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SXSWi Aftermath: Social Creation with Adam of Mowgli Games

Startup Village Accelerator Alternate Mowgli Games is soon to release their latest application (Songster) during South by Southwest, the social phenomena they are preaching is what makes this content worth watching. “Songster” is a Facebook application which empowers end-users with music remixing tools. Users participating in this “Social Creation” activity develop pieces of work from […]

The Dark Side of Social Networks: Malware & Fraud

Dr. Paul Judge, Chief Research Officer at Barracuda Networks discussed the history and malicious activities of hackers in Twitter and Facebook. Judge began his presentation by analyzing the state of the web and indicating an association between web usage and spam attacks. “1 in 100 urls on twitter is spam and malicious,” states Judge. Judge […]

Preview: Big Social Media Results at Small Organizations

Move over television, because social media has become the go-to platform for companies to reach their target audience. Whether it’s the tailor-made advertisements Facebook puts all over your news feed, or a Twitter campaign asking followers to “retweet to win,” companies, both big and small, have to find new ways to connect with an audience. […]

Preview: #NoFailWhale - Tweet More, Drop Out Less

Over the last couple of years, Twitter has skyrocketed to the forefront of social media, and, more importantly, as a means of how many communicate. And, following in the footsteps of text messaging, and passing notes before that, Twitter is now a new way for students to communicate in the classroom. Many teachers may find […]

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 […]