Trina DasGupta is the founder and CEO of Single Palm Tree Productions, a media company dedicated to using entertainment as a vehicle to help build global understanding. When I spoke with Trina about this panel—“America Meet World: How Global Satirists See Us”—the passion she has for her work was undeniable. Rather than trying (and inevitably failing) to […]
SXsports is one of the newest ventures for SXSW Interactive. It began in 2014 and has already become very popular, attracting many of the top entertainers, personalities and thinkers of the sports industry. As a sports fanatic, this is definitely the segment of SXSW Interactive that I am most looking forward to. There are so […]
Many Most of us are aware…we use our phones too much. And we’re similarly aware of the most popular past time within this overuse – checking in with social media. Experts have already postulated some of the consequences of this constant social media barrage. We’re sleeping less, because our glowing screens are keeping our brains awake. […]
Happy Chinese New Year everyone! This week saw the beginning of the Year of the Sheep. Mark Zuckerberg welcomed the new year with a video post in, what Business Insider calls, “vastly improved” Mandarin Chinese. Post by Mark Zuckerberg. Meanwhile, Tech Crunch reports that our friends at Buzzfeed have ventured further into mobile territory this […]
Attention, all animal lovers! While this is an interactive conference, there is still plenty of room for man’s best friend. And man’s other best friend, cats. And also, tigers. Here is an overview of the top five SXSWi panels for animal lovers. From pet adoption, to vodka, to indie rock music—there is something for everyone. […]
Let’s Talk About Beer: Beer. Beer isn’t a scary word. It’s happy, it’s casual—everybody loves beer. (OK, I’m sure plenty of people don’t love beer, but just go with it.) What about lager, though? Stout? Porter or IPA? Many people are intimidated by those words and the craft beer culture in general. But do they […]
The Twittersphere continues to react to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s Feb. 4 Wired op-ed in which he proposed a plan to treat, and regulate, the internet as a public utility. Net neutrality supporters and opponents alike gear up as the FCC’s public Feb. 26 vote draws closer. Facebook announced this week that they were introducing […]