SXSWi
Preview – How Digital Media Drives International Collaboration in Music
With an emphasis on songwriters and their art, Austin’s House of Songs is a unique and innovative part of a larger whole. The House of Songs – with locations in Austin and in Denmark – is a partnership between Danish songwriters guilds and Austin songwriters and producers, providing a forum for collaboration between artists in […]
Preview – ‘Eat Tweet’ and other book readings
If ever there were someone who should eat her words, it’s Maureen Evans. All 140 characters. Also known as @cookbook by more than 65,000 Twitter followers, Evans regularly tweets whole recipes she’s boiled down to the character limit. Her recipe shorthand is so good, she even has space for periods. A typical tweet: “Monster Cookies: […]
Preview: Where Are We Going? The Future of Location
This week I stopped by Gowalla Headquarters in downtown Austin to visit with CEO Josh Williams about his upcoming solo panel at SXSW Interactive. Josh chatted with me about his talk, “Where Are We Going? The Future of Location,” a presentation in which he will examine how location based services (LBS) have evolved beyond the […]
Top 5: Panels for Recent Graduates
If you’ve graduated from college recently you might be getting frustrated and discouraged in this economic climate. SXSWi is a great opportunity to mix and mingle with professionals in the industry and hear some great advice. If you need to jumpstart your job search, check out these panels to keep you motivated, hear tips and […]
Preview – Rockin’ the Check-in: Location Strategies for Musicians
Innovative location-based social networking applications (like Gowalla, Foursquare, and others) put users in contact with other users, and establish peer-to-peer relationships centered on how users interact with the fascinating (and often undiscovered) world around them. Cindy Royal (panel facilitator for the SXSWi 2011 panel “Rockin’ the Check-in: Location Strategies for Musicians”) has been using location-based social […]
Preview – Improv for Everyone
Get ready! Expanding on last year’s popular SXSWi Core Conversation (and Audience Favorite winner!) “Improv Lessons for Freelancers,” Team Hirsch will be returning to Austin with their new presentation: “Improv for Everyone,” a panel that explores how improvised comedy can help professionals of all types have more fulfilling careers. Hunh? Improv? You bet! During a […]