Geek Culture
-
Upload
akilasat -
Category
Technology
-
view
206 -
download
4
description
Transcript of Geek Culture
A REVIEW ABOUT THE STEREOTYPICAL NATURE OF
GEEKS.
Geek Culture
Term “Geek”
A decade ago – harassment
Current trend – “mostly” complimentary
But how did this shift happen, especially,
between these two extremities?
Primary Reasons
Technology advancement
Education
Geek Stereotypes
Vs.
Internet hasn't changed completely
Google’s web search – follows current trend
Google’s image search – follows past trend
IT females' innovative movement
IT Screen Goddesses Calendar.
Promote organizations and companies involved in
and supporting IT, through sponsorship/promotional
opportunities on each page of the calendar.
Smash through the perception of the geeky
technologist.
Example
Solution?
Bold movementsOr
Hide geeky nature from the society
https://people.sunyit.edu/~sathiaa/GeekyReview.html