http://www.cronin-co.com/blog/ en wraicik@cronin-co.com Copyright 2011 2011-03-23T11:58:45+00:00 http://www.cronin-co.com/blog/north_of_south_by_southwest/ http://www.cronin-co.com/blog/north_of_south_by_southwest/#When:11:58:45Z Phew! What a whirlwind. Estimates for this year's interactive portion of South By Southwest hover around 30000. That's a large helping of geekness. It's a bit large for my liking but worth every minute of waiting in line, getting shut out of presentations and waiting for the hotel shuttle six miles north of the city. In between Austin 512 IPAs (very tasty if you care to imbibe) and barbecue (my favorite was Rudy's, in a gas station and a short cab ride outside the city) there was an endless stream of really smart, insightful and inspirational speakers and panels. Here's a few highlights.{body} 2011-03-23T11:58:45+00:00 http://www.cronin-co.com/blog/this_is_my_first_post/ http://www.cronin-co.com/blog/this_is_my_first_post/#When:20:49:10Z The once mighty MTV brand sells its soul to Snooki, "The Situation", and the rest of the honkey-tonk nation. {body} 2010-02-24T20:49:10+00:00 http://www.cronin-co.com/blog/pep/ http://www.cronin-co.com/blog/pep/#When:05:36:34Z All the buzz, without spending all the bucks{body} 2010-02-08T05:36:34+00:00 http://www.cronin-co.com/blog/of_underwear_flatulence_and_betty_white/ http://www.cronin-co.com/blog/of_underwear_flatulence_and_betty_white/#When:11:09:07Z The Super Bowl ads will be a mixed bag of low-brow humor and high-beam controversy.{body} 2010-02-05T11:09:07+00:00 http://www.cronin-co.com/blog/super_bowl_ads_pepsis_on_the_sidelines_but_pop_secrets_in_the_game._who_win/ http://www.cronin-co.com/blog/super_bowl_ads_pepsis_on_the_sidelines_but_pop_secrets_in_the_game._who_win/#When:08:33:30Z Is “The Pepsi Refresh Project” a Hail Mary pass or a well-designed drive to victory?{body} 2010-01-27T08:33:30+00:00 http://www.cronin-co.com/blog/health_care_reform_ads_will_negativity_take_a_holiday/ http://www.cronin-co.com/blog/health_care_reform_ads_will_negativity_take_a_holiday/#When:15:19:21Z The money won’t stop.  Hopefully the rhetoric will.{body} 2009-12-01T15:19:21+00:00 http://www.cronin-co.com/blog/man_am_i_embarrassed/ http://www.cronin-co.com/blog/man_am_i_embarrassed/#When:14:13:30Z He cheats, he lies and he's a fictional character.  Perhaps we should raise the bar a bit, guys.{body} 2009-10-10T14:13:30+00:00