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All the info from #sxswi 2011, from panels, parties and meeting interesting people in Austin Texas.
*Update: I posted these notes to Notesee, a place to catalog and share your own conference notes. They made me MPV of the day. Thanks, Joel!
**Update: Sam reposted these notes on her website after I posted them to Notesee. Go to SEO Penguin to read more and learn about her work! Thanks for spreading the word Sam!
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The idea behind Spirit Day, first created by teenager Brittany McMillan earlier this month, is a simple one, not dissimilar to the idea of “Spirit Week” held in many high schools, and can be summed up in three words: Everyone Rally Together.
Spirit Day honors the teenagers who had taken their own lives in recent weeks. But just as importantly, it’s also a way to show the hundreds of thousands of LGBT youth who face the same pressures and bullying, that there is a vast community of people who support them.
Purple symbolizes ‘spirit’ on the rainbow flag, a symbol for LGBT Pride that was created by Gilbert Baker in 1978.
Wearing purple on October 20 is a simple way to show the world that you stand by these courageous young people and a simple way to stand UP to the bullies. Remember those lives we’ve tragically lost, and show your solidarity with those who are still fighting. ‘Go Purple’ today!
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“I am terrified of this industry…isn’t that stupid?” This is what my friend, a current graphic design student said about our profession. I find our industry and design community to be active and fun, filled with visionaries, entrepreneurs and go getters.
But for the 45 minutes following his remark we talked about his fears and I offered some tips and insights on graduating from design school and getting a design job. Here’s a recap of that conversation.
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Here are some things I’ve learned so far. Take these tips and run with them. Why should you listen to me you ask? Well, for one thing my business card title has “Social Media” on it. No joke, I hustled enough to get it. And second, I just had 3 people write to me on the same day last week asking to pick my brain on this very subject. Instead of keeping all this between us four, here they are for your benefit.
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Last week Kris Layon of Two Apps Per Day brought up an interesting point about designing for the iPad. He related it to the great Wild West. It was such a good description for not only iPad design, but social media and the new frontier of our web culture.
For instance, there is no degree for social media. Every now and then I get a random job offer in social media for a national organization and even other web firms in town. That said, here are some predictions for social media and our web future.
The E-commerce boom
In the mid to late-90s, every company and anyone with an idea hurried to put up a web site so they could start marking money. Corporations couldn’t grow their web business fast enough. And the web industry made quite a bit of money. In 2000 our bubble crashed and all the bad ideas fell through the floor. We took a step back and refined what worked online and adjusted our perceptions and actions accordingly.
E-commerce is now commonplace. We trust it because it’s become part of our lives. We know the pitfalls and procedures. One of the most amazing inventions was Amazon.com‘s patented one-click ordering system. If you use iTunes, you use this system everyday without even thinking about it.
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According to @iconmaster on Twitter, the One Taco Urban Eatery was vandalized today. As current Foursquare Mayor I spoke out against the perpetrator. Find the culprit and bring him or her to justice!
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After becoming a Gowalla Street Team Elite member I found I could edit and merge other people’s check-in spots. This is how you do it and how you can become a member of the Street Team Elite (STE) force. To become a member of the Street Team Elite, just send a tweet to @Gowalla asking for this privilege.
Regular users can edit their own spots, but STE members can edit any location. However, if the location has custom icon only Gowalla can edit it.
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Here’s a quick introduction to Foursquare and Gowalla. I explain what they are and how to “check in”. I explain how a business can use Gowalla or Foursquare to increase sales. What is the difference between Gowalla and Foursquare? That is explained here, too. Thanks for watching.
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