March 2009

Social Networks Will Be Like Air

Charlene Li is an independent thought leader on emerging technolgies. Her panel focused on social technologies, interactive media, marketing  and the future of social networks. She has written on the topic in her blog, “The Altimeter ,” and the book she co-authored, “Groundswell: Winning In A World Transformed By Social Technologies.” “Social networks will be like air,” […]

Texas’ own Robert Rodriguez teamed up with Henry Selick in a conversation with UT film professor Charles Ramirez-Berg to talk about the latest in 3D technology. The packed meeting room had as many interactive attendees as film attendees and they were treated to some great interactive type techno-tips.

What happens to your content after you die?

What will happen to the content you generate after you die? That was the key question behind the core conversation “Who Will Check My Email After I Die?” The conversation was moderated by John Romano of Capstrat and Matt Ludwig of mLdesign, who discussed what happens to your “digital assets” should the unexpected happen. One […]

Jon Zmikly asks Chris Anderson about the relationship between The Long Tail and Free. Good question, says Chris. That’s great, because it’s the exit question that I have had on the study guide for the past three semesters!

Chris Anderson Book Signing

I just attended the Chris Anderson book signing in front of the Adobe day stage cafe. He was signing copies of The Long Tail, his new book Free, and giving away signed copies of the latest issue of Wired. The Long Tail heavily influenced my graduate research so I had to get signed copy of […]

Collabotition: Can Companies Work With Their Competitors?

Collabotition was the main focus of the panel with the same name on Tuesday morning. The word is odd and of course a combination of two words, but what does it mean? According to the panel it means the collective showing of collaborating with competitors to develop new technologies and ideas together, rather than taking […]