Jessica Faye Carter

A Response to “How Blacks Use Twitter”

Jessica Faye Carter — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:24:04 +0000

Farhad Manjoo of Slate recently wrote “How Blacks Use Twitter” (Aug. 10, 2010). I have written an open response to his article.

Women, Linguistic Innovation, and Social Media

Jessica Faye Carter — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:19:19 +0000

One of my recent posts, “Why Social Media Means Big Opportunities for Women,” drew a handful of comments which suggested that the reason women use social media is because women are naturally “social” or “chatty.” I don’t believe that these kinds of ideas come close to answering the question of why women are such widespread users of social media.

I explain more about why women do use social media in my new article on Mashable on the subject: “For Women, Social Media is More Than ‘Girl Talk’.” The title (in case you’re wondering) is in response to those who can’t seem to accept that women’s interest in social media goes way beyond socializing.

Relaunch!

Jessica Faye Carter — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:04:41 +0000

It was time.

After close to two years with the same website, I decided to reorganize the site, mostly to highlight more of my “knowledge” work, including writing and presentations. So I relaunched it today. Here’s what’s different:

The Color Scheme. I’ve updated my colors to green, grey, and white. I liked the previous orange color, but prefer green.

Expanded Speaking Page. I’ve updated and expanded my speaking page to include recent events, top reasons to invite me to speak, and a listing of my speaking topics.

Blog! I’ve decided to blog more and share my ideas on the site, so the blog takes a more prominent position on the site.

New Knowledge Section. I am working on adding a new knowledge section that will serve as a map for my thoughts and ideas. It’s still in progress, but should be available soon.

I hope you enjoy the new site; let me know what you think.

Multicultural Social Media

Jessica Faye Carter — Wed, 12 May 2010 16:57:45 +0000

At the recent Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, I presented on the topic of using social media to reach multicultural communities. Below are the slides from that presentation:

Interview at Web 2.0 Expo

Jessica Faye Carter — Sun, 09 May 2010 18:12:53 +0000

At Web 2.0 Expo – San Francisco, I was interviewed by Mac Slocum of O’Reilly Media on the topic of multicultural social media.Here’s the video:

Open Diversity presentation slides

Jessica Faye Carter — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:50:45 +0000

This is the first presentation I’ve done on the topic of Open Diversity, an initiative designed to increase the use of social technologies in the area of corporate diversity and inclusion.

Mashable post on multicultural social media

Jessica Faye Carter — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:19:31 +0000

Over the last year or so I’ve noticed that companies are increasing leveraging social media to reach multicultural consumers. My most recent article on the subject was just posted on Mashable: “8 Social Media Strategies to Engage Multicultural Consumers.”

3.0 Social Media Evolution (on TVO)

Jessica Faye Carter — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:23:01 +0000

I recently appeared on Steve Paikin’s The Agenda, along with Evgeny Morozov, Tamar Weinberg, and Ivor Tossell to discuss the current state of social media, and what the future holds.

Mashable post on women and social media

Jessica Faye Carter — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:51:18 +0000

If you Google the phrase “women in social media,” you’ll notice that there aren’t alot of substantive articles on the subject. There are a handful of business-related articles, a few really good research reports, and an overabundance of “best of” lists. I’ve been researching women in social media and my first post on the subject is now on Mashable: “Why Social Media Means Big Opportunities for Women.”

Mirror, Mirror

Jessica Faye Carter — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:24:43 +0000

Below are the slides from my presentation “Mirror, Mirror” at the 2009 Diversity Women’s Business Conference.