, @blue1647, blue1647, and @emilecambry. As usual, this DLL Storify is merely a "firehose" draft, i.e., it includes all tweets in chronological order without comment or classification ... Storyfies of other #DiversityInTech events are listed in the DLL Archives.

TECH Dozens -- Week Ending Saturday 9/5/15

Last update: Sunday 9/6/15 @ 11:05 am

This week's cover = photo from tweet about the BB-8 Toy Droid ... Other top stories = Facebook's education software ... Google's new logo ... and the Toyota-M.I.T.-Stanford self-driving car

The Digital Learning Lab's favorite tweets about how HBCUs are using information technology to enhance the effectiveness of their teaching, research, and community service ... plus tweets about Ed Tech, Info Tech, and Hackers ... Big news, interesting stories, insightful comments, and good reads ... for the week ending Saturday 9/5/15 @ 3 pm.

A. HBCUs | B. Ed Tech | C. Info Tech | D. Hackers | E. Views  

... Old TECH Dozens ...  Calendar ... TECH 2014 ...

In Memoriam -- the "Good Doctor Cosby"

Last updata: Friday 9/4/15

I miss Bill Cosby. Of course I don't miss the "Bad Bill Cosby" -- the drug pushing, serial date rapist. Like millions of his other fans, I was stunned by the revelations that "The Cos" had a split personality, a Black skinned Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. So I will specify that I miss the "Good Doctor Cosby"