Attention all tech nerds: save your current game of WoW, adjust your glasses and make sure your pocket protectors are secured because it is time to step out of your mother’s dimly list basement and talk to some real, live, people. Alright, this stereotype is not exactly in place anymore, however author Susan Weinschenkknows that there […]
Who says that tech conventions are without their own drama and intrigue? SXSWi 2012 might not have espionage or gunplay, but a publishing freeze on a potentially plagiaristic book title is about as close as it gets. Author Kevin Nguyen, and his blogging cohort at The Bygone Bureau, were slated to present their latest writing […]
Joshua Baer is an entrepreneur who is based out of Austin. He proposed a forum dealing with the three secrets to a killer elevator pitch. If you are unclear about what an elevator pitch is the simple way to explain it would be to get into an elevator, hit a floor, and imagine pitching a […]
We all have heard a great story. A story can be sad or funny. When you think of a great story or a great storyteller it is rare that you think of a businessman. One of the few that may come to mind is the great Steve Jobs. He had a great ability to present […]
By: Eileen Suarez I had the pleasure of interviewing Nick Douglas, the creator of a comedic blog called Slacktory. Mr. Douglas created a panel for an interactive panel for this year’s upcoming SXSW. The panel is called “Misuse the Internet and Make People Love You.” There are also a variety of speakers that will on […]
By: Eileen Suarez Oscar Rojas, a Senior Business Leader in Ogilvy PR Mexico, and Lorena Carreño, President of the Mexican Association of Public Relations Professionals (ProPR) are doing a presentation at SXSW that has never been done before called The State of PR 2.0 Industry in Mexico. 2012 will be the first year that ProPR […]
By: Kristen McLaughlin Licenced psychologist, camp director and teacher Jennifer Selke will speak at SXSW Interactive this year about how to manage millennials. Running a camp for more than 20 years, she has a great deal of experience managing teenagers and young adults. Cal Youth and Outdoor Programs employs 130-150 high school and college students […]