Social Media Portal Done Right

Vets4Vets, a national, free peer support network for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been working with me and the rest of the Web Development Team at Ridgewood Associates to develop the social media tools and techniques that have helped make their new site a success. In addition to a slick new look, the site serves as a social media portal, incorporating Vets4Vets-branded

1st AMODA Screening Series Event

The Austin Museum of Digital Art just held its pilot screening even for the organization's ongoing screening series. In my volunteer role as Director of Communications, I was particularly proud to have a sold out show with some fantastic animation. My particular favorite piece was an stop-motion animation piece by an artist named Blu. It's embedded below. MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU

The Economics of Art

Rarely do academics capture my attention (or imagination) when it comes to art. Broadly stereotyping, there aren't enough people looking forward when thinking about theory. However, I ran across a post on Austin Art Start that had an interview by Marcy Hoen with David Galenson. In it, he explains how economic theories apply to art. I think he's rather convincing, but he goes on to tell us

Mansion of Terror

So far, I've only found two good reasons to make the trek from Austin to Round Rock. IKEA, and the Mansion of Terror. Now, this isn't to say that there aren't other, equally compelling reasons to make the journey, but it's hard work dodging the the flaming loofas and shower caddy catapults from the turf battle between Linens 'n' Things and Bed, Bath and Beyond along I-35. When I arrived at the

12 Most Powerful and Influential Topic Clouds

Remember the list of the 50 Most Powerful and Influential Men in Social Media? I've used Wordle to create topic clouds of the concepts that the top 12 of these men are writing about lately. Why 12? Because it's about how old I'm feeling right now. It's my hope that these clouds are accurate depictions of these social media influencers. How do you think they fair? 1. Michael Arrington 2.