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It’s been said: “Imitation is the sincerest forms of flattery.” But, what if the imitation involves completely copying whole sections or the entire works of others? Or, what if the imitation turns out to be a complete fake, but nonetheless is passed off as the real thing?
On the eve of SXSW, these question about [...]

With all the recent tablet talk, we check in with Austin’s own tablet trendsetters, Motion Computing

Just before the turn of the New Year, an Austin up-and-comer, FocalPop, announced the launch of their site focalpop.com – a new online marketplace where photo seekers can solicit the shots they want, and photographers answer by offering up their best interpretation.
The company serves to unite photographers and photo buyers on their admittingly easy [...]

The Great Tabulation is coming, and here is how it can actually save publishing. (Really).

Despite whatever analogies the typically curmudgeonly Jack Shafer might make, even if the tablet only lives up to only a portion of its promise, it will be a game changing device.

Foursquare and Gowalla are at the forefront of the emerging location-based market, but which service will win the space? Carla Thompson puts them both to the test.

Jeff Collier wants to update the Christian community for Net Generation. Enter Zetify.com

Making sense of our growing amounts of data is critical. Here are some of our favorite tools for data visualization, with stimulating screenshots to tingle your hard drive.

This year brought the emergence of two new local online news publications, the Texas Tribune and Austin Post. Out of necessity, both are operating outside of the traditional for-profit media market, yet is non-profit status really the only viable option for online news and the future of journalism?

Augmented Reality is only now beginning to realize its true potential, but is the rush of Smartphone apps to cash in on the latest trend threatening to limit innovation within the space before it even takes hold?

The Texas Tribune may be being hailed as the timely poster child for the next generation of investigative news reporting, but at its core, the Trib is a content and technology company.