Tons of noteworthy products and technologies are being introduced at SXSW this year, but only one has already earned the attention of The New York Times, Mashable, and influential artists like Erykah Badu, The Roots, and Austin’s own Quiet Company. That product is FanTrail. Fantrail is a mobile platform changing the way fans interact with […]
Do you ever wish that search engines could read your mind? This could be closer then you might think. On Saturday, March 12 some of the top names in search will come together to discuss how search is evolving into a tool that better understands how people talk, think, and feel and why that leads […]
Overwhelmed is a word I have heard a lot this week. With thousands of SXSW panels, and parties, meet-ups, and showcases to attend, it is nearly impossible to not feel this way. Luckily, there are many talented developers out there that have made all of our lives easier with do-it-all apps to help us juggle […]
With so many great panels to choose from, this Sunday will be the definition of Sunday, Funday! It was hard to choose, but here are my top picks for Sunday, March 13th at SXSWi. 9:30a Getting your Breakthrough Idea Approved By Decision Makers You don’t have to be VP of the company to turn out great […]
Just a few days before SXSWi starts, I spoke with Texas State University School of Journalism & Mass Communication alumni Andrew McNeill and Sarah Garcia. Andrew and Sarah both currently work at SXSW, and I was able to do a quick interview with them at the new SXSW headquarters located at the corner of Bowie and 5th […]
I’ve been so busy checking out all the panel descriptions that I haven’t really given any thought to which ones I’d actually be attending. So with the main event looming ever closer and the more experienced showgoers beating it into my head that “preparedness is key to survival,” I suppose it’s time to start laying […]
A first glance at the title for this panel might tempt one to think that the word “farmers” is a techie euphemism for something other than farmers … but it isn’t. “Farmers” means “farmers” – hard work, crops, livestock, tractors, weather, harvesting, soil, long hours, … well, you get the idea. “Business” means “business,” and “mobile” […]