Moving On
First of all, apologies for not posting here in a while. It’s been a crazy couple of months.
Now for the news: I have decided to leave my current job at Mindset Digital to start my own company. Tomorrow (5/25) is my last day.
My Hotspot’s Name is Mark
Mark moved to Austin from Houston four or five months ago. He’s had a hard time finding work. “Tough economy,” he says. But this week he’s employed (sort of) providing internet access to data-starved conference goers at South by Southwest.
The “Homeless Hotspots” project has become the talk of the conference this year and elicited strong feelings on what is a complex issue.
SXSW 2012: #BigBabies – Why Baby Boomers = Public Media FAIL
Thanks to everyone who came to our SXSW panel this morning. If you missed it, here is some of the collected feedback from Twitter. We’re working on a longer, more detailed summary of the session and will have that up in the near future.
7 Things Page Administrators Need To Know About Facebook Timeline For Brands
This morning Facebook made the widely anticipated announcement that the Timeline layout they rolled out to individual profiles will now also be rolled out to brand pages. Here are 5 initial things to think about as you digest these changes.
The One Problem Pinterest Desperately Needs to Solve
Much to-do has been made recently about Pinterest playing a bit fast and loose with users’ copyrights, but there is a related issue that is not only lousy from a legal standpoint but also dramatically affects user experience.
Live-tweeting John Glenn’s Friendship 7 Mission, 50 Years Later
February 20, 2012 marked the 50th anniversary of astronaut John Glenn becoming the first American to orbit the earth. To celebrate, we re-constructed the mission (which lasted a little under 5 hours) in real-time on Twitter.
Stylebooks Get Into a Bit of a #ValentimesDay Lovers’ Quarrel
@FakeAPStylebook picks a #ValentimesDay fight with @APStylebook, sullies @ChicagoManual’s good name.
Guys: Nothing About Pinterest Is Gender Specific. Get Over It.
You know what would make a great “Pinterest for dudes”? How about Pinterest.
Brand Journalism Has A Lot To Learn From Real Journalism
If you’re considering hiring a “brand journalist,” rather than co-opting journalism in name only, why not also steal and adopt the standards that have made news organizations such trusted institutions?
Social Search Is Only As Good As Your Friends (And That Could Go Either Way)
I’m not very impressed so far with Google’s new personalized search results, but there’s hope! Google already has the ability to make social search quite a bit smarter. Here’s how.