social media

Preview - "Social Media in Colombia: An Agent for Change"

The role of social media has played an integral part all around the world, including Colombia. Partly due to drug trafficking, Columbia has been in a state of armed conflict since the 60’s, but since the 80’s the violence from drug trafficking has become much worse. In “Social Media in Colombia: An Agent for Change,” […]

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Atlanta-based app maker highlighted at SXSW Accelerator   Imagine arriving at your local airport and knowing that the short-term parking is full, or that the security lines are miraculously short at the other terminal entrance. What if you discovered that a friend or colleague was on your flight? Atlanta-based start-up Zamp envisions this reality where […]

Preview: Does it take a superhero to teach a supersized class?

The most intriguing education panel during SXSWedu (which will also be presented during SXSW Interactive) in March 2012 just might be Supersizing the Classroom: 3000 Students & Beyond with Virginia Tech’s John Boyer and Katie Pritchard. For years Boyer’s highly popular Geography 1014 World Regions class kept outgrowing every classroom space due to student word-of-mouth recommendations. For […]

The amazing thing about SXSW is that the panel you go to may not be what you really expect it to be.  That experience happened twice for me on Sunday.  The first panel was a presentation put together by Jonathan Richman (@jonmrich).  Richman discussed using technology to lengthen our lives and provide a better quality of […]

Biking to Change the World, and Save Lives

Sitting in a room full of people, you can tell the bikers from the non-bikers.  Skinny jeans are dead giveaway, as well as the choice of pullover outerwear, and those who are wet from the ride on a rainy Austin day to the Austin Convention Center for the last day of SXSWi. What do we […]

Preview: Convio at South By

With SXSWi just around the corner, it’s great to get a little insight on what you can expect to see. Convio, a company that specializes in providing marketing services and strategies for NonProfits is headquartered here in Austin and will be an active participant in next week’s events. This is Convio’s first year as an […]

Social Media Marketing: The New Black

This is my first year attending SXSWi so I’m getting really excited (as my Twitter feed keeps reminding me how close it’s getting!) I want to not only learn new things during my two-day experience but also be able to take some away some valuable knowledge to use apply to my job and career. I […]