Tag Archives: advice

SWITCH Conference, Coimbra: Entrepreneurship

Posted on 15.05.2010 by Stephanie Booth

Running notes from the SWITCH conference in Coimbra. Are not perfect. Feel free to add info in the comments, or corrections. Celso Martinho CTO of Sapo. A frog’s perspective on entrepreneurship. University project became startup. 6 students in the beginning. … Continue reading →

Posted in Live Blogging | Tagged advice, entrepreneur, entrepreneuring, entrepreneurship, financing, start-up | Leave a comment

Some Advice on Being Your Own Boss (My SWITCH Conference Talk)

Posted on 15.05.2010 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Une conférence que je viens de donner à Coimbra. Quelques conseils (de survie ;-) ) pour indépendants.[en]I just gave a talk this morning on some advice on being a freelancer (dearly learned along the 4 years of my solo career), at … Continue reading →

Posted in Being the boss, Conferences | Tagged advice, coimbra, freelancing, going solo, switch, switchconf | 1 Comment

Happy iPhone Owner: Newbie Tips and Comments

Posted on 19.01.2009 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Propriétaire très heureuse d’un nouvel iPhone. Voici quelques tuyaux et commentaires pour nouveaux utilisateurs.[en]A few weeks ago I took the plunge and became a happy iPhone owner. I had a few doubts (crappy camera and battery life) before that, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged advice, beginner, feedback, iPhone, orange, review, Reviews, switzerland, Technology, tips, user/07467067922840649993/state/com.google/read | Leave a comment

Other People’s Problems

Posted on 06.08.2008 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Je pense qu’une des raisons pour lesquelles il est plus facile de trouver des solutions aux problèmes des autres est que nous avons moins d’informations à disposition pour essayer de choisir “la meilleure solution”.[en]A few days ago I had a … Continue reading →

Posted in Stuff that doesn't fit | Tagged advice, advising, Consulting, idea, problems, psychology, Psychology / Sociology, Thinking | 4 Comments

5 Lessons in Promoting Events Using Social Media (Back to Basics)

Posted on 14.06.2008 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Leçons apprises lors de la promotion de Going Solo: communiquer directement avec les gens (messagerie instantanée, conversation offline, téléphone) est le mode de communication le plus efficace ne pas négliger l’e-mail, les dossiers de presse, le matériel imprimable: tout le … Continue reading →

Posted in Being the boss, Social Media and the Web | Tagged advice, chat, communication, e-mail, entrepreneuring, event, facebook, im, instant messaging, lessons, marketing, Personal, promotion, Social Media and the Web, Social Software, Thinking, tools, twitter | 30 Comments

Advice for a Translating Tool

Posted on 15.10.2007 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Quelques conseils pour mettre en place un outil de traduction d’interfaces en ligne.[en]I was asked for some advice for a soon-to-be-released online interface translation tool. (Hint: maybe my advice would be more useful earlier on in the project…) Here’s what … Continue reading →

Posted in Language Geekiness | Tagged advice, building, language, Languages / Linguistics, software, Software and Tools, tool, translation | 4 Comments

Parents, Teenagers, Internet, Predators, Fear…

Posted on 25.07.2007 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Conseils aux parents (après mon interview à la BBC ce soir au sujet des “sex offenders” bannis de MySpace): pas de panique, les prédateurs sexuels tels que nous les présentent les médias ne sont pas légion, votre enfant ne court … Continue reading →

Posted in Connected Life, Digital Youth, Social Media and the Web | Tagged advice, anastasiagoodstein, bbc, children, ciao.ch, Cyberspace, Digital Youth, Education, Essay-Like, fear, internet, Media, myspace, offline, online, Online Culture, panic, paranoia, parents, predators, Press, Psychology / Sociology, schools, security, Social Software, socialnetworks, talks, teenagers, teens | 14 Comments

Back to Being a Low-Tech Audience

Posted on 03.02.2006 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Dans une conférence où beaucoup de blogueurs sont présents, on a besoin de pauses-blogging ;-) — et peut-être aussi de présentations qui tiennent bien dans un billet? Suivent quelques suggestions pour les personnes qui font des conférences — sachant que … Continue reading →

Posted in Event Musings, Live Blogging | Tagged advice, attention, Audio, blogging, Blogosphere Interest, blogs, concentration, conférences, distraction, laptop, lift06, notes, paper, public, speakers, speaking, switzerland, talks, venue | 6 Comments