During the 'Current Trends at SXSW Interactive' session one thing became clear: #sxswi was light on everything but networking in 2013. As I overheard one Wall Street Journal reporter comment on our flight from Austin, "I felt like I did way too much partying and not enough work."...

"It's the most wonderful time of the year," croons Andy Williams. During this purported wondrous time we slip into cocktail attire, cheerful smiles and gift with abandonment, hoping to meet or exceed nebulous expectations of seasonal happiness. Well, Christmas is over. My waistline has inched further from my core muscles...

"Thinking my time on @instagram will come to a close..." I wrote on Twitter this week. That's because Instagram, founded in 2010, announced sweeping changes to its terms of service that would provide the company (owned by Facebook) with the ability to make money off of...

Food. From sex, sleep to shelter, and possibly drinking bubbly, there's no greater sensory experience than a bite of food. Don't take my word for it, just ask the foodies, fashionistas and celebs from the A-to-Kathy's D-listed who trampled across New York City these past few days in...

This week I returned from a much needed vacation. I visited the rural southwest of France in a town of 300 inhabitants (Préchac), then sauntered over to the pulsating island of Ibiza for Mediterranean sun mixed with dance beats before landing in nouveau Berlin, where any Brooklyn hipster...

In a foodie town like Austin where food truck masters rival BBQ venues, it would be a missed opportunity if SXSWi didn't place a spotlight on a national obsession: the digital sharing of food. You know what I mean, whether it's on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Pinterest, people...

Each day I've been making educated guesses about what panels to attend at SXSWi, like a strenuous game of tic-tac-toe. That's because any given SXSW-prime hour (9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.) has dozens of relevant panels for me to choose from. Over the past couple of...

One thing they never explained about getting around in Austin during SXSW is that reserving a cab isn't possible, but not to worry because after a slow start to the day I was able to make it to a few panels!

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It might be pouring down here in Austin but the weather isn't deterring attendees of the 2012 SXSW Festival. In 2011 some 20,000 people poured into the streets of downtown Austin to take part in what has become a mecca for interactive, music and film enthusiasts.

It's...

On Sunday I watched the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards along with some 17 million people. Instead of tuning in through cable, I found a nifty live stream at VIP Box, thanks to a Twitter search. Yes, I cut the cord and I'm no longer a...

That's according to former White House Press Secretary, Robert Gibbs. A few days ago he spoke at the Council of Public Relations Firms' Critical Issues Forum on the "Social Revolution." Speaking in front fellow communications professionals, Gibbs discussed how social media has changed human behavior because people are...

Since I made the switch from BlackBerry in 2007, any attempt by other smartphone makers to lure me to another device have fallen short, in my biased opinion. I've been anticipating the iPhone 4S like any self respecting Apple evangelist. With the new iPhone, Sprint joins...

Since my last blog entry for the HuffPost, I joined the digital media team at Cohn & Wolfe, a global public relations firm. While I enjoyed the downtime between jobs, I found myself consuming the same if not more digital and social media news but lacking...

Move over Harry, after casting its magic over Europe for the past several years, Spotify has made its way to the States. The digital music service is currently available by invite-only in the U.S. Users can access the service for free (with ads) or...

The 2011 American Business Awards were presented in front of a room of American business people by The Stevie Awards last night. Representatives from companies like Overstock.com, Apple and Groupon were in attendance to accept their accolades among the clattering of diners. Then there was a special honor bestowed upon...

In case you hadn't heard, Facebook and Burson-Marsteller (B-M, a public relations agency) are currently engaged in all out crisis management campaigns of their own doing. The events that preceded their current predicament include: reportedly colluding to spread inaccurate information around Facebook's competitor, Google. According to

Yesterday, Google announced the arrival of +1, also known as the "this is pretty cool" tool, according to the company's blog. This announcement comes on the heels of Google's recent foray into search recommendations based on user social connections, or Google Social Search. The latter is...

It was standing room only as America's top politicians took center stage during last night's production. She wore a grey Rachel Roy number, which complemented his now peppered hair tones. The audience interrupted with applause no fewer than 81 times. Since 1790, America's top politicians have...

When the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kicked off in Las Vegas, the impending "tablet wars" promised to rule the blogosphere. Will Lenovo's IdeaPad Slate or Samsung's Galaxy Tab be the "iPad killer?" Probably not, but then again, we're only in the second week of...

After much public debate, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on Dec. 21 to adopt the proposed Open Internet order on "net neutrality" aimed at creating "three basic rules: transparency, no blocking, and no unreasonable discrimination." The new rules address consumer, innovation and investor concerns regarding...