Day 2 of SXSW really picked up and there was no time for slacking off. Once in downtown, it was clear that there were MANY more people than the first day. Also, it was MUCH warmer, but there is relief headed our way. Gotta love Texas Weather! Death & Legacy in the Digital Age There […]
As new technology seems to make its way to 40,000 feet, just how safe are we? Actually, a lot safer than you may think, but still something that needs to be considered and something that needs to be taken seriously. A lot of these new technologies are see in both civilian aircraft, the military and […]
Maxwell McMaster is an artist based out of Los Angeles. He teamed up with Dropbox to illustrate one of their daily murals on Saturday, March 10. The idea behind this Dropbox Live Mural: Activism Through Art, is for two artists to meet up and collaborate on creating a mural together. Two new artists meet every day […]
We hit the ground running in day two. More panels on the schedule than day one, and definitely more people crowding the streets of Austin. It also hit 90 degrees today, so add some sweltering Texas weather to the mix and you’re in for an intense day. Death and Legacy in the Digital Age Panels […]
Congressman Beto O’Rourke (D-Tex) is coming off the high of winning the Texas Democratic primary and is headed straight to the polls in November to take on Ted Cruz for his seat in the senate. O’Rourke spoke at SXSW this year specifically on campaign financing and how he has built his entire campaign on small donations […]
Panelists Vanessa Janowski of Vari Solutions, Ivy Reyes of Pinterest, Maisy Samuelson of Shutterstock and Cinna Wu of Facebook hosted the panel Back-End to the Future: A/B Testing What Counts on Saturday at SXSW. A/B testing refers to experimenting with two different variants of a variable or software and seeing what a user’s preference […]
Media narratives play a vital role in the formation of public opinion and policy, particularly in terms of immigration. The panel Creating New Stories of Immigration focused on how these narratives are interacting with our current political environment. Panelists also discussed a variety of new techniques media professionals can use to frame immigration more positively. I had […]