What Marissa Mayer and I have in common... - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: slateraptor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 15, 2012, 02:16:16 am
content: http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/profiles/marissa-mayer-googles-chic-geek/0This closet freak has a knack for sexy business attire, AI algorithms, and cleverly designed trinkets that pork USB ports.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 15, 2012, 07:35:52 am
content: That picture looks soooooo staged. Generic geek dorm room setup in some photographic studio. Do you think a geek of that caliber and with no shortage of money would be caught with a '90th beige tower PC? Or do you think a women with that appearance and no shortage of money would stack here t-shirts on top of the tower, instead of storing them in her walk-in wardrobe, maintained by a chambermaid or at least a stylist?The article reads as if written by the Google PR department. And of course starting with a false statement.

author: ErikTheNorwegian
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 15, 2012, 10:28:36 pm
content: Dont have time to read what she offers but ."This self-proclaimed “girly girl” runs one of Google’s fastest-growing services"I bet she does ....

author: Ed.Kloonk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 16, 2012, 12:13:05 pm
content: Quote from: BoredAtWork on April 15, 2012, 07:35:52 amYeah. It's insulting isn't it?

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 16, 2012, 01:06:30 pm
content: Quote from: BoredAtWork on April 15, 2012, 07:35:52 amWell... Google employees aren't that typical. Even though they have lots of money they tend to act quite normal.They don't drive around in luxury cars, the culture is all quite low-key.There was a doco on the google culture a while back. Cant remember the name.But yeah, that picture was definitely staged.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 16, 2012, 03:15:40 pm
content: Quote from: Psi on April 16, 2012, 01:06:30 pmWell, Modern Luxury wrote in 2008http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/the-adventures-of-marissaQuoteSounds more like a normal modern executive lifestyle with a a touch of geekness. And IEEE really has the nerve to show us that staged dorm photo. Disgusting.Quote from: Ed.Kloonk on April 16, 2012, 12:13:05 pmYes, it it is.

author: AntiProtonBoy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 16, 2012, 03:18:40 pm
content: Sure, she is posing in the pic above, but that is nothing unusual for an interview photo session.Here is another photo of her, taken a while back; apparently in her office (and again, posing):If that is indeed her office, then the whole "geek dorm room setup" is probably the real thing. Just because she looks dressy and completely out of place with the surroundings in those photo shoots, that does not mean she rocks up to work every day like that. And even if she does, why should her image be incompatible with the environment portrayed?I personally have several female friends who dress smart, conservatively, have professional jobs, earn more than I ever could, and yet their place is filled with all sort of toy junk...includingbeige PC cases with its guts littered on the floor.

author: slateraptor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 16, 2012, 03:49:20 pm
content: Staged or otherwise, I've been fixated on that exquisite piece of baby prototyping front end from the beginning.