Monday

An interesting discussion was held Monday morning regarding the role women take on the Web. Karen Chu(Graphic Designer, Playfirst Inc.), Laura Roeder(Principal, Roederstudios.com), Carly Kocurek (Doctoral Candidate, University of Texas), Blagica Bottigliero (Social Media Consumer Brands, Edelman) hosted the panel “Are Women Taken More Seriously On The Web,” joined by a room full of women […]

Monday morning  Megan Gaiser, Sheri Graner Ray, Cindy Royal, Dee Kapila, and Joe Sanchez hosted a discussion concerning the implementation of video games into young lives.  “Gaming As A Gateway Drug: Getting Girls Interested in Technology” touched on the positive side of video games in both girls and boys education and technology advancement ages kindergarten through […]

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.

The BBC, Six to Start and ARGs - Bringing TV to the Web

Daniel Hon, CEO of Six to Start began his speech with “We (television) are done.” Folks from England talked about their strategies. Editor and social media chief from BBC and crews from web content developer Six to Start were panelists. They all agreed with the bright future of  the web environment as content providers, and […]

SXSW goes international!

If you have never visited QQ.com, you are way behind by the numbers. China’s the most popular instant messaging service is also the world’s third most popular one, according to Wikipedia. Entrepreneurs and researchers from China discussed where the social media business is going. It was surprising to hear that hundreds of million Chinese do […]

Catch me if you can!

Puzzle takers! Every year Sandy and Sarah Weisz design a twisted race-style puzzle for their friends. A Chicago based web-designer, Sandy’s curiosity as a child drew his friends’ attention when he decided to celebrate his birthday differently. Sarah, who is also a writing consultant for non-profit organizations, says it is very interesting how a group […]