I went to another BuzzFeed session today (my last one was takeaways from BuzzFeed publisher Dao Nguyen) because I consider BuzzFeed one of the top publishing outlets online today. Jonah Peretti’s featured session, simply titled Lessons From BuzzFeed, brought a lot of useful insight into why BuzzFeed has become so successful. Peretti started out his session with two key points, which carried throughout the conversation: “Media and communication have really started to converge.” and “When you share funny stuff with your friends or those in your network, you are sharing an experience and feel closer to that person.” In a nutshell, these are […] The post Lessons From BuzzFeed Founder & CEO @Peretti #SXSWi 2015 Recap by @wonderwall7 appeared first on Search Engine Journal
2014 represents the 20th anniversary of SXSW Interactive. Even at the ripe age of 20, the show is still experiencing growing pains…in a good way.
If we’ve learned anything from Snapchat, it’s this—people love sharing photos, and will stop at nothing (including personal privacy) to do so. With the hype of ephemeral messaging continuing to climb, it seems like it’s the next big trend in the app world, but what does that mean for users
On of the rooms on the Austin Convention Center’s 4th floor held a block of fifteen minute presentations called ¨Future 15.¨ These presentations varied widely, but mainly focused on self improvement and career advancement (author’s note: this was the case for the sessions I was in Monday). One such presentation was given by Scott Hanselman […] Author information Kelsey Jones Search & Social Consultant at MoxieDot. Editor Kelsey Jones helps clients around the world grow their social media, content, and search marketing presence
This session was targeted mainly for salespeople who want to use social media as part of their sales strategy. It featured Jason Suen, Director of Global Customer Success at Hearsay Social and Patrizio Spagnoletto, Head of Digital at Farmers Insurance. Spagnoletto started the discussing by stating that he believes that marketing and sales should be omni-channel, […] Author information Kelsey Jones Search & Social Consultant at MoxieDot. Editor Kelsey Jones helps clients around the world grow their social media, content, and search marketing presence
Attending an information-rich convention is just as important, if not more-so, for new business owner and startupss than for established companies. This experience allows hopeful entrepreneurs to establish important contacts and to learn about the newest trends in their industry. There are also excellent panels, ridiculous after parties, and some of the biggest (or growing) names in the industry.