Throwback Thursday – To commemorate the 10th year of SXTXState, each Thursday we’ll be featuring past participants in the project. Check back each Thursday until SXSW to find out what SXTXState alumni remember from their time with the project and what they are up to now. Joshua Shepherd graduated from Texas State University in 2011. […]
Over a year ago, David Weaver, EVP of Barkley Advertising, decided to try something different with his career. He sold most of his belongings, and moved to an isolated region of Vermont to begin working remotely full-time. This March at SXSW Interactive, Weaver intends to share insights that he has learned since making the switch, […]
Everywhere you go online these days, you are inevitably inundated with some sort of advertising. It has become second nature to look for the button that allows you to skip an ad, or sometimes you may even just scroll past an ad without even noticing it. How do advertisers adjust their methods in a world […]
On February 22nd, a few members of the SXTXState project team were fortunate enough to be guests on Texas State University’s student-run, non-commercial radio station KTSW 89.9 in San Marcos. Charles, Jordan, Rachel and Breanna joined Matt and Kim on their variety show “Other Side Drive” to talk about the graduate project, SXSW, and the team’s […]
The first mass shooting to take place on a college campus happened right here in Austin, Texas in 1966. From this unforgettable tragedy emerged the creation of SWAT teams, and also changed the way journalism covered events such as this. I was fortunate enough to speak with Chris Elley, Principal of Electro-Fish, about the upcoming […]
The term “millennial” has somehow become synonymous with negative words such as “entitled,” “narcissistic,” or even “lazy.” How did these labels get tied to an entire generation of people? What can we do to overcome these stereotypes? According to Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data, Millennials now make up over a third of […]
Throwback Thursday – To commemorate the 10th year of SXTXState, each Thursday we’ll be featuring past participants in the project. Check back each Thursday until SXSW to find out what SXTXState alumni remember from their time with the project and what they are up to now. Carly Hohl graduated from Texas State University in 2010 with […]