David Merkoski on Cleanweb
On Saturday at SXSW Interactive, David Merkoski spoke on the death of Cleantech and how a different mindset is needed to make a difference in the green movement: Cleanweb.
Top 10 Takeaways from SXSW
South by Southwest has been an amazing experience. Exhausting, but amazing. My brain has absorbed so much information and I have had the chance to meet so many inspiring and influential people. There have been fun times, serious times, exhausting times and inspiring times. Here are my top 10 takeaways from the event (funny and […]
Visual Bites: Culinary on the Web
Christian Remde – a food videographer in Austin, Alex Kakoyiannis who works for a culinary agency, Sara Roberton, Creative Director at KLRU TV and Aaron Franklin, owner of the infamous Franklin BBQ all came together to discuss the popularity of culinary on the web. How did culinary become a hot topic on the web? documentaries […]
Impressions of SXSWi 2013
This is the sixth year of the SXTXState project and my ninth year attending Interactive. As I slowly make the transition to Music, after an afternoon of rest, rejuvenation, vitamins and hydration, I thought it would be a good time to capture some of my overall impressions of the event. The three main themes that […]
Future 15’s: From positive blind spots to autodidactic learning
Monday in the Omni, four back-to-back sessions featured work and career advice. The panels included topics of positive blind spots, individually in teamwork, leadership and autodidactic learning. First, speaker Cameron Lord discussed the importance of owning our own skills and weaknesses. Instead of focusing on what we don’t do well and trying to improve those […]
I’m Into Jobs that Don’t Even Exist Yet
Dr. Cindy Royal, an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Texas State University-San Marcos, explores how to prepare students for careers in a rapidly changing media industry with New York Times Editor of Interactive News Aron Pilhofer.
After the Hackathon
A recap of Dave Haynes, Kara Silverman, Jarod Reyes and Joel Franusic’s panel on the current state of hackathonswhat to do with the energy and creativity sparked at the event.