SXTXSTATE – Day 3 Recap
We are at the halfway mark now! SXSW Interactive is always full of celebrities. Priscillia and Melody talk about their favorite celeb highlights at the festival this year.
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Voice Acting & Voice Over Meet Up
The panels and speakers featured at SXSW Interactive are usually amazing. Trail blazers in their fields. However, the festival is not just all about panels. Meet-ups and parties are also a significant part of the festival, providing a valuable platform to meet, chat and exchange knowledge with those in your industry or an industry you […]
Crushing Second Screen: The Ultimate TV Companion
When one thinks of branding and the pioneers in utilizing new media and second screen effectively to build a brand and ultimately an empire, a lot of organizations come to mind. One that probably doesnt, is the WWE. The WWE, or World Wrestling Entertainment for the uninitiated, was founded in the 1950s. It has been […]
SXTXState 2014: Day 2 recap
Day 2 – done! Melody and I managed to get through the day despite the wet weather and came to a few realizations about SXSW Interactive. Cool fact – We made this video using the new Google Glass! Enjoy!
Life Lessons from a Professional Dominatrix
This is probably the panel with the most intriguing title at SXSW this year. However, it’s not as rauchy as it seem. Part of a Future 15 segment, Kali Williams shared 3 major life lessons she has learnt as a professional dominatrix. They are lessons in clear and precise communication, and these are lessons that […]
Citizen Dicks: Solving Murders with Social Media
With the advances in techology, you would think that it’s easier to solve crimes today than it would have been 50 years ago. You’d be wrong! True crime writers, Michelle McNamara and Bill Jensen discussed some interesting statistics about crime solving and the role of social media and crowd sourcing when it comes to solving […]
SXSW Panel: Emoji & Texting: Is Human Language Extinct?
With the ever increasing popularity of Twitter and the rise of video and image based social media such as SnapChat and Instagram, it’s natural to wonder if in fact human language is disappearing and evolving into pictures. This answer is – no. The truth of the matter is emoticons and emojis are the origins of language […]