Austin Evolution #7
Yesterday, Google Maps announced their release of Google Street View in Austin. I saw them on the UT campus a while ago an lo and behold there I am. This is a great addition to the Google Maps features for the city.
Yesterday, Google Maps announced their release of Google Street View in Austin. I saw them on the UT campus a while ago an lo and behold there I am. This is a great addition to the Google Maps features for the city.
Today John, Kara and I sat down to have a conversation with David who is leading a project within the American Cancer Society known as SharingHope.TV. Here’s how the project is described on the website:
Constituents can utilize SharingHope.TV to do more than just distribute their work. We want to offer a platform that, ultimately, [...]
Over at brandchannel, my favorite site on branding, Barry Silverstein writes about marketing to consumers during an economic downturn.
Silverstein recalls one of the fundamental paradoxes of marketing that I remember learning about in my early advertising classes. In his article, he quotes Harvard Business School professor John Quelch:
“Instead of cutting the market research budget, [...]
I just used Down For Everyone Or Just Me to check the status of a site. Turns out it really is down and the Google ads want me to be okay with the outcome. The internet is so entertaining.
After over a week of panels, networking and the all important after parties, SXSW 2008 has come to a close. I was lucky enough to interact with tons of brilliant and talented people in their respective fields, be it technology, film or music. This was my first SXSW experience and definitely not my [...]