In “Story Next. — Narrating the Crowd,” Suneel Gupta and Dr. Sanjay Gupta asked the question, “What exactly is it that ties us to each other?” Both brothers feel that the answer to that question is in our shared experiences as human beings. Social media has the ability to create bases of information for cultural […]
Dr. Sanjay Gupta and his brother Suneel Gupta started the Kahani Movement with the hope of uncovering the stories that aren’t usually told. The brothers’ mission was to document the lives of people that had immigrated to the United States from India. They wanted to chronicle the hardships, the discoveries and the joys these people […]
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 […]
The “Booze Blogging” panelists know how to treat their audience. Greeting attendees with “pickle back” shots (Irish whiskey followed by pickle brine) and samples of Austin’s own Tito’s Vodka, the ladies and gentlemen on this panel made sure that it was the most interactive discussion at SxSWi. But the panel was more than just fun […]
The clash between legacy media and new media came alive Saturday as David Carr, of the New York Times, and Markos Moulitsas, the founder of Daily Kos, argued about the relevance, the importance and the place of the revered paper. While the debate got heated, both sides were civil as Carr debated Moulitsas’ arguement whether or not the New York […]
Remember when actor Jeff Goldblum died? It had to be true because I saw it on the internet. Problem was – it was a hoax. Stories like this can spread like wildfire with the help of social media such as Twitter. Goldblum himself had to go on Comedy Central and read his own obituary to […]