Totally Agree With Me

Just thinking about the endless amount of research and energy that goes into a successful move gives me a migrane. Almost all of us have experienced our own variety of “moving” days. When you move with your family, all you need is patience for the drive or flight (something I’ve always struggled with). When you […]

Perks of being a part of the TechCrunch team & living in SF

June 17, 2012

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If any of you have been following my blog, well, I’d like to say thanks. For those of you that have suddenly stumbled across my page, here’s a little background info about this post. In mid-April, I signed up for a contest that AOL was hosting on the site, About.me, and out of the hundreds […]

MOVING DAY: The trip to SF is finally possible

June 4, 2012

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I want to apologize for my lack of posts this month, the last few weeks of May were definitely a struggle for me to handle. After I received notice about the TechCrunch internship, I immediately began searching for an apartment in SF. I had no idea I was about to embark on what seemed like […]

Phone issues? Same.

May 3, 2012

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Luckily, I found this article on Wired.com and it’s great advice! Let me know what you think. 7 Apps for Mastering Your Mobile Data Usage | Gadget Lab | Wired.com.

Love Bill Gates

May 2, 2012

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This is why Bill Gates is and continues to be one of the most influential and inspiring leaders to ever live: Here are a few other quotes from Bill Gates, so read them for some life lessons & possibly uncover advice to make you a billionaire: It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important […]

about.me

Natalie K Swope

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My first name reflects my family's unparalleled love for the actress, Natalie Wood.

My last name is German and it means "pig farmer" in English, so I'm sure you're extremely jealous.

My sister and I share the middle name "Kyong", pronounced key-young in Korean. it means bright, shining star. It is the first name of my mother and her six sisters.

I am currently a 3rd year undergraduate at University of California, Davis majoring in Computer Engineering and minoring in Technology Management.

Aside from my programming experience, my involvement with the campus community in Davis has allowed me to express my creative mindset in a variety of settings. I belong to both a social sorority Delta Gamma on campus as well as an academic club (Society of Women Engineers).

Because of this, I communicate with a wide spectrum of individuals. The differences between these two groups have developed my perspective on the relationship between technology and customers. Many technical companies today are filled with engineers who create products that reflect their own interests, rather than the interests of the public. I believe that I can create the solutions to problems that satisfy public interest.

My blog, swopeswope, is about my life mixed technology. I know that’s broad but I don’t want to narrow it down since tech is all over now-a-days. I spend almost 75% of my time exploring the web that but 9 times out of 12, I’m checking out articles on sites like TechCrunch, Inc., and AllThingsD. I also write articles for the site, HackCollege.

I’ve always loved art. I draw, paint and sketch on my bamboo tablet when I have free time. My pictures communicate my ideas — my perspective of the world. I grew up believing such ideas were unrealistic, sometimes even immature. But maybe that’s what people said about laptops, bluetooth speakers, and touch screens. The only way to make an idea a reality is to dream in a world without bounds; a world of information & technology.