March 2012
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Hottest new apps out of SXSW 2012: Which did you... →
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Watchaustin360:
Unsure of how to get around during SXSW? Let us help you.
Check out this video on getting around on the Capital Metro bus. We also have one on using MetroRail.
Great, GREAT video on transportation during SXSW. The week is only going to get more crowded as people trickle in for the music portion, so choose your transportation wisely!
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Austin Shelter Pronounces SXSW “Homeless Hotspots”... →
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Making A Blog Your Business
I’ve said it time and time again, but one of my favorite parts of my job is finding new blogs to read and starting out the first part of my day each morning with a quick scan of all of the newest posts. From food, to fashion and travel, to technology and PR industry info, I love it all. One of my favorite blogs (and a blog I used for inspiration to create my own personal site) is Cupcakes...
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“Be innovative. Don’t build a company, solve a problem.” #sxsw #youth”
– Shahed Khan, Director and Co-Founder of @Viatsik
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“You can’t sell yourself if you don’t understand your own value...”
– Emily Schuman, Cupcakes and Cashmere
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The Future of Music is Social
A few fun facts from the Turntable.fm panel today:
Most popular song: Lights by Ellie Goulding
The 7the most popular song: Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
First song ever played: Theme from Ricky, Gonna Fly Now
Most “lamed” songs:
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Ashley
Friday by Rebecca Black
Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites by Skrillex
Lights by Ellie Goulding...
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Bye Bye SXSW
Today’s our last day at SXSW interactive and this week has gone by FAST. I’m hitting the road back to Houston tonight with plenty of lessons learned and great information to bring back to our agency and clients alike.
A few things I learned:
In order to build a celebrity brand (or really, any brand) online, your brand must stay true to it’s authentic self.
There are...
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The Secret Behind Pinterest
What’s the secret behind the best time suck on the internet? The people. Founder and creator Ben Silbermann lead a discussion about the ins and outs of Pinterest, the site for virtual pinboards. Besides giving the audience insight into how the company was founded, (inspired by Silbermann’s own stamp and insect collections!) he also went into such issues as the copyright question that...
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IPR on Twitter!
If you’re not already following the team on Twitter, you can access their accounts here. You can see everywhere they’ve been since the first day of SXSW and watch out for their live tweets throughout the rest of the day!
Allie Herzog Danziger @alliedanziger
Jessie Boone @jessielboone
Britney Munguia @britney_leanne
Jenny Selber @theotherselber
Stephanie Ignacio @saignacio
Happy...
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“Right now there are about 38,000,000 calls to action online surrounding...”
– Erin DeRuggiero at “Social Apps and Charitable Giving”
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Mr. Duritz and Me
A true child of the 90’s, my favorite band ever, of all time, is The Counting Crows. I’ve loved them for the longest time, but because they so rarely tour in the southern states, have only seen them live twice. Miraculously, they are playing a free show at Auditorium Shores Friday, March 16th at 8:00 p.m. Even though I planned to be long gone from SX by then, I’ve decided to...
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Are We Killing Social with Social?
Instead of summing this panel up I’m going to include a few questions that were covered in this presentation. Would love to hear any thoughts you may have on these.
What is the balance of digital stimuli in daily human interactions?
What is “social fatigue?”
What are these social netoworking sites doing for us, and how are they bringing positivity into our lives?
What kind of...
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“Good PR helps bad books fail faster”
– Rusty Shelton, President of Shelton Interactive
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“We’ve really moved from a presentation to a conversation.”
– Andrew Wilson, EA Sports at “Digital Sports: Know More. Do More.”
— Contributed by Jenny Selber
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“Today, nerds run the world.”
– Jimmy Fallon on his excitement about being at SXSW, at “Digital Sport: Know More. Do More.” curated by Jimmy Fallon
— Contributed by Jenny Selber
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“Use channels that you own to drive traffic to your social media channels. You...”
– — Miles Beckett, CEO EQAL 