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 [...]
How politicians are embracing social media in this 2010 campaign
October 25, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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 [...]
An Open Letter to the City of Austin
January 27, 2010 by 19 Comments
Some of the top cities in the world have opened government data to better serve their citizens and cities. Not only should the City of Austin get on board, but they should lead in the movement towards Semantic Web standards.
PeopleFund’s Economic Opportunity Conference (2 free tickets)
October 23, 2009 by Leave a Comment
The purpose of the conference is to engage local community members and business leaders in talks regarding our region’s evolving economy. Including a broader local and regional economic overview, the program will also include breakout sessions to discuss community and business issues.
Is the Labor Market Recovering?
September 17, 2009 by 3 Comments
Our guest blogger today is Greg Garrison, the president of vrecruting – Recruiting solutions from vcfo. He has over 17 years experience in the recruiting and staffing industry, and is regularly quoted nationally as a thought-leader in employment trends. He can be reached at ggarrison@vcfo.com or 512-450-6569. The Labor Market and the Economic Recovery Last [...]
It’s Not Your Daddy’s Chamber of Commerce!
June 8, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Today’s guest blogger is Ellen Wood, the co-founder and CEO of Austin based vcfo, inc. The firm specializes in operational finance and accounting, HR Solutions and recruiting services for companies of all sizes. She can be reached at 512-345-9441. www.vcfo.com. Yes – that’s right. The Austin Chamber of Commerce is making a big difference for [...]
Piryx Founder Honored with Rising Star Award
May 21, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Campaign & Elections’ Politics magazine today announced Tom Serres, Founder/CEO of Austin-based Piryx Inc, as one of the 2009 Rising Stars. One of the most prestigious honors in politics, the award goes to people 35 or under who have already made a significant mark in political consulting or advocacy. The magazine chose 10 Democrats, 10 [...]
OpenAustin.Org [Why Didn't We Think Of This Sooner?]
May 11, 2009 by 3 Comments
If you came to Austin Tech Happy Hour last Thursday, you may have been able to catch a sneak peak of something pretty cool as part of Technology Spotlight. Whurley was showing the concept for OpenAustin.org in advance of its official launch today. You may remember some of the discussion surrounding the City of Austin [...]
Jack McDonald for Congress
March 28, 2009 by 1 Comment
You may have read Thom Singer’s blog post titled “Hey Congress, You Don’t Know Jack!” where he was probably the first to announce that Jack McDonald was forming an exploratory committee to evaluate a run for U.S. Congress in the Texas 10th district, right here in our backyard. Congress is full of attorneys, and Jack [...]
Q&A Wednesday : Piryx
August 27, 2008 by 5 Comments
Today’s Q&A Wedensday is with Tom Serres, founder of Piryx. The company will be launching their piryx.com and realpolitix.com websites on Friday with the goal of making technology accessible for political candidates. How did you first get the idea for Piryx? Piryx began as an idea three years ago when I realized I wanted to [...]
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