I think it was @Dens who said it first. The theme of SXSW is A-B-C. No, not that A-B-C but “Always Be Charging.” Seriously with 20,000 people tugging the heartstrings and the bandwidth of At&T’s 3G it is SO necessary to find a charge anywhere you could. I was doing just that, more specifically, at the Zya Music Party with Nick Cannon spinning behind me. There I was catching up with some friends from PepsiCo when I realized I was… Continue Reading
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March 27, 2012
March 21, 2012
SXSW: It’s what you make of it.
Thoughts on a good time in Texas from an almost-seasoned SXSW goer. SXSW has come a long way since its humble beginnings. My music business friends have been going since the early days, and the veterans among them tell me about the times of a twenty band music festival. Today the festival is part interactive, part film and all music, pulling hundreds of thousands of people to the epicenter of cool in the Texas capital city. I’ve gone to SXSW… Continue Reading
March 16, 2010
@relevance
In what was first viewed as a breakthrough moment in tech, then almost instantaneously derided as a yawn-fest, Twitter’s Chief Executive Evan Williams, unveiled an unexpected, yet virtually extensible marketing platform @anywhere. A tool aimed squarely at placing the Twitter ecosystem in a more contextual environment—right at the source for most discussion on the Internet—original content sites. Most users on the service were up in arms at the less-than stimulating presentation, however, now that the dust has settled I think… Continue Reading
August 17, 2009
We Totally Beat Level One
Mike and I are proud to announce that two of the panels crafted in-house at Carrot have been selected for further voting by you, the lovely interactive community. With your help we can collect all the gold rings, green mushrooms, fire spitting flowers, and flying feather things to defeat Bowser and deliver two riveting presentations in Austin. Mike will be speaking on how the reigning sports leagues like the MLB, NFL, and NBA can help their athletes leverage social media… Continue Reading
