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Close Encounters of the Tech Kind 1

Close Encounters of the Tech Kind 1

We saw some impressive products while at South by. Most staggering was the diversity. Despite all the talk of “Location Location Location” not every new app focused on your mobile whereabouts. One was a nifty new open source Content Management System, Concrete5. The product differs from better known systems like Drupal and Joomla most notably [...]

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mini: Niche

mini: Niche

The world is made of up of niche markets – people looking to consume unique things. According to Jeremy Gutsche, popular is not cool. Popular is what was once unique but went viral. I learned from Jason Fried of 37signals and Gutsche that big companies build things for big markets. Masses of consumers, hordes of [...]

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Noise and Exhaustion

Noise and Exhaustion

I was overwhelmed today. I say this to somewhat admit my own failings (I was exhausted and therefore asocial) and to offer a metaphor/piece of advice. South by Southwest is much like the Internet itself in that there is so much content, you have to create your own filters and on occasion, step away from [...]

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The Value of Blame

The Value of Blame

Blame gets a bad wrap.  Blame can bring down an otherwise successful venture, or can derail a project if improperly placed or delivered.

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Three Syracuse University iSchool students escape the wintry confines of Central New York in exchange for sunny Austin, Texas and the nexus of the technology world. What will they find? Who will they meet? What will they learn? Stay tuned here to find out.

Noise and Exhaustion

Kate | March 15th, 2010 | SXSW | No Comments »

I was overwhelmed today. I say this to somewhat admit my own failings (I was exhausted and therefore asocial) and to offer a metaphor/piece of advice. South by Southwest is much like the Internet itself in that there is so much content, you have to create your own filters and on occasion, step away from [...]