by Jake McKee on 16 Mar, 2011 - 2 comments

Recently hired Ant, Chris Carfi recaps his experience at SXSW 2011. This one is worth the watch/listen. That’s right, he’s so cool he added audio to his slides and posted the whole thing on Slideshare for our viewing pleasure. And because I love you, fine readers, I have embedded it below. An Ant’s Eye View […]

by Jake McKee on 15 Mar, 2011 - Comments Off on SXSW as an API for industry collaboration

Exhausted. That’s about the only way I can describe how I feel after 6 days of SXSW Interactive. To be clear, this exhaustion doesn’t stem from the parties (I only attended a few…and was at home at midnight all weekend) or the 4,592,103 official panels they had this year (I only attended two, one of which is […]

by Jake McKee on 07 Feb, 2011 - Comments Off on TED Talk: We are makers

Fantastic video about the future bringing us back to our past. Or at least I hope so.

by Jake McKee on 03 Feb, 2011 - Comments Off on Great quote from the Hulu CEO

“History has shown that incumbents tend to fight trends that challenge established ways and, in the process, lose focus on what matters most: customers. Hulu is not burdened by that legacy.” – Jason Kilar, Hulu CEO

by Jake McKee on 03 Feb, 2011 - 5 comments

If you were a boy who grew up in the 70s and early 80s, you almost certainly tried to move objects with your mind thanks to Star Wars influence. To this day, I still dream of having such skills. So it was with great amusement that I watched this VW commercial. I also had to […]

by Jake McKee on 21 Jan, 2011 - 2 comments

If you haven’t seen this TED Talk by Derek Sivers, it’s really worth the watch. Derek talks (in 3 fun minutes) about what it takes to start a movement, including leadership and more importantly, a following. As I watched this, I couldn’t help but think about the Social Engagement Journey. Mavericks (leaders, in Derek’s story) […]