Pack your bags and get ready, because the SXSWi panel, “Ditch the Valley, Run for the Hills,” is set for Sunday to discuss why entrepreneurs are no longer required to be in the Valley and where you should start your startup. Panelist John Erik Metcalf is an entrepreneur and new venture enthusiast. He holds an Advertising degree from […]
I spoke with Ben Brown of XOXCO on Thursday afternoon about his upcoming panel: What Do I Do With Myself, Now That the Economy Has Collapsed? The panel with take place on Sunday in room 9 at 3:30. Visit XOXCO.com to play Ben’s video game Click to Swim and save that poor polar bear from […]
I recently had the chance to interview Kabren Levinson of the SXSWi panel “Blackboards or Backchannels: The Techno-Induced Classroom of Tomorrow.” For those of you unfamiliar with Mr. Levinson, know that he is currently in his first year of school at Bard College and already taking part in a SXSWi panel. He is the host […]
We live in a digital world where information flows like wine and bloggers instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. In an age where TMI blogging and DIY reporting are becoming the norm, will PR agencies be put on the back burner? On March 15th, the SXSWi panel, “Are PR Agencies a Dying Breed,” will discuss the Pros […]
Robert Quigley, Internet Editor for the Austin American-Statesman, started there in 1998 and has worked as an Assistant News Editor, Copy Editor, Letter Editor and Page Designer. He is the main voice behind the Statesman’s Twitter account @statesman.
After initially printing the SxSw Interactive panel schedule, I grabbed a highlighter and set off to narrow down my choices. After a few minutes it became apparent that much more of the page was hilighted than wasn’t. Still.. a select few were hilighted, underlined and circled. One of those select few panels is “What Do I […]