Randy Bear – Technology Blog

TechStars Cloud Demo Day

Today I attended the TechStars Cloud Demo Day held at the McCombs Empire Theater (yes, the same place that will enjoy all sorts of fun during Fiesta with Cornyation). The day is an opportunity for startups and vendors to demo their latest creations and products in the infamous 8 minute format. You have 8 minutes to pitch your product and show people why it’s something they might need or investing...

SXSW–How healthy is our future?

SXSW is one big party with lots of fun and frolic. After all, it’s one of the biggest parties when it comes to music, film, and now geekdom. But all that takes fuel to keep you going. You know, that stuff we consume to keep our bodies moving, shaking, and hacking. Up until this point, probably most of us didn’t really think about what goes in and how it’s consumed. Well, those days are changing...

Social media is having an impact on campaigns

In presidential campaign years, Americans often see a lot of changes to campaigns that reflect the changing technology or social environment.  Most people today have a hard time imagining a presidential campaign without a televised debate. Websites and blogs became staples of campaigns as the Internet became a household channel. Online payment technology enabled the infamous “money bomb” that...

Technology Roundup – 1/6/2012

Here’s a technology roundup of some of the things I have found interesting reviewing technology headlines for 1/6/2012. They typically cover social media, mobile, payments and cloud computing. If you’ve found something interesting drop a link and write-up in the comments section of the entry. It’s a great way to share and collaborate on new technologies today. These roundups will...

Technology Roundup – 1/2/2012

Here’s a technology roundup of some of the things I have found interesting reviewing technology headlines for 1/2/2012. They typically cover social media, mobile, payments and cloud computing. If you’ve found something interesting drop a link and write-up in the comments section of the entry. It’s a great way to share and collaborate on new technologies today. These roundups will...

Technology Roundup – 12/29/2011

Here’s a technology roundup of some of the things I have found interesting reviewing technology headlines for 12/29/2011. They typically cover social media, mobile, payments and cloud computing. If you’ve found something interesting drop a link and write-up in the comments section of the entry. It’s a great way to share and collaborate on new technologies today. These roundups will...

Technology Roundup – 12/28/2011

Here’s a technology roundup of some of the things I have found interesting reviewing technology headlines for 12/28/2011. They typically cover social media, mobile, payments and cloud computing. If you’ve found something interesting drop a link and write-up in the comments section of the entry. It’s a great way to share and collaborate on new technologies today. These roundups will...

Technology Roundup – 12/27/2011

Here’s a technology roundup of some of the things I have found interesting reviewing technology headlines for 12/27/2011. They typically cover social media, mobile, payments and cloud computing. If you’ve found something interesting drop a link and write-up in the comments section of the entry. It’s a great way to share and collaborate on new technologies today. These roundups will...

Site building is so easy these days

A couple of days ago I was talking to a friend here in the building who’s just starting a new law firm. He’s bright and energetic and wants to get his message out. Unfortunately, when it came time to find a web development company to help him out he ended up with a group in Houston who sold him on a “package.” Now, two months later and he still has an “Under Construction” sign on his site,...

So I guess I’m in Facebook’s guinea pig farm

Last night I came in from a meeting with TEDxSanAntonio and started to catch up on some e-mail and Facebook messages. All was going fine until I started noticing my Facebook page morphing gradually and then more radically as I worked. Things like the status update box on my News Feed page suddenly disappeared. On the side where everyone has seen who of their friends are online, a new pane called the...