Sstt. Quibi is going to be loud!
While most people still try to adjust to the major uppercut that Netflix gave the audiovisual entertainment scene (from live TV, to online video) on long-form content, a new player gets very loud at SXSW: Quibi.Film industry veteran Jeffrey Katzenberg and tech...
Foursquare shakes up SXSW: a new start? Or the final rattle?
The good all days when Dennis Crowley (@dens) launched #foursquare at #sxsw. That is exactly 10 years ago, to a day. I was an early bird fanboy, collecting mayorships and extreme badges like there was no tomorrow. Foursquare was this great app that gamified city...
Disrupt your cash cow, before your competitor does
The status quo. Soft killer of ideas, people, businesses and countries since the beginning of dawn. The dangerous feeling that “it’s all right”. We’re there. We made it. All is good. We’re dating perfection.That –legend has it- is...
Cutting edge marketing: Bleed for the Throne
Forget biometrics, blockchain and robo-security. Forget influence. The most coveted place at #SXSW is accessible only by drawing blood, a lot of blood. More worryingly: yours. HBO’s blockbuster series Game of Thrones partnered up with the American Red...
Jonah Peretti: Don’t Make Shitty TV, Make Good Internet
It takes brass balls the size of Texas to take the stage at SXSW, just after announcing a massive round of lay-offs. BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti warned not to write off Buzzfeed just yet in his panel. While a lot of critics openly question the viability and long-term...
Beating Reality: This is how we do it!
Innovation, Inclusion and Intergenerational Influence Know the feeling? You’re washing your hands, and someone still paying his respect to the porcelain throne starts whistling “this is how you do it”. Before you know, the earworm is with you for the...