March 2015

#nofilter: Paul Tyma on Privacy versus Participation

Imagine adding a person’s contact to your calendar because you have an upcoming meeting with them.  You’ve never met them before, this will be your first time sitting down together. Imagine now that an app on your phone, synced to your calendar, can deliver you a customized, comprehensive dossier on that person half an hour […]

Weekly News Roundup: March 8-14, 2015

SXSW: The main theme of the news from the past week was SXSW, which makes sense because it has officially started! The Interactive festival kicks off today, and was featured by the Austin American-Statesmen on Monday because of how much it’s evolved in the last few years.   Some of these changes include the lack of big […]

Preview: Can Anyone Really Trust User-Generated Content?

User-generated content is extremely important in the decision process of consumer purchases. Ratings and reviews are found on almost any website with a product. Because of the influence this content has, it’s critical that it be authentic. Enter Gene Austin. He is the chief executive officer of Bazaarvoice, a technology company that provides its clients […]

Preview: Can Sports Help End a Culture of Violence?

In recent memory, we are provided several cases of domestic violence and sexual assault that have dominated sports headlines, including Ray Rice and the incidents at Florida State. As a common sports fan, I have felt that there have been many more cases like this as of recent than there were five, even ten years […]

Preview: Perks of Being a SXSW Newbie

Sweet John Muehlbauer says that for SXSW, as for many other things, the first time is always special… And he’s here to make sure that all the first-timers this year have everything they need to get the most out of the always overwhelming SXSW Interactive. Muehlbauer has been attending Interactive for 18 years and has […]

Preview: Screw 'Fuck No,' Say 'Shit Yeah!'

“‘Shit Yeah’ is 2015’s ‘Fuck No’ but with more ‘YOLO.’” Michael Nieling is a designer, educator, father, dog owner, and full-time spaz. He is the creative director at Ocupop—an agency of creatives, graphic designers, Web designers, Web developers, commercial artists, trendspotters, branding experts, fashionistas, and computer nerds—and also teaches logo design at the Milwaukee Institute of […]