I was recently reminded that this iteration of the podcast–Radio Free Hipster ver. 2.0, if you will–is now nearly a year old. And how do I mark this momentous occasion? By generally ignoring it and just playing some more nerd music. You know how I do.
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Ahead of the President’s visit to SXSW on Friday, today the White House announced the 2016 National Week of Making on June 17-23. The announcement also kicked off a $200k Career and Technical Education (CTE) Makeover Challenge for US high schools.
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Aurasma’s AR platform has been at SXSW and today announced a new patent, which will add geolocation to deliver targeted experiences.
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A new white paper describing the impact of connected wearables on health is free to download.
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Please take just a few minutes, register with SXSW (it’s relatively painless) and then click on the thumbs up for each of the topics (links below).
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It’s possible that I’m getting older. But after two days of the craziness of SXSW, I decided that I was going to walk. And walk. And walk. Being something of a country mouse, I’ve always been fascinated by cities–especially newer cities. So on my last day in Austin as a Cottonelle corespondent, I did three things: I put on my favorite dress, got my hair done, and I put on my walking boots (this is Texas, after all).
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There’s a fun, crazy, weird vibe in Austin this week for SXSW. Don’t forget to relax and refresh!
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Seen the Instagram of cookie shots showing up at SXSW today? Here’s how to make them if you’re not in Austin, as well as some thoughts on not being a Pinterest-perfect mom.
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I’m am beside myself with excitement to be heading off to SXSW on Monday, and I hope to see some of our amazing readers there! This year we’re partnering with Cottonelle, and I’ll be easy to find at their rad Refresh Lounge.
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I can’t tell you every session or event to be at, but I can recommend ten events that every geek dad should go to.
Continue ReadingThis past Sunday at SXSW Google and Lego sponsored a Hackathon at the Google Developers House. The object of the hackathon was to build a Lego Mindstorm robot to navigate an obstacle course. The course was built during the hackathon …
Continue Reading‘Tis the season for SXSW, and although the geek family will be there, I, alas, had to cancel my plans to moderate our panel at the last minute to be present for an important life event for my daughter. What …
Continue ReadingMyself and a few of the GeekMoms will be speaking at SXSW this coming Monday. If you’re attending SXSW this year with a Film badge we would love to see you in the audience! Stop by our panel in room …
Continue ReadingWe have some exciting news! A few months ago, we asked you to vote to send the GeekMoms and Dads to SXSW, and guess what? It worked! Well, partially. SXSW is a massive event, attracting tens of thousands of geeks …
Continue ReadingOnce a year, a conflagration of techno, film, and music geeks descends on Austin (that’s in Texas) for a little thing we like to call “South By” (the short form for South by South West). The event attracts tens of …
Continue ReadingOnce a year, a conflagration of techno, film, and music geeks descends on Austin (that’s in Texas) for a little thing we like to call “South By” (the short form for South by South West). The event attracts tens of …
Continue ReadingOnce a year, a conflagration of techno, film, and music geeks descends on Austin (that’s in Texas) for a little thing we like to call “South By” (the short form for South by South West). The event attracts tens of …
Continue ReadingSouth By South West (SXSW) is now a week over. Imagine, 20000 people at a 5 day party in a two mile radius around the Austin Convention Center. Oh, and there are a few hundred panels, discussions and speaker sessions …
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