event Archive
-
Joline from Meeting Maximizer, Nadia from Eyewitness News – SXSW 2013
Posted on March 20, 2013 | No CommentsOn the first day I got to do two quick interviews. the first one is with Jolene, whom I met last year at SXSW. She is promoting ways to use your phone as the reporter in the Meeting Maximizer. Jolene was showing off a new program called the Conference reporter. I also got to talk with Nadia – a reporter for Eyewitness news in... -
PBS, PBS Kids Now on Roku 3 – SXSW 2013
Posted on March 19, 2013 | 2 CommentsNot only did I get to see and play with the Roku 3 at SXSW, I also found out about PBS and PBS Kids coming to the Roku! With over 750 channels, Roku is definitely the best set top box for Internet television. About Roku 3 Roku 3 is the newest version of the Roku player. It replaces the Roku 2 XS, which was... -
AMD Shows the Case Mod Still is Alive With Ben Heck Creations – SXSW 2013
Posted on March 18, 2013 | No CommentsDuring the first night of SXSW I was able to catch the AMD party. Upstairs on Congress avenue we were treated to an old idea reborn. The computer case mod. Modding a computer was something I thought was extinct but AMD showed us otherwise. They had about 10 case mods – mostly from Madison native Ben Heckendorn. We started with Chris Hook from AMD.... -
Shaq on Twitter, Beam Personal Assistant – SXSW 2013
Posted on March 15, 2013 | No CommentsIt’s the last day of my SXSW coverage. I started the day with breakfast tacos 16 floors above Austin. We learned about an analytics took that included Tumblr. From there I stopped by the blogger lounge where I found my friend Calvin won a Samsung camera. What was really funny was the fact he took a few pictures with it, someone from Samsung saw... -
Rare Gibson “Lucy” Les Paul in Austin – SXSW 2013
Posted on March 13, 2013 | No CommentsI was told this guitar was the only one available in the US and that not even Gibson employee have not seen it yet. I am talking about the recreation of the famous Lucy Les Paul Guitar. A guitar that has a history just as ragged as any rock star out there. I am joined by Jon Accarrino of Red Touch Media to show... -
WWE’s John Cena, Google Shoes – SXSW 2013
Posted on March 10, 2013 | No CommentsI attended a couple sessions today, one being how the WWE is crushing social media. Did you know the WWE trends more than most other sports? Did you know that WWE’s John Cena has more Twitter followers than Kim Kardashian? The panel included Cena, Stephanie McMahon (EVP,Creative Developer), Perkins Miller (EVP of Digital Media) and hosted by Khris Loux of Echo. They talked some... -
Rain in Austin, PBS Kids, Innovative Cener – SXSW 2013
Posted on March 9, 2013 | No CommentsDay 1 of SXSW Interactive started out with rain. Everyone piled into the convention center to dry off and attend the first sessions of the event. The Samsung Blogger lounge opened and I met Brian Solis who gave me a copy of #WTF. While going from session to session, I ran into Pete Cashmore of Mashable. We had a brief but great conversation. I...








