Corvida Raven is an American writer, technological artist, entrepreneur and public speaker who lives and works out of New York City, New York. She has been garnering national attention since the age of 19 for her blog, shegeeks.net, and other projects aimed at making technological skills and information accessible to the public at large, and particularly to youth, people of colour, women and marginalized communities.[1][2]
Background and education
editRaised in Miami, Florida, Raven began blogging in eighth grade. She majored in Computer Science at Hampton University while working at Blockbuster before taking a sabbatical and moving to Atlanta, Georgia. Her trademark plain-language approach to blogging about tech is informed by her experiences teaching family members how to resolve computer problems.[3] Speaking on the challenges of being a black woman in a largely male dominated field, Raven has said: “I do my best to let my passion [for working] with new technology speak for me. I also make a point of highlighting and recommending other women — black, white, Latina and Asian — within my network, because the change starts with me. Sometimes you have to expose others to the things you’re already exposed to. That’s what helps you become successful in an office, boardroom and on the Web.”[4]
Career
editRaven’s blog, shegeeks.net, is her main platform for educating others about navigating social media, the internet and technological devices. Since founding the site in 2008, Raven has worked as a social media advisor for Intel and for General Motors' ChevyVolt Unplugged Tour. Once a freelance contributor to Laptop Mag,[5] she has also served as Blog Editor for Mr. Tweet[1] and as a Community Manager at ReadWriteWeb, the Industry Standard, Fast Company, and TED. She is co-founder of everythingtwitter.com and the Social Geeks Roundtable podcast.[2][6][7][8]
Awards and recognition
editshegeeks.net was awarded Best Technology Blog at the 2008 Black Weblog Awards,[8] and named one of the Top 100 Social Media, Internet Marketing and SEO Blogs in 2013.[9] Fast Company named Raven as one of The 50 Most Influential Women in Technology in 2009 and a Social Media Curator to Watch.[10][11] She was listed as one of Glamour Magazine's 21 Amazing Young Women of 2011,[6] and recognized by Essence Magazine as a Power Player[12] and one of the Top 25 Black Women Entrepreneurs.[13] Time Magazine's Techland Blog listed hers among 25 Facebook Profiles You Should Subscribe to Right Now,[14] and she is a recipient of a 2012 Women Interactive Digital Vanguard Award.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b "25 Women To Know: Corvida Raven". Hello Beautiful. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ a b Johnson, Keosha (30 January 2012). "TheGrio's 100: Corvida Raven, self-proclaimed 'Oprah of the web'". The Grio. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Fly Female Entrepreneur: Corvida Raven". In Her Shoes. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Corvida Raven Founder, SheGeeks.net". Rolling Out. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ Raven, Corvida (29 November 2010). "Notebook Reliability Study Ranks Apple Best, Dell and HP Worst". Laptop Mag. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Meet Our 21 Amazing Young Women of 2011". Glamour Magazine. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ Okolski, Ewa (21 February 2012). "Corvida Raven". Mlove. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ a b Martinez, Janel (15 May 2012). "Black Blogger Month: She Geeks, The Digital Diva". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Top 100 Social Media, Internet Marketing & SEO Blogs for 2013". 2 May 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "WOMEN IN TECH: THE EVANGELISTS". Retrieved 16 October 2015.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Andrews, James (September 2009). "FINDING YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA CURATORS: 11 PEOPLE WHO COULD MAKE YOUR TWITTER EXPERIENCE MORE INTERESTING". Retrieved 16 October 2015.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "POWER PLAYERS CORVIDA RAVEN, 23". Essence Magazine. 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "25 BLACK WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS CORVIDA RAVEN". Essence Magazine. 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ Townsend, Allie (October 2011). "25 Facebook Profiles You Should Subscribe to Right Now". Techland. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "African-American Women in Tech Honored at Interactive Digital Vanguard Awards & Creative Technology Festival". Black Web 2.0. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2015.