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Here is an interview that I did with IBM at the recent SXSW Interactive in Austin , IBM @ SXSW 2012: Interview with Bill Ives, a partner with the Merced Group. MORE
Consultant in Seattle or Austin (Location determined by local talent pool). Listening Analyst in Austin. Tags: AEV Blog Jobs Austin Customer Experience hiring Seattle Silicon Valley Social Business MORE
Consultant in Seattle or Austin (location will be determined by available, local talent pool). Listening Consultant in Austin. Ant’s Eye View is growing like mad, and once again we need more we are hiring! AEV is hiring four new positions: Senior Consultant in Silicon Valley. Consultant in Silicon Valley. Are you the type of person that thrives in a high growth company with multiple responsibilities? MORE
Here is short video of Christine I recorded at a local Austin event of operating at the grass level. I had the chance to ask Christine Egli, Mentor Graphics about she has witnessed from Ant’s Eye View. MORE
This is a low tech, low cost way to say “thank you” at my doctor’s office ( Whole Family Chiropractic, Austin TX ). Just sharing a simple way to say thank you to your customers when they do something wonderful (i.e., refer a new customer). MORE
AUSTIN, Texas – August 23rd, 2012 – There comes a point in every man’s life when he has to say, “Enough is enough.” Lance Armstrong has decided not to go on fighting the anti-doping charges. MORE
In a month I’ll be in Austin TX for the Collabosphere conference hosted by Central Desktop / PGi. I’ve got a couple of sessions to deliver at the conference (Monday and Tuesday at 2.15pm), and will be on the ground in Austin for five days. MORE
If you’ve been watching my tweets lately, you’ve probably noticed quite a few mentions of my presence in Austin, Texas. I’m am proud to share the news that after having an informal presence in Austin, Ant’s Eye View has opened our second official office here! MORE
Consultant in Seattle or Austin (location will be determined by available, local talent pool). Listening Consultant in Austin. Tags: AEV Blog Austin consultant Jobs Seattle Silicon Valley Our business is growing and we need more talent to continue our growth. AEV is hiring four new positions: Senior Consultant in Silicon Valley. Consultant in Silicon Valley. Are you the type of person that thrives in a high growth company with multiple responsibilities? MORE
We recently stopped in Austin for two days on the way back from a family event in Dallas. I got introdcued the Austin music scene last year during SXSW (see - SXSW Notes: The Music Scene Part One: March 13 ). MORE
I mentioned in this post on books I’m reading ,that I’ve been spending mornings with the very wise counselor, Austin Kleon. How timely! . MORE
Truth is, all that NYC offered didn't stack up so well for me, compared to Austin's riches. I came for the intellectual curiosity UT Austin uniquely offers-- academic freedom most schools don't manage to breed. Austin is a great place to work and live. MORE
In late September, Central Desktop, a PGi company will be hosting its annual conference in Austin TX – Collabosphere 2015. I’ll be there, and am delighted to say that I’ll be speaking too. My talk is on user adoption: Make-or-break user adoption strategies for every business. MORE
Community person”/blogging black-belt for hire (Austin, Texas or telecommute). Lots of *NEW Community Job Openings! Check them out. Community Job Openings : *NEW Community Manager for Record Label (Burbank, CA). NEW Online Experience Data Analyst (Washington, DC). NEW Learning Enthusiast/Community Manager (Washington, DC). NEW Director of Strategic Accounts (Social Media Sales Director) Chicago (Chicago, IL). New Director of Strategic Accounts (Social Media Sales Director) (New York, NY). MORE
Austin + #Dell peeps – anyone up for an informal Community + Social Media meetup in Austin next weds night? via plancast.com. Posted via web from Social Architect MORE
9,000+ people were crammed into the Austin Convention Center, and the number of parties in a very small part of downtown just made things incredibly annoying. Even local Austin photographer, Trey Ratcliff pulled together an amazing photowalk that was only possible because of the type of person SXSWi brought into town in the first place. Exhausted. That’s about the only way I can describe how I feel after 6 days of SXSW Interactive. MORE
In late September I had the privilege of attending and speaking at the Collabosphere 2015 conference in Austin TX, hosted by Central Desktop. My trip was shorter than originally planned due to family circumstances, but I was still able to present the two sessions I had agreed to present. It was great to be there. The video from the first – on strategies for user adoption – has just been published. It’s #5 in the above playlist, if it doesn’t display directly. MORE
I’m on the plane to Austin for the “South by Southwest” (SXSW) interactive technology conference and getting hungry already – thanks to the SXSW iPad app! Normal. false. false. false. MicrosoftInternetExplorer4. MORE
I am pleased to announce that Sam Eder joins the Austin Anthill today as a Senior Social Business Consultant where his marketing and community management experience will bring immediate value to Ant’s Eye View clients seeking to improve community health. MORE
In a month I’ll be attending and speaking at Collabosphere 2015 , the PGi / Central Desktop user conference in Austin TX. In advance of my two sessions I spoke with some Central Desktop customers about their adoption framework, and it was heartening to hear the strategies employed. Common approaches across the customers were: – Executive support. MORE
by Austin Kleon. Austin Kleon writes about creativity and entrepreneurship. And as an added bonus, both this book and Austin’s prior book, Steal Like an Artist , (which I also devoured) are inspiring works of art. MORE
Louis to Dallas to Austin. It was my first time back to Austin since I spent my first four years here long, long ago. This is my first time at SXSW and it takes a while to figure it out. I went to an interesting session my first night here. It was 20x2 “a SXSW Interactive tradition!” MORE
Join us on March 15 in the Austin Suite (3rd floor convention center) for the in-person experience. MORE
Described as an “electro/dance/rock band from Austin, Texas, whose recordings and intense live performances have made them one of Austin’s premiere entertainment commodities. Hailed as one of Austin’s best Goth/Industrial bands and DJ bands by the Austin Chronicle Music Poll.” MORE
It's in Austin, Texas. Do you know where the first photo is? Not who took it (it was Joseph Nicéphore Niépce). Not where it was taken (Chalon-sur-Saône, France). But where it is now. Niépce called his new technology heliography - or sun writing. photos MORE
For those that were unable to make it to Austin for the conference, I wanted to try to stream the presentation on [.]. Today, March 14, at 1:30 PM ET, I will be speaking at South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) 2009. I will be giving a presentation called “The Art of Responding to Feedback from Your Community.&#. MORE
Modeled after the systems that make Silicon Valley, Boston, Austin, and New York work, this map shows the basics: Ways to engage ( at the bottom of the map) – Venues for new participants, entrepreneurs, investors, hackers, and others to come together and innovate. Incredible complexity. MORE
AEV is hiring a consultant for Austin office. Tags: AEV Blog Ant's Eye View Anthill Austin Jobs Our business is growing and we need more talent to continue our growth. Are you the type of person that thrives in a high growth company with multiple responsibilities? Do like when your ideas are heard and you have responsibility for projects and deliverables? Are you ready to show others your full potential? Are you ready to help major brands become more social? Interested? MORE
I’ll be attending the South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) 2009 conference in Austin, Texas, from March 13 through March 17. So, things will be a little quiet around here at this time. I appreciate your patience. On Saturday, March 14 at 12:30 PM, I’ll be speaking, giving a presentation called, “The Art of Responding to Feedback [.]. MORE
We also have cases on: Mapping Austin’s Health adolescent health network. Network maps make the invisible world of organizational transactions, relationships, and knowledge flows visible. But what can they actually accomplish for an organization? MORE
Austin is going to host a physical event. I’ll be celebrating at the Austin event. Monday, January 24th is the second annual Community Manager Appreciation Day. MORE
South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive 2011 is just around the corner: March 11 through 15 in Austin, Texas. Not only will I be in town for the entire event, but I’m happy to say that I’ll be presenting “27 (Fun!) Ways to Kill Your Online Community&# on March 13 at 5 PM in Salon K [.]. ManagingCommunities.com Press MORE
During the second week of March, I headed to Austin, Texas for South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) 2009. The conference itself ran from March 13 through March 17 and I arrived on March 12 and left on March 18. Since it is still fresh in my mind, as I did last year, I wanted to [.]. MORE
My homebase will remain in Sonoma with regular trips to Austin, so I feel like I get the best of a couple of worlds: remaining plugged in to the community in the Bay Area, but also getting to participate in the cool things happening in Austin these days. I have some personal career news that I would like to share: I’m joining Dell’s Community and Social Media team on April 5th! MORE
So, imagine my enthusiasm when I walked into the room at our All Ants meeting in Austin, Texas earlier this month. With offices in Seattle, Mountain View and Austin, we’ve more than doubled our size since our last All Ants Meeting. MORE
We recently drove to a family event in Dallas and then stopped at Austin for two nights of the music scene on the way back. Going there we stopped at Eddie's BBQ at a truck stop near Alexandria LA. MORE
And here’s some more info about the program: The newest addition to the mix of activities in Austin is Microsoft BizSpark Accelerator at SXSW. Be at the Downtown Austin Hilton on Monday, March 16 to watch these two help uncover the best of the best! MORE
The Klien Constantia winery is famous for its sweet wine favored by Napoleon, Jane Austin and others of their day. This is the tenth in a series of posts covering Cape Town and the surrounding Western Cape region. MORE
Rod was traveling to Austin for the Bazaarvoice Social Commerce Summit last month. Well, Rod was only in Austin for 36 hours and not a lot of time. Instead we wanted to give Rod something to talk about while in Austin and after he left. MORE
She was writing about a workshop she’s planning for newcomers at the annual Applied Improvisation Conference , coming up soon in Austin, Texas. There are few things that have influenced my way of working – and way of living – as much as Open Space and Improvisation. MORE
Prior to joining Ant’s Eye View Austin, Kat spent more than 14 years in a number of leadership positions at IBM. Working with talented and experienced practitioners has always been a draw for Ant’s Eye View. MORE
I’m delighted to announce that Nonprofit Quarterly has published an article on the work done last year with the Austin Healthy Adolescent Initiative. Mapping Austin’s Adolescent Health System Using Value Network Analysis. The Context: Adolescent Health in Austin. MORE
For the fifth consecutive year, I am fortunate enough to be speaking at South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, Texas. What’s different this year is that I will be on a panel for the first time, following two book readings, one Core Conversation (an audience focused presentation by 1 or 2 people) and one solo [.]. Press MORE
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Michael Sampson - Currents
MAY 28, 2015
In late September, Central Desktop, a PGi company will be hosting its annual conference in Austin TX – Collabosphere 2015. I’ll be there, and am delighted to say that I’ll be speaking too. My talk is on user adoption: Make-or-break user adoption strategies for every business.
Portals and KM
JULY 8, 2013
We recently stopped in Austin for two days on the way back from a family event in Dallas. I got introdcued the Austin music scene last year during SXSW (see - SXSW Notes: The Music Scene Part One: March 13 ).
Partnering Resources
OCTOBER 31, 2012
I’m delighted to announce that Nonprofit Quarterly has published an article on the work done last year with the Austin Healthy Adolescent Initiative. Mapping Austin’s Adolescent Health System Using Value Network Analysis. The Context: Adolescent Health in Austin.
Community Guy
OCTOBER 6, 2009
If you’ve been watching my tweets lately, you’ve probably noticed quite a few mentions of my presence in Austin, Texas. I’m am proud to share the news that after having an informal presence in Austin, Ant’s Eye View has opened our second official office here!
Ant's Eyeview Blog
JUNE 20, 2011
I am pleased to announce that Sam Eder joins the Austin Anthill today as a Senior Social Business Consultant where his marketing and community management experience will bring immediate value to Ant’s Eye View clients seeking to improve community health.
Ant's Eyeview Blog
JANUARY 26, 2010
AEV is hiring a consultant for Austin office. Tags: AEV Blog Ant's Eye View Anthill Austin Jobs Our business is growing and we need more talent to continue our growth. Are you the type of person that thrives in a high growth company with multiple responsibilities? Do like when your ideas are heard and you have responsibility for projects and deliverables? Are you ready to show others your full potential? Are you ready to help major brands become more social? Interested?
Michael Sampson - Currents
AUGUST 26, 2015
In a month I’ll be in Austin TX for the Collabosphere conference hosted by Central Desktop / PGi. I’ve got a couple of sessions to deliver at the conference (Monday and Tuesday at 2.15pm), and will be on the ground in Austin for five days.
Ant's Eyeview Blog
MAY 12, 2010
Consultant in Seattle or Austin (Location determined by local talent pool). Listening Analyst in Austin. Tags: AEV Blog Jobs Austin Customer Experience hiring Seattle Silicon Valley Social Business
Online Community Strategy
MAY 14, 2010
Austin + #Dell peeps – anyone up for an informal Community + Social Media meetup in Austin next weds night? via plancast.com. Posted via web from Social Architect
Social Abacus
MARCH 9, 2011
Truth is, all that NYC offered didn't stack up so well for me, compared to Austin's riches. I came for the intellectual curiosity UT Austin uniquely offers-- academic freedom most schools don't manage to breed. Austin is a great place to work and live.
Viv Mcwaters
OCTOBER 29, 2014
She was writing about a workshop she’s planning for newcomers at the annual Applied Improvisation Conference , coming up soon in Austin, Texas. There are few things that have influenced my way of working – and way of living – as much as Open Space and Improvisation.
Community Guy
MAY 5, 2010
Consultant in Seattle or Austin (location will be determined by available, local talent pool). Listening Consultant in Austin. Ant’s Eye View is growing like mad, and once again we need more we are hiring! AEV is hiring four new positions: Senior Consultant in Silicon Valley. Consultant in Silicon Valley. Are you the type of person that thrives in a high growth company with multiple responsibilities?
Michael Sampson - Currents
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
In late September I had the privilege of attending and speaking at the Collabosphere 2015 conference in Austin TX, hosted by Central Desktop. My trip was shorter than originally planned due to family circumstances, but I was still able to present the two sessions I had agreed to present. It was great to be there. The video from the first – on strategies for user adoption – has just been published. It’s #5 in the above playlist, if it doesn’t display directly.
Portals and KM
JUNE 17, 2013
We recently drove to a family event in Dallas and then stopped at Austin for two nights of the music scene on the way back. Going there we stopped at Eddie's BBQ at a truck stop near Alexandria LA.
Online Community Strategy
JANUARY 19, 2011
Austin is going to host a physical event. I’ll be celebrating at the Austin event. Monday, January 24th is the second annual Community Manager Appreciation Day.
Portals and KM
MARCH 26, 2012
Described as an “electro/dance/rock band from Austin, Texas, whose recordings and intense live performances have made them one of Austin’s premiere entertainment commodities. Hailed as one of Austin’s best Goth/Industrial bands and DJ bands by the Austin Chronicle Music Poll.”
Community Guy
FEBRUARY 16, 2009
And here’s some more info about the program: The newest addition to the mix of activities in Austin is Microsoft BizSpark Accelerator at SXSW. Be at the Downtown Austin Hilton on Monday, March 16 to watch these two help uncover the best of the best!
Partnering Resources
JANUARY 13, 2016
We also have cases on: Mapping Austin’s Health adolescent health network. Network maps make the invisible world of organizational transactions, relationships, and knowledge flows visible. But what can they actually accomplish for an organization?
Ant's Eyeview Blog
JUNE 20, 2012
Prior to joining Ant’s Eye View Austin, Kat spent more than 14 years in a number of leadership positions at IBM. Working with talented and experienced practitioners has always been a draw for Ant’s Eye View.
Managing Communities
FEBRUARY 16, 2012
For the fifth consecutive year, I am fortunate enough to be speaking at South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, Texas. What’s different this year is that I will be on a panel for the first time, following two book readings, one Core Conversation (an audience focused presentation by 1 or 2 people) and one solo [.]. Press
Managing Communities
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive 2011 is just around the corner: March 11 through 15 in Austin, Texas. Not only will I be in town for the entire event, but I’m happy to say that I’ll be presenting “27 (Fun!) Ways to Kill Your Online Community&# on March 13 at 5 PM in Salon K [.]. ManagingCommunities.com Press
Portals and KM
FEBRUARY 13, 2011
The Klien Constantia winery is famous for its sweet wine favored by Napoleon, Jane Austin and others of their day. This is the tenth in a series of posts covering Cape Town and the surrounding Western Cape region.
Ant's Eyeview Blog
MAY 24, 2010
Rod was traveling to Austin for the Bazaarvoice Social Commerce Summit last month. Well, Rod was only in Austin for 36 hours and not a lot of time. Instead we wanted to give Rod something to talk about while in Austin and after he left.
Portals and KM
MARCH 9, 2012
Louis to Dallas to Austin. It was my first time back to Austin since I spent my first four years here long, long ago. This is my first time at SXSW and it takes a while to figure it out. I went to an interesting session my first night here. It was 20x2 “a SXSW Interactive tradition!”
Influence
MARCH 11, 2011
I’m on the plane to Austin for the “South by Southwest” (SXSW) interactive technology conference and getting hungry already – thanks to the SXSW iPad app! Normal. false. false. false. MicrosoftInternetExplorer4.
Hildy Gottlieb
AUGUST 13, 2014
I mentioned in this post on books I’m reading ,that I’ve been spending mornings with the very wise counselor, Austin Kleon. How timely! .
Michael Sampson - Currents
AUGUST 31, 2015
In a month I’ll be attending and speaking at Collabosphere 2015 , the PGi / Central Desktop user conference in Austin TX. In advance of my two sessions I spoke with some Central Desktop customers about their adoption framework, and it was heartening to hear the strategies employed. Common approaches across the customers were: – Executive support.
Managing Communities
APRIL 19, 2009
During the second week of March, I headed to Austin, Texas for South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) 2009. The conference itself ran from March 13 through March 17 and I arrived on March 12 and left on March 18. Since it is still fresh in my mind, as I did last year, I wanted to [.].
Partnering Resources
MAY 15, 2013
Modeled after the systems that make Silicon Valley, Boston, Austin, and New York work, this map shows the basics: Ways to engage ( at the bottom of the map) – Venues for new participants, entrepreneurs, investors, hackers, and others to come together and innovate. Incredible complexity.
Online Community Strategy
MARCH 26, 2010
My homebase will remain in Sonoma with regular trips to Austin, so I feel like I get the best of a couple of worlds: remaining plugged in to the community in the Bay Area, but also getting to participate in the cool things happening in Austin these days. I have some personal career news that I would like to share: I’m joining Dell’s Community and Social Media team on April 5th!
Ant's Eyeview Blog
DECEMBER 2, 2010
This is a low tech, low cost way to say “thank you” at my doctor’s office ( Whole Family Chiropractic, Austin TX ). Just sharing a simple way to say thank you to your customers when they do something wonderful (i.e., refer a new customer).
Ant's Eyeview Blog
JANUARY 13, 2010
Here is short video of Christine I recorded at a local Austin event of operating at the grass level. I had the chance to ask Christine Egli, Mentor Graphics about she has witnessed from Ant’s Eye View.
Engineers without Fears
JULY 1, 2008
It's in Austin, Texas. Do you know where the first photo is? Not who took it (it was Joseph Nicéphore Niépce). Not where it was taken (Chalon-sur-Saône, France). But where it is now. Niépce called his new technology heliography - or sun writing. photos
Laurel Papworth- Social Network Strategy
AUGUST 24, 2012
AUSTIN, Texas – August 23rd, 2012 – There comes a point in every man’s life when he has to say, “Enough is enough.” Lance Armstrong has decided not to go on fighting the anti-doping charges.
Community Guy
JANUARY 26, 2009
Community person”/blogging black-belt for hire (Austin, Texas or telecommute). Lots of *NEW Community Job Openings! Check them out. Community Job Openings : *NEW Community Manager for Record Label (Burbank, CA). NEW Online Experience Data Analyst (Washington, DC). NEW Learning Enthusiast/Community Manager (Washington, DC). NEW Director of Strategic Accounts (Social Media Sales Director) Chicago (Chicago, IL). New Director of Strategic Accounts (Social Media Sales Director) (New York, NY).
Online Community Strategy
MARCH 9, 2010
Join us on March 15 in the Austin Suite (3rd floor convention center) for the in-person experience.
Portals and KM
JUNE 18, 2012
Here is an interview that I did with IBM at the recent SXSW Interactive in Austin , IBM @ SXSW 2012: Interview with Bill Ives, a partner with the Merced Group.
Hildy Gottlieb
JULY 24, 2014
by Austin Kleon. Austin Kleon writes about creativity and entrepreneurship. And as an added bonus, both this book and Austin’s prior book, Steal Like an Artist , (which I also devoured) are inspiring works of art.
Managing Communities
MARCH 14, 2009
For those that were unable to make it to Austin for the conference, I wanted to try to stream the presentation on [.]. Today, March 14, at 1:30 PM ET, I will be speaking at South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) 2009. I will be giving a presentation called “The Art of Responding to Feedback from Your Community.&#.
Ant's Eyeview Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
So, imagine my enthusiasm when I walked into the room at our All Ants meeting in Austin, Texas earlier this month. With offices in Seattle, Mountain View and Austin, we’ve more than doubled our size since our last All Ants Meeting.
Community Guy
MARCH 15, 2011
9,000+ people were crammed into the Austin Convention Center, and the number of parties in a very small part of downtown just made things incredibly annoying. Even local Austin photographer, Trey Ratcliff pulled together an amazing photowalk that was only possible because of the type of person SXSWi brought into town in the first place. Exhausted. That’s about the only way I can describe how I feel after 6 days of SXSW Interactive.
Managing Communities
MARCH 12, 2009
I’ll be attending the South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) 2009 conference in Austin, Texas, from March 13 through March 17. So, things will be a little quiet around here at this time. I appreciate your patience. On Saturday, March 14 at 12:30 PM, I’ll be speaking, giving a presentation called, “The Art of Responding to Feedback [.].
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