SXSW 2011: Appsocalypse Now
Hurricane Party, Liquid Space, View, Localmind, Situationist – just some of the apps I’ve downloaded in the last few days at South by Southwest. I’m sure I missed out on tons more. And I’m glad I did....
View ArticleGowalla: less badges, more stories
Josh Williams, founder and CEO of Gowalla, surprised the audience during his keynote with quotes like “Badges are bullshit.” and “Gamification isn’t cool.” What? For three days we heard that...
View ArticleSXSW 2011: Less technology, more socializing and real business
This fabulous illustrations courtesy of Ogilvy (via Brad Hill) I’m writing this a few hours after my return from Austin. As usual, SXSW was whirlwind of knowledge, brilliant minds, trial of new...
View ArticleGamification is the new Web 2.0
Try it out: Next time you talk about the future of marketing, add the words “Gamification” and “Game Mechanics.” Suddenly you morph from marketing expert to marketing genius. You might be promoted on...
View ArticleThe long tail of Social Networking
First there were portals. AOL, Yahoo and all the other sites with names we don’t remember anymore. Then came Google. And now there’s Facebook. History has shown us that early dominance doesn’t...
View ArticleWhy I want to speak at SXSW 2012
I submitted a speaking proposal entitled: How creativity will reinvent capitalism “Stimulating the economy is not about tax cuts or new subsidies. Stimulating the economy is about reinenting the...
View ArticleWhat I want to get out of SXSW
It’s my fourth year in a row and I can’t wait to be part of the insanity we call SXSW once again. Here are a few thoughts while I’m prepping for the event. The conference ticket is quite expensive....
View ArticleAssume = to make an ‘ass’ out of ‘u’ and ‘me’
SXSW is overwhelming madness, as usual. I had 15 meetings already, more than 10 to go. It’s easy to google the person in advance or check their profiles. The problem is, we tend to pretend to know...
View ArticleSXSW 2012: The need for calm technology Part 1
2012 was supposed to be the year of stalking apps for the hyper-networking types: Glancee, Highlight, Banjo – you name it. Once we arrived at SXSW, we would use these platforms to meet new people,...
View ArticleSXSW 2012: The need for calm technology, Part 3
Remember the Jetsons? The idea that robots and machines would do all the work for you while you can enjoy your life? Walking around the grounds of SXSW, one begins to think that something went awfully...
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