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We tweet: 6 ways Twitter can strengthen your love

Jan 25, 2010 |

A few weeks ago Rob and I went out for dinner at r.tl, which must have the best URL of any restaurant in the world. A waitress brought us our menus, and asked if we'd eaten there before. "We were here for Valentine's Day," I said. "Actually, I think you were our...

Need a woman for your all-male SXSW panel?

Jan 21, 2010 |

I'm looking forward to this year's SXSW (including lots of panels featuring great women), but I've noticed that the all-male panel is alive and well. I'd like to offer up my XX chromosomes (among other qualities) to round out one of the already-scheduled panels...and...

The meaning of friendship, on- and offline

Jan 19, 2010 | , ,

This weekend was the first time I found myself on the receiving end of Facebook's new and  more nuanced privacy settings. An old friend popped up in the Facebook sidebar, which rotates an assortment of different people in your friend list. On a whim, I clicked her...