SXSW 2011 Day 1 –

When people say that SXSW runs on beer, energy drinks and breakfast burritos, they weren’t kidding. I’ve been having an absolute awesome time the past couple of days, with great panels and meeting amazing people. One of the highlights of the trip so far was getting to hang with Erika Napoletano, Gary Vaynerchuk, Tom Martin,…

Shared Items – March 2, 2011

My picks for posts / likes and finds of the week. Sears Gets a Taste of its Own Medicine February 23, 2011 The Future of Community March 1, 2011 Wonder and anger February 27, 2011 FuckYeahAlbuquerque February 17, 2011 A Quick but Important Primer on Becoming a Douchebag February 16, 2011

Shared Items – March 2, 2011

My picks for posts / likes and finds of the week. Sears Gets a Taste of its Own Medicine February 23, 2011 The Future of Community March 1, 2011 Wonder and anger February 27, 2011 FuckYeahAlbuquerque February 17, 2011 A Quick but Important Primer on Becoming a Douchebag February 16, 2011

The Away Team

I wish we’d stop getting caught up on platforms when it comes to social media and community interaction. Do you HAVE to be on Facebook? Do you HAVE to be on Twitter? That depends. Where is your community? Lots of different businesses want to drive the conversation to their blog or website, but they may…