Some questions don’t have immediately apparent answers, but are important because of the expanding array of open-ended questions that result from them. Many who routinely deal with such topics are well-versed in rote knowledge and empirical data – but (perhaps even more importantly) they also act as facilitators for the fluid, polydirectional discussions of these […]
This year at SXSWi, Stephanie Hay (of Stephanie Hay, LLC) will be sharing her skills as a successful copywriter who believes “the message should lead any efforts — online, mobile, offline — and the design or functionality serves to uplift, support, complement, and more effectively deliver that message.” Yes, design supports the message (not the […]
Picking the best panels of any day during SXSW is so subjective as to be nearly impossible. So instead of pretending to know the interests of the average SXSW badge holder (is there such a thing?), the following is what I plan to do. You can follow along if you like or leave a comment […]
Code for America Labs (CFA), Inc., is a non-partisan, non-political 501(c)(3) organization, engaged in “helping American cities use web technology to do a better job of providing services to citizens” (CFA web site). It does this by working with city officials to develop web-based applications that will better connect citizens with their local governments – reducing […]
While most of the panels hosted in room 18ABCD at the Austin Convention Center are for SXSW Interactive, a few are for SXSW Film, including a panel that was scheduled to have film director Quentin Tarantino. Room 18ABCD is one of the few rooms that allow both film and interactive inside. People showed up to […]
It’s the constant battle of new media: Where do you draw the line between privacy and publicity? That was the subject of Saturday’s keynote address, delivered by Danah Boyd, social media researcher for Microsoft New England. She believes online privacy is not dead. However, she said privacy is understanding how technology flows. Boyd focused much […]
ScreenBurn is a great feature of SXSWi that gets bigger every year! It’s a chance for video gamers to get hands with digital media industries. This year’s exhibit is definitely promoting the art of the video games. One of the best exhibits was a collection of 16 award winning creative achievements from the video […]