Radio Show Recap: Content Creation
90% of books are rejected by the first paragraph. Only 2% of books are based on the entire book. 30% of the Top 100 books on Amazon are self-published. Yesterday Randi discussed publishing and how to keep a captive audience with Ben Parr, author of Captivology: The Science of Capturing People’s Attention as well as [Read More]
Diversity in Business
By Randi Zuckerberg. I spent most of last week engaged in a topic that's close to my heart: diversity in business. Lack of diversity, specifically in the tech world, is a well documented industry problem. Thankfully, big players like Google, LinkedIn, and Yahoo are owning up to the issue by making their workforce diversity data public and admitting that they need [Read More]
Kidokey, the Best Way to Keep Your Kids Internet Safe
By Candace Derickx My children are the technology generation—raised from birth with touch screens and wi-fi—the Internet touches almost every aspect of their life from education to socialization. Just like I monitor where they go outside of the house, I also police where they go on the Internet. I often compare letting them loose on [Read More]
The Women of Silicon Valley
Recently, Newsweek's cover story was about an all-too familiar subject: sexism in Silicon Valley. The article asserts that women in the tech landscape are still getting funded at drastically lower rates than men, far too few of us are in venture capital partnerships, and Silicon Valley still suffers from a "bro complex." The article definitely made some waves across [Read More]
Radio Show Recap: Star Jones!
On today’s Dot Complicated with Randi Zuckerberg special guest author, attorney, TV personality, women’s advocate and heart health crusader Star Jones sat in to discuss diversity in the workplace, safety tips for women, and how to be heart healthy. Here's what she had to say: “No matter how many times I hear those statistics, it’s [Read More]
Sherpaa Lets you Get a Virtual Doctor’s Exam
These days, you can ship a casserole across the country without leaving your couch. So why is it so hard to get a fast, reliable answer to a health question? Kiss the waiting room goodbye with Sherpaa, a new digital healthcare service that lets you chat with doctors via phone, email or text message. The [Read More]
When NOT to Let Your Kids Use the iPad
iPads aren't evil. They are nifty little gadgets, I think we can all agree. After all, tablets have saved many travelling parents from descending into outright madness. It's a fact. Yet the key may not lie solely in moderation as it does in strategic timing. New research suggests that using tablets to pacify our kids could [Read More]
How My Son Racked Up a $1,681 iTunes Bill in One Month
By Angella Dykstra Last Sunday I sat down at my laptop to pay our bills. I logged into my credit card account to get the balance payable (We put everything on our MasterCard and pay it off monthly, because I like free groceries). The total alarmed me, and as I scrolled through the transactions, there were pages [Read More]