Where in the World is Kathy Sierra? -- Or, the best tech writing blogger ever
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Where in the World is Kathy Sierra? -- Or, the best tech writing blogger ever
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Re: Where in the World is Kathy Sierra? -- Or, the best tech writing blogger ever
#2I didn't know she closed her Twitter account. I noticed her absence. I hope she is OK.
Re: Where in the World is Kathy Sierra? -- Or, the best tech writing blogger ever
#3Kathy did not close her Twitter account due to anything bad (unlike the unfortunate threats that coincided with her blog shutting down.)
There are lots of ways to participate in communities and conversations, and she wanted to step away from that one for a bit.
I can't point to a public URL as I got this from private conversation, but there was a public Tweet from one of her friends on this as well.
In any case, her work is GREAT and anybody from an engineer to a marketer would do well to absorb her customer-centric philosophies that make EVERYTHING clear ("your product doesn't kick ass... your product makes your CUSTOMERS kick ass...")
Google and learn :D
Re: Where in the World is Kathy Sierra? -- Or, the best tech writing blogger ever
#4Kathy did not close her Twitter account due to anything bad (unlike the unfortunate threats that coincided with her blog shutting down.) There are lots of ways to participate in communities and conversations, and she wanted to step away from that one for a bit. I can't point to a public URL as I got this from private conversation, but there was a public Tweet from one of her friends on this as well. In any case, her…
Thanks. I'm a big fan of her books, blog, and philosophy in general. I hope she doesn't lay low for too long, but she's given so much to the programming/online community that I guess she deserves a break if she wants one.
Re: Where in the World is Kathy Sierra? -- Or, the best tech writing blogger ever
#5Kathy did not close her Twitter account due to anything bad (unlike the unfortunate threats that coincided with her blog shutting down.) There are lots of ways to participate in communities and conversations, and she wanted to step away from that one for a bit. I can't point to a public URL as I got this from private conversation, but there was a public Tweet from one of her friends on this as well. In any case, her…
Thanks. I'm a big fan of her books, blog, and philosophy in general. I hope she doesn't lay low for too long, but she's given so much to the programming/online community that I guess she deserves a break if she wants one.
I don't think she thinks of it as a break, but actually something that enables her to do MORE work :D
As somebody who devoured her twitter, I do feel an absence. But I do think she's working on similar stuff/themes at the moment, as she was pre-Twitter break.
Re: Where in the World is Kathy Sierra? -- Or, the best tech writing blogger ever
#6Kathy did not close her Twitter account due to anything bad (unlike the unfortunate threats that coincided with her blog shutting down.) There are lots of ways to participate in communities and conversations, and she wanted to step away from that one for a bit. I can't point to a public URL as I got this from private conversation, but there was a public Tweet from one of her friends on this as well. In any case, her…
I've actually been meaning to go back through her passionate users blog and reread some of the entries, there was so much great content put up there before she closed it off due to threats.
Re: Where in the World is Kathy Sierra? -- Or, the best tech writing blogger ever
#7Kathy did not close her Twitter account due to anything bad (unlike the unfortunate threats that coincided with her blog shutting down.) There are lots of ways to participate in communities and conversations, and she wanted to step away from that one for a bit. I can't point to a public URL as I got this from private conversation, but there was a public Tweet from one of her friends on this as well. In any case, her…
More power to her. I was one of her followers on Twitter, and I am extremely selective about who I follow (eg. Tim O'Reilly got the boot a long time ago). I have missed her tweets, but Twitter is not a really high value channel for me because I'm not interested as much in what's hot as in true refinement of my craft. To that end I'd rather take the time to read what she has written in longer formats.
Re: Where in the World is Kathy Sierra? -- Or, the best tech writing blogger ever
#8Kathy did not close her Twitter account due to anything bad (unlike the unfortunate threats that coincided with her blog shutting down.) There are lots of ways to participate in communities and conversations, and she wanted to step away from that one for a bit. I can't point to a public URL as I got this from private conversation, but there was a public Tweet from one of her friends on this as well. In any case, her…
I've actually been meaning to go back through her passionate users blog and reread some of the entries, there was so much great content put up there before she closed it off due to threats.
Definitely do it. Also, there are at least 2 full length keynotes gave at different conferences around online (and many shorter videos as well).
Re: Where in the World is Kathy Sierra? -- Or, the best tech writing blogger ever
#9Kathy did not close her Twitter account due to anything bad (unlike the unfortunate threats that coincided with her blog shutting down.) There are lots of ways to participate in communities and conversations, and she wanted to step away from that one for a bit. I can't point to a public URL as I got this from private conversation, but there was a public Tweet from one of her friends on this as well. In any case, her…
I've actually been meaning to go back through her passionate users blog and reread some of the entries, there was so much great content put up there before she closed it off due to threats.
What kind of threats?
Re: Where in the World is Kathy Sierra? -- Or, the best tech writing blogger ever
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've actually been meaning to go back through her passionate users blog and reread some of the entries, there was so much great content put up there before she closed it off due to threats.
What kind of threats?
Death threats. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6499095.stm
The whole situation was weird. Though she specifically was targeted, it seemed like the site the threats came out of was a group of generally angry, lame folks who lashed out in all directions constantly. I could barely understand it at the time (though I of course would have freaked out in her shoes, as the language was so specific and graphic.)