Cindy Royal

This will be the third year that Dr. Hans Ibold (@hanspi) has traveled to SXSW Interactive with a group of students from Indiana University. In helping them prep for the event, I spent a little time on Skype providing some advice. They had some great questions and observations. I look forward to meeting them all […]

At First Glance...

As the instructor of this course and while the students are working on previews, I thought I’d make a post about some of the things I am most excited about seeing at SXSW this year. It’s always good to have a plan, before the madness sets in, and it doesn’t hurt to have Plan A, […]

Preview: Misuse the Internet and Make People Love You

By: Eileen Suarez I had the pleasure of interviewing Nick Douglas, the creator of a comedic blog called Slacktory. Mr. Douglas created a panel for an interactive panel for this year’s upcoming SXSW. The panel is called “Misuse the Internet and Make People Love You.” There are also a variety of speakers that will on […]

Preview: The State of PR 2.0 Industry in Mexico

By: Eileen Suarez Oscar Rojas, a Senior Business Leader in Ogilvy PR Mexico, and Lorena CarreƱo, President of the Mexican Association of Public Relations Professionals (ProPR) are doing a presentation at SXSW that has never been done before called The State of PR 2.0 Industry in Mexico. 2012 will be the first year that ProPR […]

By: Kristen McLaughlin Licenced psychologist, camp director and teacher Jennifer Selke will speak at SXSW Interactive this year about how to manage millennials. Running a camp for more than 20 years, she has a great deal of experience managing teenagers and young adults. Cal Youth and Outdoor Programs employs 130-150 high school and college students […]

By: Denise Thompson I had the opportunity to have a phone conversation with Mary Crosse who works for Lucky Branded Entertainment, a hybrid ad agency and film production company. I chose “A Game of Conversation Dominoes” based on the name itself, but then after reading the summary I was even more drawn into the topic. […]