SXTXState 2014: Day 2 recap
Day 2 – done! Melody and I managed to get through the day despite the wet weather and came to a few realizations about SXSW Interactive. Cool fact – We made this video using the new Google Glass! Enjoy!
Life Lessons from a Professional Dominatrix
This is probably the panel with the most intriguing title at SXSW this year. However, it’s not as rauchy as it seem. Part of a Future 15 segment, Kali Williams shared 3 major life lessons she has learnt as a professional dominatrix. They are lessons in clear and precise communication, and these are lessons that […]
Citizen Dicks: Solving Murders with Social Media
With the advances in techology, you would think that it’s easier to solve crimes today than it would have been 50 years ago. You’d be wrong! True crime writers, Michelle McNamara and Bill Jensen discussed some interesting statistics about crime solving and the role of social media and crowd sourcing when it comes to solving […]
SXSW Panel: Emoji & Texting: Is Human Language Extinct?
With the ever increasing popularity of Twitter and the rise of video and image based social media such as SnapChat and Instagram, it’s natural to wonder if in fact human language is disappearing and evolving into pictures. This answer is – no. The truth of the matter is emoticons and emojis are the origins of language […]
Why We Need Anonymous Social Networks
Josh COnstine of Techcrunch sat down with David Byttow on why we need more anonymous social networks and to talk about his new app secret which has only been live for thirty five days. Secret allows you to share secrets within your network of of facebook friends and twitter followers but doesn’t allow you to […]
Julian Assange Satellite Talk At SXSW 2014
Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange skyped into to SXSW. The talk was led by Benjamin Palmer co-founder of the digital agency “The Barbarian Group.” The talk was unfortunately plagued with technical difficulties and Benjamin was forced to text Julian questions as the sound on one side was out. Assange spoke on how twenty-somethings are more […]
Mobile Moms Need a D.A.T.E.
Leyla Dailey and Molly Garris of Leo Burnett brought up the topic of the mobile mom and how to effectively market to them. They interactively got the audience involved, asking for their marketing expertise, playing out scenarios, and strategizing with attendees. The bottom line is, moms need a D.A.T.E. DEALS ACCESS TIME ENTERTAINMENT After going […]