After his panel at South By Southwest Interactive, Mike Isaac, Senior Editor at All Things D, spoke to SXTXState’s Sara Peralta on how social media has changed how journalists find sources. In comparison with other journalists that are highly engaged in social media, Isaac admits that his technique is more traditional. Isaac prefers to allow […]
Life on the Line: Tweeting the Drug War Saturday, March 9, 3:30PM – 4:30PM Austin Convention Center, Room 5ABC [View the story “Citizen Journalists in Cartel Run Mexico Turn to Twitter” on Storify] The complex relationship the United States has with its southern neighbor, Mexico, is the often the subject of reports on crime, immigration […]
Blog to Brick: How We Turned our Blog into a Bar Tuesday, March 12 11:00AM – 12:00PM Hyatt Regency Austin Hill Country ABCD Ever wonder what would happen when the digital and physical worlds collide? Nick Vivion and Kevin Farrell wanted to find out. The pair began their journey with Unicorn Booty, a now widely […]
Presenting Complex Information with Simplicity Monday, March 11 | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. In a digital age where there is no shortage of complex information, this panel aims to inspire attendees to clearly communicate complicated data through design. Panelists Vanessa Ruiz and Tristen George bring a unique and experienced perspective, and they aren’t simplifying your […]
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Startup Village Accelerator Alternate Mowgli Games is soon to release their latest application (Songster) during South by Southwest, the social phenomena they are preaching is what makes this content worth watching. “Songster” is a Facebook application which empowers end-users with music remixing tools. Users participating in this “Social Creation” activity develop pieces of work from […]
George Friedman, CEO of Stratfor, a global intelligence company, came to SXSW Interactive to speak about surviving technology. However, an Occupy “mic check” broke out over Stratfor’s alleged involvement in spying and trying to bring down the Occupy Movement. The alleged involvement stems from the December hacking of Stratfor, where customers’ credit cards were charged […]