Tuesday
Journalism Next with Mark Briggs
Mark Briggs from Serra Media calls his book “Journalism Next” a guidebook for digital reporting and publishing. Briggs was at SXSWi Tuesday morning to get journalists headed on the right track. “This isn’t the end of journalism,” Briggs said. “Instead, it’s an explosion of journalism – just in different forms.” Briggs made several key points […]
Slide 1 of "Microsoft Bing: Behind the Scenes of The Decision Engine"
Slide 1 of “Microsoft Bing: Behind the Scenes of The Decision Engine” When it first got off the ground, we all probably thought that Bing would suck (and perhaps some still do). But, we’re hearing more and more about “the decision engine” everywhere we go. This panel mainly discussed the site’s marketing strategies and what […]
Last day of SXSWi….
The last day of SXSWi was completely relaxed, with more attendees taking their time to sit, surf the web, and drink a cup a coffee before the panels began. As the morning progressed, rainy weather didn’t stop many people from crossing the streets – many without umbrellas – to attend their panels of choice at […]
Design for the Dark Side
At some point in a designer’s career he or she will be faced with the task of designing a piece that is a little more on the darker side of things. Ben Fullerton from IDEO, Rachel Abram from Turnstone Consulting, Jason Nunes from Small Media Extra Large and Liam Young from Tomorrow’s Thoughts Today all addressed […]
From Microblogging to "Microgaming:" Is Twitter the New Gaming Platform?
Most tweeple know how challenging it can be to say what you want in 140 characters or less, but these kinds of constraints are exactly what give Twitter a unique advantage in the gaming industry. In the Playing with 140 Characters: Designing Games for Twitter Games panel today at SXSW 2010, game designers Eric Zimmerman, […]
Cinematic Software
Need scroll bars and buttons to make your site make sense? Not according to Lee Brenner, Principal designer for thirteen 23 in Austin Texas. Brenner is challenging software designers and developers to create intuitive user interface constructs to not just guide the user through buttons that act as stop and go signs but, rather, enveloping concepts […]