Google Glass: Still in the explorer phase Google Glass is one of the most exciting and talked about technologies to emerge in the last few years. Glass is still not available to the public so therefore much has yet to be discovered of its potential. This SXSW the SXTXSTATE team will have the opportunity to […]
Shawn O’Keefe, SXSW Create producer, volunteered at SXSW in 2000 and was hired a year later when there was only a director and a salesperson on staff. Now, he said, there’s about 30 year-round staff members and more than 100 volunteers. Now in its third year, SXSW Create is growing bigger every year, O’Keefe said. […]
I have to admit, Jean Tang is my new role model. I may have a bias though since she essentially does what I do, except she owns her own business. Tang is the founder of Market Smiths, a creative copywriting agency based in Brooklyn, and she is definitely a reflection of her company. The tagline, […]
As Interactive, Music, Film, and Comedy all expand yearly at SXSW, a new branch of the SXSW family is starting to take off. SXSWedu is in its fourth year as a standalone conference and this year boasts some serious heavy-hitters in the world of education. The conference runs from March 3-6, and just like SXSWi […]
It’s been a busy week in technology! The World Wide Web turned 25 and the Dalai Lama joined Instagram! Here’s a rundown of the top stories this week! [View the story “News Roundup : Feb 22 – 28 ” on Storify]
Non-profit journalism is nothing new it’s a staple of our culture that we often take for granted. Digital non-profit news however is something completely new. Since the web has completely revolutionized the way in which we receive our news a new type of newspaper has emerged. Traditional newspapers give away some content, but put up […]
Education is a neccessity but it comes in many forms. From classroom to online environments and formal to informal, on thing is true about all its’ forms though, that technology is changing they way we learn. SXSW Interactive features a number of education themed sessions this year. Below, in no particular order, are the 5 […]