by Brian Costea | Mar 13, 2011 | Community
Being a newbie to SXSW I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. Don’t get me wrong, I was fully prepared for all of the crazy parties, hoards of people and all of the weirdness that Austin has to offer. It was the interactive panels, breakout groups and sessions that I...
by Cheryl Treleaven | Mar 7, 2011 | Community
Austin is the “Silicon Valley” of social media. It is a hub of thought leadership, venture capital and resources for the burgeoning social marketing industry. It’s not surprising then that the interactive conference at Austin’s hugely popular SXSW festival has become...
by Steve Hershberger | Oct 12, 2010 | Community
I have an acquaintance who is in a wheel chair. He was a former top ranked cyclist who had a severe accident that put him there. Recently I ran into him and asked how it was going. His response was interesting and stuck with me. Here is what he said: “By and large,...
by Cheryl Treleaven | Sep 20, 2010 | Community
My mom just turned 88 and is more tech-savvy than most of her contemporaries. She’s a whiz at on-line research and shopping, and has a slew on blogs she looks at regularly. (Don’t ask about her pass along tendencies; she forwards lots of chain emails!) She and...
by Cheryl Treleaven | Aug 16, 2010 | Community
I love cupcakes and gleefully embraced the cupcake phase over the last few years. I sought out the best in my home town of Chicago and tried many places and many different kinds of cupcakes. A persnickety friend of mine, whose opinion on food I value, recommended a...
