Comments on: The Future of White Boy clubs http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/ This can all be made better. Ready? Begin. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:32:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The Future Of White Boy Clubs | Backup Brain http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/comment-page-3/#comment-118662 The Future Of White Boy Clubs | Backup Brain Sun, 07 Nov 2010 03:30:22 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/#comment-118662 [...] a little better, as I saw one sign of hope: the bitching this time is being done by a guy. In The Future of White Boy clubs, Chris Messina wrote about how the recent Future of Web Apps summit was all-white and [...] [...] a little better, as I saw one sign of hope: the bitching this time is being done by a guy. In The Future of White Boy clubs, Chris Messina wrote about how the recent Future of Web Apps summit was all-white and [...]

]]> By: Jessica Margolin http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/comment-page-3/#comment-118175 Jessica Margolin Tue, 18 May 2010 18:28:40 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/#comment-118175 Assuming that BarCamp sites are going to preferentially draw more white men (and the women they already know), and noting that the links are broken in several places, I made this: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Women-and-People-of-Color-Who-Are-Speakers/122213821134908?ref=ts Not sure it will take off, but it took me 30min, and it's where the community actually is. Please encourage women who are already "known" to throw their bio in it. If critical mass occurs, I'm sure someone will emerge who will turn it into a better fb app. Assuming that BarCamp sites are going to preferentially draw more white men (and the women they already know), and noting that the links are broken in several places, I made this:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Women-and-People-of-Color-Who-Are-Speakers/122213821134908?ref=ts

Not sure it will take off, but it took me 30min, and it’s where the community actually is. Please encourage women who are already “known” to throw their bio in it. If critical mass occurs, I’m sure someone will emerge who will turn it into a better fb app.

]]> By: sunil singh http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/comment-page-3/#comment-117556 sunil singh Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:54:11 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/#comment-117556 Interesting post..it let us think once more .. Interesting post..it let us think once more ..

]]> By: Watcher http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/comment-page-3/#comment-102833 Watcher Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:48:05 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/#comment-102833 He's done it again: http://events.carsonified.com/fowa/2009/miami/speakers Please sound off again, please for the rest of us. He’s done it again:

http://events.carsonified.com/fowa/2009/miami/speakers

Please sound off again, please for the rest of us.

]]> By: Am I In The Future? Are You? | BlackGayBlogger.com http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/comment-page-3/#comment-102741 Am I In The Future? Are You? | BlackGayBlogger.com Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:50:37 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/#comment-102741 [...] to through collaborative efforts, and through conferences such as this. About two years ago, Chris Messina of Factoryjoe.com described a Future of Web conference as the “Future of White Boys .... About a year ago, Black Web 2.0 made a succinct observation concerning the 2007 A List Apart Web [...] [...] to through collaborative efforts, and through conferences such as this. About two years ago, Chris Messina of Factoryjoe.com described a Future of Web conference as the “Future of White Boys …. About a year ago, Black Web 2.0 made a succinct observation concerning the 2007 A List Apart Web [...]

]]> By: countably infinite » Blog Archive » Evaluating Diversity in Unconference Participation http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/comment-page-3/#comment-101326 countably infinite » Blog Archive » Evaluating Diversity in Unconference Participation Sun, 21 Sep 2008 03:20:43 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/#comment-101326 [...] One thing I’m thinking about today as we continue to cobble together the details on the SkyTrain Unconference is diversity. This flared up as a topic of discussion in the Web 2.0 world more generally a while back, with many high-profile bloggers like Jason Kottke looking at the gender breakdown of speakers at conferences, and Chris Messina doing the same for ethnic diversity. [...] [...] One thing I’m thinking about today as we continue to cobble together the details on the SkyTrain Unconference is diversity. This flared up as a topic of discussion in the Web 2.0 world more generally a while back, with many high-profile bloggers like Jason Kottke looking at the gender breakdown of speakers at conferences, and Chris Messina doing the same for ethnic diversity. [...]

]]> By: The White Man’s Web 2.0 Club | MikeSchinkel.com http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/comment-page-3/#comment-99377 The White Man’s Web 2.0 Club | MikeSchinkel.com Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:09:41 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/#comment-99377 [...] The Future Of Web Apps, I looked around for fellow attendee bloggers and while searching found Chris Messina’s post about the lack of diversity in the speaker lineup.  Several commenters then started getting riled up to the level of a virtual lynch mob with [...] [...] The Future Of Web Apps, I looked around for fellow attendee bloggers and while searching found Chris Messina’s post about the lack of diversity in the speaker lineup.  Several commenters then started getting riled up to the level of a virtual lynch mob with [...]

]]> By: Frank Meyer http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/comment-page-3/#comment-96119 Frank Meyer Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:05:23 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/#comment-96119 I think the bigger question is ….why do we need so many conferences about web 2.0? Joern I think the bigger question is ….why do we need so many conferences about web 2.0?

Joern

]]> By: ::HorsePigCow:: marketing uncommon » Conferences and Community http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/comment-page-3/#comment-90581 ::HorsePigCow:: marketing uncommon » Conferences and Community Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:55:10 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/#comment-90581 [...] is a shot of Ryan Carson’s feet, taken at the San Francisco Future of Web Apps. Ryan scored some heat over that particular conference, namely because of the homogeneity of his speaker roster at the [...] [...] is a shot of Ryan Carson’s feet, taken at the San Francisco Future of Web Apps. Ryan scored some heat over that particular conference, namely because of the homogeneity of his speaker roster at the [...]

]]> By: Deep Jive Interests » Deep Jive Interests: Where DJI Is Going, Launching A New Blog, And Speaking at Mesh (Sort Of) http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/comment-page-3/#comment-86032 Deep Jive Interests » Deep Jive Interests: Where DJI Is Going, Launching A New Blog, And Speaking at Mesh (Sort Of) Sat, 19 May 2007 17:43:49 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/#comment-86032 [...] what with the long running meme of people at technology conferences being perennially white and male, Jeremiah Owyang, Director of Corporate Media at PodTech has drafted a North American roster of [...] [...] what with the long running meme of people at technology conferences being perennially white and male, Jeremiah Owyang, Director of Corporate Media at PodTech has drafted a North American roster of [...]

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