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SXSW Recap

5 ways to be successful and human from Buzzfeed's Jonah Peretti

By Caitlin M. Ryan

03.13.13 | 2:00 pm

Buzzfeed is a site mostly known for its comical content and clever listicles, but its success is no laughing matter. Under the leadership of Jonah Peretti, Buzzfeed has transcended purely social co ...


Shaq Attack

Shaquille O'Neal picks the winners of his Pitch Shaq mobile startup contest

By Aleksander Chan

03.11.13 | 4:06 pm

Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal announced the winners of his 15-second “Pitch Shaq” contest in a chummy gathering at the Long Center as a part of SXSW Interactive. The winne ...


Living It Up

Johnny Manziel's wild party pics make waves, but Heisman winner insists he's still a small town guy

By Whitney Radley

01.08.13 | 1:03 pm

To say that Johnny Manziel has had an impressive year would be an understatement. Beginning the 2012 season — Texas A&M University's first in the SEC — as a redshirt freshm ...


Spreading Holiday Cheers

Cheers, the world's happiest iPhone app, spreads holiday happiness

By Austin Sanders

12.25.12 | 9:45 am

In early 2012, iPhone app developer Farhad Mohit — responsible for the well-known app Shopzilla — launched a new idea aimed at spreading cheer, and just in time for the holidays, comes ...


Mumbo Jumbo

Privacy on Facebook is all an illusion: Those "legal" disclaimers your friends post mean nil

By Bill Van Rysdam

12.05.12 | 1:29 pm

If you have spent any time on Facebook recently, you have probably seen one of your friends post the following statement: In response to the new Facebook guidelines I hereby declare that my ...


Wait ... really?

Young workers think the Internet is as important as air and would take a pay cut for Facebook access

By Tyler Rudick

11.25.12 | 2:15 pm

Can you make it through the day without water? What about food or — gasp— Facebook? Your answer may depend more on your age than anything else. A Cisco report peered into the future of ...


Dumb Frenzy

Real Texas secession truths — including Rick Perry's true role in the craziness

By Eric Celeste

11.14.12 | 2:30 pm

I get it. It’s a cute story. About 60,000 idiots out of a state with 25 million people sign a petition asking President Barack Obama to allow Texas to secede. Newsrooms across Texas monitorin ...


Social media Rock Star

Kickstarter's favorite rock star Amanda Palmer comes to Austin on a crowdsourced tour

By Phil West

09.19.12 | 3:05 pm

When people in Austin throw around the phrase “social media rock star,” it’s most likely said admiringly (or pejoratively) to emphasize that someone’s particularly adept at ...


Kids & parents apologize

The power of social media: Campaign to aid bullied bus monitor goes over $500,000

By Barbara Kuntz

06.22.12 | 12:17 pm

The New York bus monitor who was verbally abused by four teen-agers earlier this week is on her way to becoming a millionaire. With donations of $20 here and $30 there, many partnered with supp ...


Bored Users?

Facebook fatigue: The social network's problems could run deeper than the IPO

By Erin Schwarz

06.14.12 | 1:07 pm

A poll from Reuters/Ispos casts more doubt on the value of Facebook's 900 million-plus users to advertisers and marketers, uncovering negative results in terms of advertising and time spen ...


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