(Cross posted from tech.cindyroyal.net) This will be the fourth year that I have taken a group of students from TX State to SXSW, covering it on our blog SXTXState.com (and my 7th year attending). Each year, the most important thing I tell new people coming to the Interactive portion of the festival is to do […]
Anybody, from the lowliest YouTube commenter to the mightiest blogger in the world, can call themselves a writer nowadays. But how many of us can call ourselves good writers? Whether you’re looking for a big publishing deal or just trying to sound less like a caveman in your emails, these five presentations should help you […]
Code for America Labs (CFA), Inc., is a non-partisan, non-political 501(c)(3) organization, engaged in “helping American cities use web technology to do a better job of providing services to citizens” (CFA web site). It does this by working with city officials to develop web-based applications that will better connect citizens with their local governments – reducing […]
With an emphasis on songwriters and their art, Austin’s House of Songs is a unique and innovative part of a larger whole. The House of Songs – with locations in Austin and in Denmark – is a partnership between Danish songwriters guilds and Austin songwriters and producers, providing a forum for collaboration between artists in […]
If ever there were someone who should eat her words, it’s Maureen Evans. All 140 characters. Also known as @cookbook by more than 65,000 Twitter followers, Evans regularly tweets whole recipes she’s boiled down to the character limit. Her recipe shorthand is so good, she even has space for periods. A typical tweet: “Monster Cookies: […]
This week I stopped by Gowalla Headquarters in downtown Austin to visit with CEO Josh Williams about his upcoming solo panel at SXSW Interactive. Josh chatted with me about his talk, “Where Are We Going? The Future of Location,” a presentation in which he will examine how location based services (LBS) have evolved beyond the […]