Browsing All Posts By Hanson Hosein

• CommLead 1

  Hacking Edu: My 7 “Whoa’s!” at SXSW Edu

  A different kind of geek parade now descends upon Austin as SXSW Edu wraps up and SXSW Interactive revs up.  I’m overlapping between the two events to welcome ...

  On March 8, 2012 / By Hanson Hosein
• Faculty Voices 1

  Why I gave away 2,000 books: connection is king, content as calling card

  “Marketers must evolve from advertisers into storytellers. Advertisers interrupt consumers with messaging that are overwhelmingly “me” oriented: my product, my service. Storytellers attract, beguile, entertain, and inform. They ...

  On February 21, 2012 / By Hanson Hosein
• Faculty Voices 0

  What are YOUR Terms of Service? The Value of Personal Data

  The New York Times nails it: “personal data is the oil of the digital age.” It has a price, and it serves as currency. Except that we’re all ...

  On February 14, 2012 / By Hanson Hosein
• Faculty Voices 3

  Why I think CES matters

  After the Consumer Electronics Show binge in Las Vegas last week, the guilt and remorse settle in — kind of like the day after Thanksgiving.  Was it too ...

  On January 17, 2012 / By Hanson Hosein
• Social Media 1

  Hanson Hosein at CES: CES Survival Gear!

  MCDM Director Hanson Hosein unpacks his kit and shows you what you need to cover CES.  Check it out: ...

  On January 10, 2012 / By Hanson Hosein
• Faculty Voices 0

  Trying to be Chic AND Geek for the Consumer Electronics Show

  I’ve been reading the horror stories about surviving the mammoth Consumer Electronics Show with some trepidation. There’s Survival Gear for Battling 100,000 Nerds in a Desert. Then I ...

  On January 9, 2012 / By Hanson Hosein
• Faculty Voices 1

  Storytelling, cinematic video games and 3D

  “Video games will be the fastest-growing and most exciting form of mass media over the coming decade” declares the headline to The Economist’s recent video games special report ...

  On December 19, 2011 / By Hanson Hosein
• Faculty Voices 11

  What Steve, Bill and Jeff Mean to Me

  Enough time has passed since the publication of Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs that I think it’s safe to give away the last line of the book. ...

  On November 17, 2011 / By Hanson Hosein