Science journalist Christie Nicholson discussed the intricacies and implications of recent neurological research that has shown promise in connecting mental activity to physical output – without the regular neural pathways. This type of research gives hope to those suffering from physical disabilities (multiple sclerosis and paralysis patients, for example), but it also enables technological advances […]
A nonprofit’s business model usually focuses on grants and personal donations. But what happens when the giving starts to wane, and you’re running out of resources? In their less-than-traditional panel, Technology For Results, Not Profits, “Digerati Pastor” Terry Storch and Head Pastor Bobby Grunewald of LifeChurch.tv opened discussion on ways nonprofits can maintain and even grow […]
“Tenure is broken and it’s holding universities back,” said the panelists at “Universities in the Free Era. Glenn Platt from the Miami University Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies and Peg Faimon from Miami University Design Collaborative talked about why they see the traditional university structure collapsing. Platt said tenure holds universities back the most. When he […]
The key theme from the SXSWi Panel “How to Make a Living as a Blogger?” It’s not easy. Panelists Brian Fairbanks and Colleen Kane discussed the challenges a potential professional blogger faces. Some of the highlights: Some of the silliest topics get the most hits. This is something a blogger has to balance. Do you really […]
In the past two years crowdsourcing has often popped up as a Web 2.0 buzz word, but there are a few important questions that few have asked since the discussion on the phenomenon started: what exactly entails crowdsourcing and is it sustainable? That’s exactly what Scott Belsky, of behence, and Jeffrey Kalmikoff, of Digg and […]
Scott Rosenberg wrote the book on blogging, literally. One of the founders of salon.com, Rosenberg recently finished a book called “Say Everything – How Blogging Began, What it is Becoming & Why it Matters.” Rosenberg spoke as part of the panel on “Why Keep Blogging? Real Answers for Smart Tweeple” at SXSWi. Rosenberg has three […]
Charlene Li is an independent thought leader on emerging technolgies. Her panel focused on social technologies, interactive media, marketing and the future of social networks. She has written on the topic in her blog, “The Altimeter ,” and the book she co-authored, “Groundswell: Winning In A World Transformed By Social Technologies.” “Social networks will be like air,” […]