IAIP member Eric Williamson continues his panel reviews of the 18th annual SXSW® Interactive Festival. Here he reviews the "User Research in Gaming" panel administered by Bill Fulton, Rich Riden, Ray Kowalewski and Marina Kobayashi.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and The Martin Agency announced today a joint social media effort that brings to life the upcoming exhibition of 176 works from Picasso’s personal collection, Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris. The only east coast venue for the exhibition’s seven-city international tour, VMFA partnered with The Martin Agency to develop a marketing campaign that Picasso fans can see from anywhere, using Facebook, QR codes and Layar applications to drive information about the exclusive exhibition...
I've been thinking about this article for some time now. An agency creative I work with brought something to my attention when we were debating different creative paths. She had said that creatives view ideas differently than most people, that they see ideas as a form of currency within an agency and even their careers, so they are protective of them. This took me aback as I had never considered ideas to be that singular in ownership...
Another booming year in the digital industry is coming to a close, which means a time for reflection on the year gone by. And what better way to recap the highlights than a Top 10 list? To help sift through the hundreds of lists floating around the interwebs, I’ve created the ultimate list – a digital industry Top 10 list of “Top 10” lists from 2010. So cozy up with a glass of eggnog and enjoy the best of the best from the past 12 months...
With security concerns over the adoption of internet phone and video teleconferencing service skype being resolved members of the House of Representatives will now be able to make video calls. With the ability to now make online phone and video calls collaboration between members of congress will increase.
LulzSec claims that the 19-year-old arrested this week was not a key player in the LulzSec hacker group. The group goes on to claim that he is only mildly associated with them, as he hosts one of their chatrooms on his server.
Enablon, a French software company with US headquarters in Chicago, raised around $15 million from the Environmental Technology Fund in the UK. Enablon’s software helps companies understand how much energy, chemicals, water, and other resources they use as well as how much is wasted so that these companies may lower their costs.
If Google is unsuccessful in its attempt to defend a patent and trademark lawsuit filed by Oracle the company may have to pay a sum of over one billion dollars.
Zwap detects what apps you have now, allows you to see what apps your friends are downloading, and is attempting to build a social newsfeed that allows you to see app activity in real time, allowing people to comment and respond to updates.
Worried about people snooping through your inbox? A canary will not only provide you information with whom is peeking through your e-mail, it will send you an SMS, including the IP number it was accessed from.
