American Airlines, you get a D in communication.

On June 11th, I took a flight from Tucson, AZ to Dallas/Ft. Worth on my way back to Austin. We took off normally. As we ascended, the air conditioning started blowing warm air and everyone's ear starting popping repeatedly.*ding* "This is your Captain speaking, we seem to be experiencing some cabin pressurization issues. We're going to return to the gate in Tucson. This should be a normal

John Haydon is at it again.

The Social Media Guru known as John Haydon has created a brand new website to share his insights. He was gracious enough to include me in his launch with a guest post that I wrote about a presentation that I give called Swingin' Social Media. Enjoy.

Lights. Camera. Help.

As of today we have opened up the submissions process for the Lights. Camera. Help Film Festival. What that means is that you can now submit your films simply by filling out the form found on this page. So if you have a feature length film, short films, and public service announcements (including dramatic, documentary, experimental, and animation) we want to see them.So what are you waiting for?

All Access Live

I was lucky enough to get hooked up with a company for SXSW called All Access Live. They bought me a badge for interactive and gave me a camera guy for a few evenings and interviews. Some of my video content is up at their site, and some if it didn't make the cut.What was really interesting is watch all this come together. There was a short time frame and a little venture capital, but it was

Shiner Beer's Got Spunk

Shiner Bock has been my go-to beer these days. Not merely because I prefer darker beer, but because the taste represents a history and a tradition. It's a local flavor that goes back to 1909. Images of Bavarian settlers, the great depression and prohibition. Hope, despair, persecution and freedom. And now...SPUNK.The Brewery's hype masters, McGrrah Jessee, duped Heineken out of their