'South by Southwest' 2011 watchlist
In less than one week thousands of techies will descend on Austin, Texas, for South by Southwest–Interactive, the five-day technology conference scheduled for Friday, March 11 – Tuesday, March 15. According to SXSW.com/Interactive, the annual assembly brings with it “the brightest minds in emerging technology, ….events hosted by industry leaders, (the) SXSW Trade Show and…. [...]
HighwayExit72: Top-10 posts of 2010
Still in its infancy, HighwayExit72.com is now entering its third year; 2010 recorded the site’s second full year. Just as shoppers vote with their feet, visitors to this site have voted with their eyes. By vote, I mean articles read. So here they are, the top-10 HighwayExit72.com posts of 2010, as chosen by you the [...]
Using social media is like living in a small town
If you use social media then you know what it’s like to live in a small town. Granted, you may not have a physical street address, or that one blinking traffic light to slow you down. The population may be in the millions, the thousands, or—if you live in a small, small town—one hundred or [...]
HighwayExit72: Top Five Posts of 2009
Thank you to everyone who visited, and commented on the content of this site the previous 364 days of this year—what a year it’s been. Still in its infancy, HighwayExit72.com is almost two-years of age now; 2009 recorded the first full calendar year of its existence. The celebration of anniversary’s, breaking news, commemorative posts, and [...]
Movember–the growth stops here
Hello, December. Good bye, Movember. The month “formerly known as November” has come to an end, and with it a celebratory shave seemed appropriate. It’s been over a year (June 2008) since I last wore facial hair above the lip. Moreover, due to an agreement with my wife, I never foresaw a mustache making a [...]
Movember – the growth continues
Nine days into “Movember”, and the growth continues. To be honest, I had my doubts until yesterday when this “mo” looked (for the first time to me) like it could be a full-fledged mustache by the end of the month. The term “mo” is slang for “moustache” in Australia; hence, mustaches in November make it [...]
'Safe places for dangerous people'
It took 14 hours, two bags of corn nuts, and a 900-plus mile road trip to arrive at this moment: the end of day one of this year’s ”Catalyst Conference” Experience. Technically considered the pre-portion of the conference, today’s schedule of events included four “labs” and a bloggers meetup to conclude the day’s festivities at a nearby pub. [...]
On The Road at 'Casting The Net'
HighwayExit72 is featured as a guest contributor at CastingTheNet.Net in a “social networks” series, today. Click here to read the guest post.
Personality: On The Desktop
As I sit in front of the computer at which I do the majority of my writing, a thought occurred to me this morning. The physical desktop upon which I work looks like a collage of projects, visual aids, and technology strewn about. Or at least united in one pile. It’s true. I am a [...]
Blogging: on rocks
According to Dictionary.com, to blog is to “write entries in, add material to, or maintain a (personal Web site)”. Now rewind several centuries. Remove technology. Keep communication. Add stone surfaces. The result: petroglyphs. Prehistoric blogging. Consider that the practice of “entries” is nothing new to the human existence in the sense that mankind has been [...]
