File sharing has long been a part of the internet discussion. The sharing of music, movies, books, and other forms of media are common place, although legally murky. Attracting a lot of attention recently is Cody Wilson, Director of Defense Distributed (DD), an organization committed to sharing weapons designs to be fabricated through 3D printers. […]
Raucous applause greeted guests of the 100 Year Starship panel at SXSW as they took the stage. It seems little introduction was necessary for this crowd to heap praise upon the panel, but the moderator Benjamin Palmer (of the interactive marketing firm The Barbarian Group) introduced the panelists anyway as: Dr. Mae Jemison (astronaut, first […]
As the SXSW behemoth slowly awakened, Bill Gates gave the final keynote at SXSWedu. The host introduced Gates as a “modern day Edison,” an apt comparison in more ways than one, but if philanthropy redeems, perhaps we should forgive him. Gates described the explosion in computing power and the implosion in cost, telling an anecdote […]
Blacks in Technology (BiT) is a coalition of technology industry leaders committed to highlighting the black community’s impact in technology-related industries, products, and services. The result of this mission, increasing visible diversity in the tech industry, is extremely valuable on a number of levels. For many people, discussing race in any capacity is uncomfortable and […]
What is one to make of Al Gore? The former Vice President (introduced stumblingly by Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell as “Former President”) spent his SXSW Interactive address exhibiting a fire in the belly that has only manifested itself during his post-election career. To the democratic faithful, Gore was the profoundest of disappointments 13 years ago, […]
You may have heard about a little invention called the DVR. You may also have heard that it makes TV networks and advertisers a tad bit nervous, because fewer and fewer people watch advertisements when they can simply skip through them. Jason Kint isn’t losing any sleep over it. Kint is the General Manager of […]
It’s fair to say that America has, at best, a mixed record responding to natural disasters. The high profile failures of Hurricane Katrina still loom large, and while the response to Hurricane Sandy wasn’t the same unmitigated fiasco, such a statement is damning with faint praise. The government – some of it anyway – knows […]
SXSW has arrived in Austin, TX, which is unusually chilly this time of year. The festival’s big gaping maw has barely begun to open to swallow up the tens of thousands of people who show up each year to discover and celebrate the seemingly infinite amount of creative endeavors put on display. And to network. […]
Techcitement learned of Marvel’s upcoming Project Gamma announcement at SXSW and knew this would be a perfect topic for Sensitive Hulk to discuss. IS OKAY, HULK HAVE SPOT OF DUST IN HIS EYE. HULK NOT CRYBABY. HULK SENSITIVE, NOT WUSS. SOMETIME HULK JUST GET MAD AT PR INDUSTRY. HULK UNDERSTAND THAT IT INVOLVE MANY UNDERPAID, […]
Normally, we at Techcitement blanch at the thought of publicizing a company’s obvious attempt at viral-video marketing, but sometimes the stars align to make the perfect mix of humor, marketing, and startled disbelief. Such is the case with this beautifully odd video from the best terrible pizza franchise in your town, Domino’s Pizza. Now I […]
