2012

SXTXstate student bloggers help out with award-winning social media curation start-up Storify! [View the story “SXTXstate at Storify” on Storify]

So you are starting your own business. Congratulations. Your pumped and you just know that your idea is the one to take you to a totally different tax bracket. Sure it will start slow, but it will pick up and you will be in the money! You’ll be able to stay at home and fix […]

Texas A&M University Leadership discuss the $10k degree

At the SXSWedu panel “The Evolving Role of University Systems in Higher Education,” Texas A&M System leadership discuss how technology and efficiency have led to the development of the $10,000 degree. [View the story “Texas A&M University Leadership discuss the $10k degree” on Storify]

Preview: Can Gaming Make the World Better?

For decades, video games have been a way for many to relax, and escape the day-to-day reality. A place you can immerse yourself in a fantasy world, where the impossible is possible. Thanks to technology and accessibility, gaming has garnered a much larger “casual” audience over the last few years. Now, with smart phones, users […]

Preview: Big Social Media Results at Small Organizations

Move over television, because social media has become the go-to platform for companies to reach their target audience. Whether it’s the tailor-made advertisements Facebook puts all over your news feed, or a Twitter campaign asking followers to “retweet to win,” companies, both big and small, have to find new ways to connect with an audience. […]

SXSWedu panel “Inform, Educate, Motivate: Digital Storytelling as a Change Agent” featured communications professionals, educators, and community activists sharing how they use digital storytelling and how organizations can implement themselves. [View the story “Using Digital Storytelling to Impact Education” on Storify]