The “Booze Blogging” panelists know how to treat their audience. Greeting attendees with “pickle back” shots (Irish whiskey followed by pickle brine) and samples of Austin’s own Tito’s Vodka, the ladies and gentlemen on this panel made sure that it was the most interactive discussion at SxSWi. But the panel was more than just fun […]
The clash between legacy media and new media came alive Saturday as David Carr, of the New York Times, and Markos Moulitsas, the founder of Daily Kos, argued about the relevance, the importance and the place of the revered paper. While the debate got heated, both sides were civil as Carr debated Moulitsas’ arguement whether or not the New York […]
Remember when actor Jeff Goldblum died? It had to be true because I saw it on the internet. Problem was – it was a hoax. Stories like this can spread like wildfire with the help of social media such as Twitter. Goldblum himself had to go on Comedy Central and read his own obituary to […]
South by Southwest Interactive boasts thousands of attendees – among them businesspeople, professionals, experts, and as Ravin’ Dave puts it, people looking for “straight up inspiration.” Ravin’ Dave is from New York, and as a professional in the rapidly changing field of marketing and branding, he has some thoughts about the nature of social media […]
A lot of people have blogs these days. That means they have a voice – and that voice could earn them big bucks. In a SXSWi panel called “From Blogger to Social Media Guru to Public Speaker,” Nick Morgan and Tim Sanders discussed their advice for hitting it big in the world of public speaking. […]
Nan Palmero is referred to as the head nerd of San Antonio. He’s at SXSWi 2010 to cover the event for the San Antonio Express-News’ web site. I asked him about his thoughts so far, beating the CEO of 4square at 4square and how he and his friends are asking weird questions to internet celebrities.
I had the pleasure of running into USA Today tech writer Jon Swartz at SXSWi. I asked him for his thoughts on the conference and the battle between old media and new media.