Joe Flood

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10 Tips for Managing a Creative Environment

March 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Here are some more notes from SXSW Interactive.
I attended a session called, “10 Tips for Managing a Creative Environment.”  Bryan Mason and Sarah Nelson of Adaptive Path interviewed stage managers and conductors on how you keep a group creative and productive.  I think both roles are very similar to what web producers and site managers [...]

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Election 2008 and Citizen Expectations

March 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

One of the more interesting panels I attended at SXSW Interactive was “Friend Me! Vote for Me! Donate Now!”  It was about how the presidential candidates are using tools like MySpace, Facebook and YouTube to mobilize and communicate with their supporters.  The panel (including my old friend Colin Delany from e.politics) talked about what worked [...]

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Stuff We’ve Learned at 37signals

March 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Without a doubt, the best session I attended at SXSW Interactive was, “Stuff We’ve Learned at 37signals.”
It was a talk presented by Jason Fried of 37signals.
I’m a fan of 37signals, as are a lot of web people - Jason’s session was held in the biggest ballroom available at the Austin Convention Center. 37 [...]

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SXSW Interactive 2008

March 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Trying to see the future of digital media.
I recently attended SXSW Interactive, a conference on new media in Austin, TX, from March 7-12. Attracting digital creatives as well as visionary technology entrepreneurs, the event celebrates the best minds and the brightest personalities of emerging technology.
Taking place on three floors of the Austin convention [...]

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