Geekspace for Women

Posted by ubergeeke on May 31st, 2008 in blogpost

So far, so good, sister geeks.

On 5/1/2008, .51 launched itself into the ether, and I’m pretty psyched by how things have gone this month. Now, I don’t want to get all self-congratulatory, because it’s only been a few days, but I’ve seen a really good response so far. Thanks to all the people who’ve submitted their feedback, and *HUGE* thanks to the folks who donated to the site. Your contributions are helping to improve .51 on a daily basis.

Here’s a quick peek at some of the things to come.

In June:

• Comments enabled on the site. Your feedback and interaction is very important, and a number of people have suggested that I not wait until some indeterminate “later” to enable comments. (Also, I’m getting tired of being beaten about the head and shoulders with 2×4s by my so-called friends every time I’m out at a pub, trying to enjoy a cool, frosty one. “Enable the comments, already!” Okay, okay.)
• Dedicated pages for How-To posts and Interviews.
• More guest posts from folks who have more geek cred in some subjects than I do (mathematics, Python, etc.)
• Webcomics!

The Indeterminate Future:

• A forum for geeks, where you can interact with other women and discuss the same subjects you see posted here. How keen would that be?
• A job-posting network, with simple “looking for a (fill in the blank)” posts when you’ve got a tech or geek job and want to give first crack to other women geeks. (Roach suggested that this might be cool sooner rather than later.)

Anything else you want to see on .51? As always, drop me a line at ubergeeke@dotfiveone.com or use the simple form over on the Contact page.