March 2009

Mad Men on Twitter

Tuesday afternoon Helen Klein Ross of Supporting Characters, Michael Bissell  president of  Conquent  and Carri Bugbee  president of  Big Deal PR, had a confession to make- they have not exactly been completely honest with everyone. In particular, Betty Drapper is not Betty Drapper, she is Helen Ross. Roger Sterling is not Roger Sterling, he is Michael Bissell. And Peggy Olson is not Peggy Olson, […]

The Revolution Will Be Digitized

When was the last time you were asked to join a Facebook group entitled “One Million Strong For [Insert random cause].” Probably quite recently. At the Sxsw panel “How Social Networks Are Killing the Revolution,” panelists discussed how social networks are actually hindering real world action and change from occurring. Steve Swedler (Gangplank) attempted to […]

Notes and Commentary on "Ur Blog Sux and Print is Dead"

Ur Blog Sux and Print is Dead, with Ben Huh, CEO of I Can Has Cheezburger? and FAIL Blog, Christian Lander Writer of Stuff White People Like, Kerry Miller of passiveaggressivenotes.com, Heather Armstrong President of Blurbodoocery Inc. and Ana Marie Cox National Correspondent for Air America, brought laughs and insight to the crowd gathered in […]

Marketing Meets New Media: Building Your Audience Online

Moderator Scott Kirsner (Editor, CinemaTech) led the discussion on how to effectively build a brand online. Panelists included Burnie Burns (Rooster Teeth Productions), Markos Moulitsas (founder/publisher, Daily Kos), Brett Gaylor (filmmaker, RiP), Jonathan Coulton (singer/songwriter) and Natasha Wescoat (artist/blogger, Natasha Wescoat Inc). Each panelist described the techniques and resources they used to establish and maintain […]

Are PR Agencies a Dying Breed?

Moderator Karly Hand (Owner, Karly Hand) started the panel asking members of the audience what PR questions they wanted answered. Panelists Erin Portman (Consultant, Erin Portman PR), Brain Solis (PR 2.0) and Peter Shankman (president, HARO) introduced themselves by giving a brief description on what they do in the world on PR. Most of the discussion […]

Mark Bristol from Id Software was kind enough to sit down for a short interview following the From Framing Shots to Pushing Pixels: Crossing Between Film and Video Games panel.  Mark has worked as a storyboard artist on over 40 films, including a personal all-time favorite, Memento. Mark also shared some anecdotes about working with […]

On the final day of this year’s SXSWi I sat down for a quick chat with Rodney Gibbs from Fizz Factor, which is located in the heart of Austin.  Gibbs moderated a panel called From Framing Shots to Pushing Pixels: Crossing Between Film and Video Games, which I had personally been looking forward to for […]