by Deborah Quinn | May 31, 2013 | Abu Dhabi, expat, pop culture, tech life, writing
The other day (okay, last month) I read this piece on the fantabulous Arnebya’s blog (she of the Chipotle story, among others) and read what she had to say about all the various ways we have to “communicate” with each other. Think about it: we have...
by Deborah Quinn | Nov 27, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, NaBloPoMo, NYC, pop culture, tech life, UAE
Yesterday I went to a talk by three social media Big Guns: Chris Brogan, who writes and blogs about social media as well as runs a consulting company called the human business way; Alexis Ohanian, who embodies Brooklyn DIY in a way I haven’t seen...
by Deborah Quinn | Jun 24, 2012 | tech life
She was new to town, and lonely. Alone in the apartment, she found attractive strangers, willing to talk, willing to listen. There might have been some dancing around “real” identities but in the long run, no one involved cared much about actual names or...