Month: June 2014

How SXSW staff monitor social media to track rumors, and identify safety and crowd issues during the festival

by Naomi Goldapple

The SXSW Music, Interactive and Film festival attracts a sea of people to Austin, Texas every year, and they come armed with smartphones and social media profiles. The result is a massive stream of social media updates that break news and signal important events. “Sometimes a band won’t make it to the festival, but they’ll […]

An analysis of the C2MTL speakers, concepts and quotes that stood out

by Naomi Goldapple

Even before C2MTL started, Cindy Gallop made her presence felt. Gallop is the founder of Make Love Not Porn. She’s an engaged and savvy social media user, and a great speaker. All of those reasons, among others, led her to be one of the main stage speakers at C2MTL, a unique and remarkable annual business […]