March 2010

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South by Southwest Interactive boasts thousands of attendees – among them businesspeople, professionals, experts, and as Ravin’ Dave puts it, people looking for “straight up inspiration.” Ravin’ Dave is from New York, and as a professional in the rapidly changing field of marketing and branding, he has some thoughts about the nature of social media […]

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From Blogger to Social Media Guru to Public Speaker

A lot of people have blogs these days. That means they have a voice – and that voice could earn them big bucks. In a SXSWi panel called “From Blogger to Social Media Guru to Public Speaker,” Nick Morgan and Tim Sanders discussed their advice for hitting it big in the world of public speaking. […]

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Nan Palmero is referred to as the head nerd of San Antonio. He’s at SXSWi 2010 to cover the event for the San Antonio Express-News’ web site. I asked him about his thoughts so far, beating the CEO of 4square at 4square and how he and his friends are asking weird questions to internet celebrities.

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Is the Brain the Ultimate Computer Interface?

Science journalist Christie Nicholson discussed the intricacies and implications of recent neurological research that has shown promise in connecting mental activity to physical output – without the regular neural pathways.  This type of research gives hope to those suffering from physical disabilities (multiple sclerosis and paralysis patients, for example), but it also enables technological advances […]

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Chris Brogan and Julien Smith, authors of “Trust Agents,” doled out some of their irreverent wisdom on social media during their panel “I Don’t Trust You One Single Bit.” “You can’t offer anyone any amount of money to make them your friend,” Smith said. The same idea applies in social media. Everyone is out there, […]