A large portion of our class were thrown into the wonderful (and sometimes chaotic) world of SXSWi for the first time this year. We all had fun, we all networked, and some of us even got caught in panels that we didn’t fully understand. However most of us learned a few things and came away […]
Fark.com is the go to web site for silly news stories. So naturally its creator, Drew Curtis, was the obvious choice to host a panel on “How to Save Journalism” at SXSWi 2010. Curtis is a funny guy. Actually, he’s really funny. But the panel wasn’t all fun and games. It covered some serious topics […]
More than any other social media, Twitter has had a profound effect on news. I personally was most looking forward to the SXSWi core conversation about this very topic. It didn’t disappoint and it’s a conversation every news director should be having with his or her newsroom. This particular discussion featured some heavy hitters in […]
If rule number one for content creators is to make amazing content, then rule number two is don’t get sued! Josh Sussman, counsel for CollegeHumor, Koethi Zan, counsel for MTV and Luke Paglia, counsel for American-Eagle marketing all spoke about legal issues the content creators need to understand. The panelists were quick to point out that this […]
The entertainment didn’t end with the keynote addresses wrapped up each day at SXSWi. As people filed out of the keynote area, they still had to get their “rap-up.” Yes, a rap-up. Austin rapper SaulPaul was brought to SXSWi to develop a rap that highlighted the keypoints of each day’s keynote. SaulPaul made up the […]
By Maira Garcia Daniel Ek, CEO of the European live streaming music site Spotify, gave the final keynote for SXSW Interactive 2010. He was interviewed by Eliot Van Buskirk of Wired.com. Currently, Spotify is only available in Europe but they are examining ways to have the site in the United States. The biggest issue for having the […]
SXSW Interactive has proven to be a huge success yet again. I had the pleasure of interviewing Trevor Yager who is the owner of TrendyMinds out of Indianapolis, Indiana. We were able to get his perspective on the event, including a few of his favorite panels and discuss his invitation from the President and First […]