The old adage that ladies get no love in tech is a thing of the past, at least here in Austin, TX. On Saturday March 13, a group of 90 wave-making women gathered at the top of Frost Bank Tower (the building that looks like a giant nose hair trimmer)......
There comes a time during every party hopping night when you want to stop hopping, but keep your juices flowing along with the champagne and wine. The unofficial designated venue for this practice last night was Austin's historic hotel The Driskill. Filled with elegance, ambiance, and a cozy upstairs bar......
After three solid hours of making the rounds at the TechSet party, we made our way to The Hollywood Reporter shindig at the Tweethouse, where we ran into all of our favorite little birdies. The inside of the event would have had somewhat of a dance club atmosphere if the......
After a day of panels, (some painful, some filled with win), tech club reunions, impromptu hotel lobby drinkups and unconference geek-out sessions, South by Southwest Interactive nightlife officially kicked off with the return of the TechSet Party at downtown Austin's tri-level roaring '20s-themed hot spot, Speakeasy. Always fashionable but never......
We mentioned in the first post of our Ignite LA series that the speakers were asked to use 20 slides at 15-second intervals during their presentations. However, as Ignite LA organizer Michael Liskin said, "You can have a format, but certain situations call for breaking that format." And that's exactly......
Tech geeks aren't just ruling the world; They're doing their part to save it. Ignite LA presenter and CrisisCamp organizer Chad Catacchio used his 15 minutes to talk about the power of the CrisisCommons community. Founded in March 2009, CrisisCommons brought socially conscious citizens and NGOs together to create solutions......
A mashup of technologists, entrepreneurs, artists, and activists gathered at Cinespace on March 1 for the 2nd annual Ignite LA. Founded in 2006 by Brady Forrest, Ignite kicked off in Seattle as a platform where people from diverse backgrounds could share their academic and creative visions. Now a week long......
Yesterday morning, after slurping up their morning coffee buzz, a number of Gmail users got their Google Buzz on, or they at least took a shot. Google's new social platform, which some say is the search engine giant's solution to Twitter and Facebook, is currently at the fore in tech......
For more than half a century the Grammy Awards have been the pinnacle institution of American music. (But that doesn't mean the tone of the show and the brand itself have to be institutional.) While the Grammys showcase a smorgasbord of chart-topping tweens, pop sensations, musical legends, and iconic performances,......
