Richard Branson, Philippe Starck, Diane von Furstenberg and other business and design luminaries were in Montreal last week for C2-MTL, an elite business conference that explored the intersection of commerce and creativity. Here's our roundup of the… more
SXSW Interactive gets bigger every year, but it’s still the world’s best bellwether of what the future of media, business and technology has in store. Here’s what we took away from this year’s event. more
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Launched in 1994 as an offshoot of the South by Southwest musical festival, SXSW Interactive is now the mother of all digital conferences. Before heading to Austin for this year’s event, we spoke to SXSW Director Hugh Forrest about how that… more
This year’s International CES didn’t produce any smartphone, PC or tablet revolutions, but it made clear that the future of tech is mobile, multiscreen – and now. more
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Ever throw a party but forget the invitations? It happens to authors too. We spoke with Togather co-founder Andrew Kessler about his “fansourced” book-tour platform and why live events matter so much for authors anyway. more
Sparksheet was in Cambridge, Massachusetts this past weekend for the sixth-annual Futures of Entertainment event, where academics and industry types met to discuss the changing nature of storytelling in the digital era. Worlds clashed, sparks flew. more
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Moment Factory’s sound and light spectacles have appeared everywhere from the Super Bowl halftime show to the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. We spoke to founder Sakchin Bessette about balancing creative concerns with client and audience… more
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The digital publishing industry made international headlines last April with an antitrust lawsuit involving Amazon, Apple and five major publishing houses. If digital publishing wasn’t considered a mature market then, it certainly is now. But… more
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Thought crime and civil rights aren’t usually top of mind when you think of big data – unless you’re Alistair Croll. We spoke with the author, events organizer and start-up veteran about the promise and pitfalls of a data-driven world. more
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Last fall the international content marketing industry came together for the first-ever Content Marketing World conference in Cleveland. The event was the brainchild of Joe Pulizzi who runs the Content Marketing Institute, publishes Chief Content… more