March 30, 2010
Posted by Jen Reeves
I have mentioned many times that I have a thing for blogging. I spend time here, I spend time on my kid blogs and I spend time encouraging a lot of other people to use blogs to reawaken their conversational writing voice. A while back I used to encourage newbies to blogging to hop into [...]
March 26, 2010
Posted by Jen Reeves
A little more than a year ago I stumbled into an event called Twestival. It’s a social media-based international event that raises money for a good cause. Last year it raised money for an international charity called charity:water and this year it raised (and continues to raise) money for Concern Worldwide. When I first read [...]
March 24, 2010
Posted by Jen Reeves
So I’ve already proved I really like Foursquare. I joined in on the fun the moment I could… But not long after that I started hearing rumbles about Gowalla. My initial reaction was “Wow. They have cool graphics but I can’t join in on another location-based game. I’m a busy person.” But as I got closer [...]
March 22, 2010
Posted by Jen Reeves
A year ago when I went to South by Southwest I heard about this thing called Foursquare. It was all about checking in at various locations from your phone. I looked at it online and didn’t join in on the fun since Foursquare wasn’t happening in my town. It seemed like a lot of work [...]
March 21, 2010
Posted by Jen Reeves
I decided to ask that question in honor of Clay Shirky who had wonderful things to say during the SXSW 2010 conference. On my last day attending SXSW, I decided to go on an impromptu trip to a cowboy store to buy hats for my kids. During that trip, my iPhone dropped out of my [...]
March 20, 2010
Posted by Jen Reeves
I’m just wrapping up my stay in Austin after almost a full week of geeking it up with some of the most amazing minds in the world during the South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) conference. I had a chance to mingle with people from thousands of different interests and niches. This wasn’t just a conference [...]
March 8, 2010
Posted by Jen Reeves
I’m getting ready to head out of town again… It’s been a busy month. But this time around I’m heading to a mecca of new media/social media/technology minds. I went to SXSW for the first time last year and I learned SO much about the experience. If you ever have a chance to attend a [...]
