Silona and some guy with a camera go to SXSW! It's the first day, March 7, 2008, and there's a lot to do with badges, swag bags, and going to panels. There's also a cameo appearance by Silona's accountant.
Silona interviews Joseph Smarr (Plaxo) and Bob Blakely (Burton Group) during SXSW 2008. In a lively, bubble-tea-fueled conversation (courtesy of Momoko), they discuss issues of identity and reputation, with a focus on the advantages and perils of OpenID, user trust, transparency, licenses and rights, open source software, the management of public and private storage of data, and the morality of what entities are allowed to legally do with that data. It may look like a long video but it flies b...
The winners of the Microsoft PhizzPop Design Challenge, Cynergy, present their "Ben" solution for getting people connected, informed, and involved. Taped March 10, 2008, at Maggie Mae's in Austin, TX. The demo ends with a spectacular live call to Senator Barack Obama's office using their custom software and VOIP.
Sunday, March 9, 2008. Silona and Rob drive from SXSW to Momoko to meet others for bubble tea. On the way, Silona talks about inspiration, originality, creativity, and her determination to forge ahead.
Silona interviews Brian Behlendorf about open source social networks and building online communities.
Silona arrives at AustinBarCamp III during SXSW 2008. She greets friends, introduces us to the features of barcamp -- the swag, the schedule boards, and the tagged badges -- and concludes by giving a series of videotaped interviews.
Can Silona help the SXSW Unicorn Suit Guy get safely out of the convention center and across the street without getting arrested or killed? Well... sort of.
Silona describes the Free and Open Source Social Network that is at the heart of the League of Technical Voters transparent federal budget project.
Silona gives an overview of the League of Technical Voters transparent federal budget project and explains the importance of the underlying database.
Silona Bonewald describes the four main projects occupying her time and energy these days, so that she can point people here instead of describing it over and over again to everyone she meets!