When the Austin chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals selected Kevin Koym as its “Technology Community Leader of the Year,” I couldn’t forget the first time I truly met him. Several years ago, I drove up from San Antonio for a Door64.com networking event. The event was held at one of Austin’s Sixth Street bistros. Getting there early, I parked on the street about a block away. I didn’t see the sign that [...]

Matt Scherer, a contributing blogger, had the opportunity to interview  C. Enrique Ortiz, the founder of MobileMonday Austin and a panelist for InnoTech Austin’s Mobile Application Marketplace session.  Here’s Ortiz’ take on what is happening within the “mobi” space not only in Austin but also in the U.S.  Details on Innotech can be found here. Q1:  What caused you to want to get into working with mobile telephone platforms in 1998? A: Back in 1998 I used to [...]

So, it’s been a year since you were named as the AI TP I nformation Technology of the Year. What is happening with the flux capacitor and the Whurley movement? It’s been an insane year. I left BMC Software in November of 2009 and took a few months off to be with my family. In January, I co-founded Chaotic Moon Studios (The Mobile Application Studio) and everything has been a blur since. Currently, the flux [...]

With a spirited gubernatorial race just days after the Oct. 28 October Innotech, it seems only natural that a major focus on social media would be how Governor Rick Perry and Bill White are using this communication tool. Mike Chapman, a partner with Apogee Communications, is working with Bill Leake in programming the eMarketing summit for next Thursday’s Innotech. He spoke with Matt Scherer, the publicist for 2010 Innotech and an Austin Startup contributor, on [...]

Contributing blogger Matt Scherer recently interviewed Sheila Scarborough. Scarborough, the co-founder of Tourism Currents, will speak at the Austin Innotech eMarketing Summit Oct. 28 at 1 p.m. She discussed the changes within social media for the travel industry. Q: What inspired you to start blogging on travel? Sheila Scarborough: After doing some writing about maritime topics while on active duty in the Navy, I decided when I left the military that since I loved to [...]