In the months before SXSW, I prepared. I prepared to be overwhelmed with my choices. With hundreds of panels to choose from and more than 30,000 attendees alongside me making the same choices, I prepared to be jostled, shut-out and waylaid. I knew I might have to change my plans at a moment’s notice. I prepared […]
Elizabeth Ames, Vice President of Marketing and Alliances for the Anita Borg Institute began her Tuesday SXSW Interactive panel by presenting a date to the audience. May 28, 2014. Though most people may not recognize the date, she cites it as an important turning point in the struggle of women in STEM fields. On that day […]
Net Neutrality: I’m not usually a fan of using blanket statements or absolutes, but I feel pretty comfortable making this one: The biggest thing to happen in interactive news this week was the FCC’s vote on and approval of the Open Internet Order, i.e., net neutrality. The Open Internet Order “[sets] forth clear, sustainable, […]
This week we had Super Bowl 49, which set the world of social media on fire. According to Keith Shaw of networkworld.com, Twitter reported more than 28.4 million tweets regarding the Super Bowl or its half time show, and on Spotify halftime performer Katy Perry streamed music increased by 85%. Also in the news this […]
Jared Cohen, director of Google ideas, mentioned one story in particular from his experience visiting 35 countries, hoping to take the Internet to the rest of the world. He said in the major cities of Damascus, the government has set up check points where they confiscate and inspect cell phones. One day, his friend decided […]
SVP and Google Fellow Amit Singhal discusses the current state of search and Google’s vision for a more organic search in the future with author and former Apple chief evangelist Guy Kawasaki.
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