Imagineering the Future

“It is 6a.m. and you are dreaming of electric sheep,” said Dan Willis, of SapientNitro.  In the imagined future, when one wakes up from dreamland, he or she will simply thrust a hand into the air and digital sensors will project onto the hand an assortment of information including time, weather, family vital information, and […]

Digitally rebranding the Republican Party

After Michael Steele became chairman of the Republican National Committee, he said he would not only have the Republican party catch up with the Democrats, but surpass them in the technological space. And one look at the old GOP.com could tell you that to do that they would have to start from scratch. “I’m not […]

The Art and Science of Seductive Interactions

Stephen Anderson gave an initial disclaimer when beginning his session, “The Art and Science of Seductive Interactions.”  His background is in design, so his education in the actual ‘science’ part is minimal.  He said he focuses on the art of seductive interactions, but that science does play an integral part (i.e. psychology, linguistics, neuroscience) in […]

I couldn’t have said it better myself…”journalism is a sausage factory.  It’s messy, but at the end it’s delicious!” Those words led off the panel, “Process Journalism: Getting it First, While Getting it Right.” It was a discussion of the ability to break news stories using technology, using social media and using citizen journalists.  Jesus Diaz […]