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The Quest for Awesomeness
They say three times a charm and I have to say, this being my third consecutive year attending SXSW Interactive, aside from a few moments, it was definitely a positive experience. Chalk it up to feeling comfortable amidst the chaos of the event or perhaps it was the fact that I was on vacation and had absolutely no agenda aside from learning and networking. I attended some fantastic sessions around gaming and life, LBS, and content strategy. Had a lot of fun taking some #ChevySXSW 360-degree photos with friends. I made some new connections,...
read moreSXSW in One Word
During my first year at SXSW back in 2009 I wanted to capture the essence of the conference and decided to do that with a video montage where I asked a bunch of random people to sum up their SXSW experience in a mere two words. It was my first ever video project. Since then I have had a lot of fun creating numerous other video interviews and montages with my little Kodak Zi8. This year, my third year at SXSW, I thought I would try to do it again, but this time, I wanted to sum up SXSW in just one simple word because sometimes all it takes is...
read moreTweetUp Idol #SingUp – aka Geeks Singing Karaoke
Photo Credit: Wayne Kurtzman Three things are certain – I love to plan events, I love burritos and I love karaoke – especially live band karaoke. Which is why on Thursday, January 20th, a group of social media/technology geeks got together for one night to unveil some of their hidden singing talents at the first ever TweetUp Idol #singup at The Lansdowne Pub in Boston, MA. It was live-band karaoke at its best and there was no certainly no shortage of talent. Once the band – JukeBox Heroes – began to set up, the...
read moreBurrito Breakdown – an Interactive Infographic
I love infographics for their ability to present data in visually creative ways. When this one came my way via Twitter from my buddy, Mike Lewis (aka @bostonmike) I just had to share. @cmajor… did you see this? Burrito Breakdown: The Economics of This Mexican Favorite | MintLife Blog http://bit.ly/gKqGkS What I love about this burrito infographic created by Mint.com aside the fact that it focuses on one of my favorite foods, is that you can interact with it and actually build a burrito while learning how each individual ingredient...
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