The Next CTO of the U.S. Could Be Megan Smith, a Lesbian Mom
Megan Smith, a vice president at the secretive Google X lab, is a leading candidate for becoming the U.S.’s Chief Technology Officer. She’s also a lesbian mom.
Companies Highlight LGBT Inclusion During Olympics: Is It Enough?
Google lit up the Internet last night with its not-so-subtle rainbow-colored Olympic doodle, quoting the non-discrimination section of the Olympic Charter below it. From what I can tell, based on reports from friends of friends, the doodle is visible by Google users in Russia, too. I’ve been working in social media and social justice for a long time, and I think Google’s move was one of the best-timed, best planned examples of how to use the former for the latter. Other companies are planning to air LGBT-inclusive commercials during the Games as well. But what will the impact of this be?
Tour the Moon, No Rocket Required
Here’s a fun one for the kids (and grown-ups, too), in honor of the 40th anniversary of the moon landing: Google has launched an upgrade to its Google Earth software with information and activities about the lunar landings. According to Google, you can now: Take tours of landing sites, narrated by Apollo astronauts View 3D
Doodle 4 Google
The folks at the big G are holding a “Doodle 4 Google” competition, and want K-12 students to play around with the Google homepage logo to see what new designs they come up with. The competition is open to all students in U.S. schools from kindergarten to grade 12 (including private schools and all homeschoolers).
Google, YouTube, and Sperm Donation
What do Google, YouTube, and sperm donation have in common? The founders of the blockbuster Internet companies, along with Sherron Mills, the founder of Pacific Reproductive Services, a lesbian fertility clinic and sperm bank, were recently named top San Francisco innovators by 7×7 magazine. Read more about it at 365gay.com. (You can also read my
