Tech Talk

Tools for Entrepreneurs: Create. Collaborate. Communicate.

I created this presentation for entrepreneurs who need online tools to make their ideas happen (I gave it earlier this year at the Professional Women’s Association in Milan). The presentation “Tools for Entrepreneurs: Create. Collaborate. Communicate.“ started out as a way to explain very technical things to non-technical people, but I quickly realized that most people when approaching technology … Continue reading »

Productivity on your Android Mobile – 10 Tips & 40+ Apps

Here are the slides from the presentation I gave at the Girl Geek Dinner Milan about being productive on your Android – my 10 Tips and the 40+ Applications you can choose from to make them possible. All the applications suggested are linked to their Android Market pages so you can check them out immediately … Continue reading »

Digital Curation: The New Frontier of Knowledge

This past Saturday I presented “Digital Curation: The New Frontier of Knowledge” at KnowCamp, an Italian BarCamp in Modena about knowledge and the web. If you’re not familiar with the Ignite format, it’s very exciting for both speakers and spectators. 5 minutes, 20 slides, 15 seconds each slide. It’s a timing nightmare and you’re always … Continue reading »

Don’t be afraid of bloggers: They’re Communication Start-ups

There are still people out there afraid of bloggers. I explore why there’s nothing to be afraid of a new democratized form of communication and publishing. Continue reading »

The New Digital Company: Distributed, Online, and Transparent

I gave a presentation in Italian at the Digital Communication Forum in Milan in February, and I spoke about “The New Digital Company: Online, Distributed, and Transparent.” Continue reading »

No offense, I don’t want to be friends on Facebook

If you’re reading this it’s possible until recently we used to be friends on Facebook. But before that, we probably were friends IRL…in real life. We fell out of touch, or maybe we just saw each other rarely.

We became friends on Facebook, and now I’ve unfriended you. Here’s why. Continue reading »

Is Diaspora a threat to Facebook?

Will Diaspora be the next Facebook? I say no, and I explain why and give you a look inside the Diaspora interface as I explore my alpha user invite. Continue reading »

Writers: Images on the Internet are not your ClipArt Gallery

Writers, the Internet and its images are not your ClipArt gallery. There is a percentage of people who still don’t get words like “copyright” and “Creative Commons,” – here are some tips for correctly finding and utilizing photos in your content. Continue reading »

The iPad, One month later

I recently gave a little interview to Wired Italy about how I use the iPad (in Italian) and I thought it would be interesting to share some other reflections I’ve had after a month of using the iPad. Continue reading »

Big in Small Tech Correspondent: Me

I spent January at Suzuki Europe’s Big in Small website as their technology correspondent – here are those articles. Continue reading »