Saying that “show, don’t tell” is useless when it comes to web content is a pretty bold claim, or so I thought when I first read this panel’s description. I thought the panel leader, Austin Kleon, was disparaging the “show” part, but as it turns out it’s the “don’t tell” part that’s useless. “You can’t […]
So you are impatiently waiting for SXSW. We all are. The hard part comes when you have to decide which days to go, which time to be there, which panels to choose and so on. Even worse, if you have a job, you must decide which days to take off. As a media student, I […]
Rob La Gesse’s official title at San Antonio-based web hosting company Rackspace is Chief Disruption Officer. And he wears it with pride. Formerly the Director of Customer Development, La Gesse earned the new title after waking up Rackspace Chairman Graham Weston in the middle of the night to address a customer complaint. For La Gesse, […]
As of 2007, the gaming industry outpaced the movie industry worldwide in terms of total revenue; by the end of this year, it will become the fastest growing component of the media sector worldwide. With the advent of smartphones and the “casual gamer,” more people are playing videogames than ever before. Whether you’re a hardened […]
Science journalist and SXSW Interactive presenter Christie Nicholson says panelists should ask themselves two questions about their topics: “Why should people care?” and “Why should people care now?” She hopes people will care about her panel, “U.S. Military’s Mad Science Revealed.” In her proposal she writes, “For more than 50 years the mad scientists at […]
The growing availability of music through online sources is changing the way people listen to, buy (or download), and discover music. We have access to a ridiculous amount of music today compared to only a few years ago. Instead of hearing only a limited selection of songs provided by public radio or depending on suggestions […]
Offline America: Why We Have a Digital Divide – Jessamyn West, MetaFilter.com One of the most interesting panels I came across in the list of chosen panels was Jessamyn West’s panel about the divide between those who are online constantly and those who don’t even have access to the Internet at home. Being graduate students […]