It is imperative for companies to make data more visual and interactive for clients. People now want to be a part of the conversation. By thinking about the audience, companies can create visuals which resonate with their clients and are meaningful to everyone involved.
Storify co-founder Burt Herman joined a renowned group of panelists in a discussion about data and the stories we want to tell. Words are powerful tools and creating narratives allows people to connect with one another. This panel gave insight into how imperative it is to use data as narratives in
Kathleen Hessert is the Founder and CEO of Buzz Manager and Sports Media Challenge, a social media consulting and online monitoring and measuring company. Hessert wowed the crowd and panel at “Sports Media: The Beat Goes Gone?” with key advice for how athletes, coaches and teams must create their own brand utilzing tools like social […]
Aron Pilhofer, The New York Times Interactive editor talked with me about the importance of teaching data journalism in schools, as well as how imperative it is for students to utilize social media. He emphasized that students need to take initiative in developing skills and that excelling at one thing is key in journalism today. […]
Chris Mills is the Developer Relations Manager at Opera Software ASA . Opera was launched as an independent development company and focuses on web browsers that are adaptable to a wide-range of platforms. Mills used his SXSWi panel, “HTML5 & CSS3: Does Now Really Mean Now?” to give attendees helpful development and coding tools. I highly […]
Waltrip High School math teacher John Baird first began using sequential art comics while he taught literacy soon after leaving college. Students who otherwise resisted writing liked to imagine dialogue and a storyline to go with the pictures and speech balloons and seemed eager to write. It wasn’t long, however, before John was exploring other […]
The 2011 SXTXState project had quite an impact on the 10 graduate students that participated. We learned from the brightest in the tech, media, and business, made valuable connections, and put our own skills to the ultimate test. In this video, four SXTXState participants talk about their impressions of SXSWi and share advice for students […]