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SNL’s Creative Process

March 30th, 2010 | 2 comments | SXSW

So I went to the premiere for Saturday Night, an SNL Documentary by James Franco while I was in Austin (gold badge FTW). I wanted to share with you the creative process that the SNL writers and cast use on a weekly basis. This idea of creativity and establishing creative habits has been particularly top of mind lately, since I’ve...

 
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SXSW has totally rewired my brain.

March 25th, 2010 | 19 comments | Skydiving

Seriously. I don’t even know where to begin this post because frankly, I have four drafts that are all touching on different parts of the conference, the new technologies, my interactions with people and the panel I spoke on. In short – SXSW rewired my brain. How? For starters, a lot of the blogs that I was reading before aren’t...

 
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Being relevant: Unfiltered.

March 15th, 2010 | 4 comments | Skydiving

One of my biggest takeaways from yesterday’s activities is that we all need to focus on being relevant. What does that mean? There is a not-so-underlying expectation that there will be a ton of profound, innovative, and earth-shattering thinking happening this weekend. And there is. There are new apps and products and services and technologies being released and buzzed about...

 
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#sxgeny at #sxswi

March 11th, 2010 | 0 Comments | SXSW

If you’re going to be in Austin for SXSW Interactive, we would love to see you at our panel: “Why Gen-Y wants to work “with” you, not “for” you. We’ll be in room 10AB in the Austin Convention Center on Monday at 3:30. Check out SXGenY.com for more details! Panelists: Yours truly, Elysa, Nisha, Ben and Ryan.

 
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Gen-Y is going to save the world.

March 10th, 2010 | 8 comments | Skydiving

Apparently we’re in a recession. Apparently we should all be saving money. Apparently ::dramatic pause:: Gen-Y is going to save the world. Okay, so maybe not save the world in a Superman kind of way – but according to a recent article by MediaPost – “Gen-Y is going to spend us into recovery.” Talk about pressure. Among Gen Y consumers,...