For anyone who was wondering how to handle friendships, dating, sex or any general social situation when it comes to social networking then these are the panels that will help you in the confusing situations that can arise. 5. Networked Love, Bonding, Intimacy: Our Interactive Culture Clouds (3/12, 5:00 p.m.) – Evonne Heyning and Amoration will […]
If you’re under 20, you probably don’t remember a time before the internet. It’s your research buddy, your way of keeping up with friends, and your way of honing your creative skills. And while your parents might argue that you spend too much time on your computer when you should be cleaning your room, if […]
Technology in itself has no meaning except for how we use it. These panels want to flip the preverbal script on social media and transform it into social awareness. Basically it goes like this: use technology, save the world. 5. Passionate People: The Key Ingredient to Social Media Success (3/15, 05:00 p.m.) – Meghan Warby and […]
Besides the ScreenBurn area at the SXSW arcade this year, video games are getting some love! There are some fantastic panels that will be discussing different avenues of the video game world. Here’s my top 5 for 2010. 5. Social Justice and Video Games (3/16, 3:30 p.m.) – There is no question that video gaming […]
Hugh MacLeod spends his time in west Texas drawing cartoons on the back of business cards. He sells his art on the internet. It may sound simple enough, but he has turned it into big business. Now he’s ready to help artists hit the big time, as well. MacLeod, who lives in the small town […]
By Bonnye Hart Suneel Gupta is the creater of The Kahani Movement. This is a website where “members of the Kahani social network collect and share stories from the first major wave of South Asians that immigrated to the U.S. Kahani means “story” in Hindi,” says Gupta. He was inspired to find a way to […]
By Roberta Flores In the world of business, the tried and true ways of starting a company are changing. In her presentation at SXSW, Donna Fenn author of the book, Upstarts! GenY Entrepreneurs Are Rocking the Business World, will examine how GenYers are rewriting the entrepreneurial playbook one start-up business at a time. What makes […]