Laurence Musgrove takes teaching to a different level and forces you to observe rather than simply listen. On one of his websites, theillustratedprofessor.com, he blogs about class lectures and other events in his life through rough illustrations that are quite entertaining. One of my favorites is one from Nov. 12, that reads: “There is about a month […]
I took some time to chat with Jason Lengstorf, founder of Ennui Design, about his SXSW panel “I’ve Never Met My Coworkers – Running International Teams”. During this session both Jason and his colleague Tom Sturge (http://twitter.com/tomsturge) are planning to share their experience on how they successfully converted Jason’s business, Ennui Design, from a one-man […]
When beginning an online community, administrators often begin with attempting to create a social space for individuals with similar interests to share and discuss. Much work and planning goes into the launch of any site, forum, brand, etc. Now take all that hard work and watch it disappear by following the steps in Patrick O’Keefe’s […]
A huge factor in an online business’s success is the ability to listen to what your consumers want, and then act on it. Justin Clemens feels that this is what cost MySpace its lead in the social networking arena. “Everyone said it was ugly and the page was overcrowded, and it still is,” Clemens said […]
Sleeping Giants – SXSW vs. the Edinburgh Festivals in 2020, a SXSWi panel facilitated by Kath Mainland of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (http://www.edfringe.com/) will examine the differences (and similarities) between Edinburgh’s successful (and more traditional) festival hosting style and Austin’s SXSW “festival” (though it is oh, so much more). Ms. Mainland’s focus in this, her […]
Clay Spinuzzi is an associate professor of rhetoric at The University of Texas at Austin. He studies how individuals communicate, organize, and innovate in modern-day organizations, characterized by little structure and high levels of computer-mediated communication. Last year he participated in a SXSWi panel on the topic of co-working. He will return this year to […]
All Grown-Up: Brand Mascots in the Digital Age is a panel which will be presented by Emily Reid of IQ Interactive. The purpose of this panel is to teach audiences how to utilize a brand character or mascot to leverage their power in the social and interactive world. She will inform the audience on how […]