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Aliza Sherman (Uh-LEE-zuh; also Aliza Pilar Sherman and Aliza Sherman Risdahl) born December 19, 1964, Honolulu, Hawaii) is a new media entrepreneur, author, women's issues activist, and international speaker. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U New media is a term meant to encompass the emergence of Digital, Computerized or Networked information and communication technologies

Sherman has received recognition for her role as an entrepreneur focused on women's issues, particularly women's role in the new media industry and their participation on the Internet. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks

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Cybergrrl and Webgrrls

In 1995, she founded the first full-service Internet company owned by a woman - Cybergrrl, Inc. - and the first global women's new media networking organization - Webgrrls International, a hybrid of online and offline networking, education and mentoring for women interested in technology-related fields. She also launched the first three general interest web sites for women - Cybergrrl. com, Webgrrls.com, and Femina.com - all predating other major women's web sites. [1] She is credited with coining the term "Webgrrls" to refer to women with Web sites. [2]

The initial goal of Webgrrls was to provide a way for women to meet other women who were interested in and knowledgeable about the Internet. From Webgrrls' start as a series of meetups in New York City, the organization grew to include Webgrrls chapters founded around the US and eventually around the world. The City of New York In addition to this Webgrrls International offered job lists and online training to members. [1]

Past work

Sherman was named by Newsweek magazine as one of the "Top 50 People Who Matter Most on the Internet" in 1995, one of only three women on the list[3]. Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City.

She spent 1995 through 1999 speaking about the Internet for women at colleges and universities including Harvard Business School, Simmons College Graduate School of Management, Rutgers, New York University and Columbia University School of Business. Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University) is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. She was also invited to speak internationally about issues pertaining to women and the Internet at events including Technology Conference for Women's NGOs, De Haag, Netherlands; Links Education Technology Conference, Stockholm, Sweden; 1999 Women Leaders Conference, Wellington, New Zealand and 1999 Women's Summit of the Americas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

She was part of the American Association of University Women's Educational Foundation Commission on Technology, Gender, and Teacher Education exploring the technology gender gap in schools culminating in a report called Tech-Savvy: Educating Girls in the New Computer Age (2000). The American Association of University Women ( AAUW) advances equity for Women and girls through Advocacy, education and research

She has been an advisor to nonprofit organizations for girls including GenAustin and numerous websites and women-owned Internet businesses including HipGuide and College Broadband.

In 1997 she left Webgrrls to concentrate on writing. In 2000, Kevin Kennedy became CEO of both Cybergrrls, Inc. and Webgrrls. [1] In 2001, Sherman relocated to Wyoming from New York City. The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. [4]

Current work

She is an avid blogger with several blogs of her own including Babyfruit and Aliza Sherman Rants and Raves.

Her sixth book is "The Everything Blogging Book," published in 2006.

Bibliography

Books by Sherman include:

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lambert, Laura. (2005). "Aliza Sherman. " in The Internet: A Historical Encyclopedia. Part 1, Biographies. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
  2. ^ Carla Sinclair. Net Chick: A Smart-Girl Guide to the Wired World. Henry Holt, 1995.
  3. ^ "The net 50. " Newsweek (12/25/95, Vol. 126/127, Issue 26/1)
  4. ^ "Ex-tech pioneer finds she's at home on the range. " USA Today, 01/15/2002.

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