By: Denise Thompson I had the opportunity to have a phone conversation with Mary Crosse who works for Lucky Branded Entertainment, a hybrid ad agency and film production company. I chose “A Game of Conversation Dominoes” based on the name itself, but then after reading the summary I was even more drawn into the topic. […]
By: Denise Thompson Dara Quackenbush, a Texas State University mass comm professor, will be presenting her panel, “Can you tweet that? Social Media and the Law.” “I find this stuff very interesting and relevant. It’s a new area of law emerging, and laws do not always keep up with technology. The stories have always fascinated […]
By: Kristen Trojan The United States Army is opening up the communication lines with the world with unfiltered solider blogs, Twitter, interactive web experiences and many more. Army Strong also has an iPhone app. Their website, Army Strong, features blogs and stories about their everyday life experiences. It is an open platform, so anyone can […]
By: Chelsea Roeder Building your brand and getting your name out there for the public to see has always been a top priority for individuals and organizations. Today, it is more important than ever to be able to successfully get your name, or brand, out there. It is important to be able to see yourself […]
By: Chelsea Roeder It’s no surprise that technology is quickly taken over our everyday lives. Everywhere we turn we are surrounded by it. With everyday life slowly making its connection to technology it is no surprise that books are making the same move. With the move from hard copies of books to e-books comes a new […]
Even in hard economic times like the ones we are living through right now, people have ideas for new businesses and pursue them in hopes of a new lucrative career. In Brooklyn, New York, there has been a recent rise in food entrepreneurs trying to make a living by selling anything from cookies to organic […]
The most intriguing education panel during SXSWedu (which will also be presented during SXSW Interactive) in March 2012 just might be Supersizing the Classroom: 3000 Students & Beyond with Virginia Tech’s John Boyer and Katie Pritchard. For years Boyer’s highly popular Geography 1014 World Regions class kept outgrowing every classroom space due to student word-of-mouth recommendations. For […]