Kelly Hoey
Connector. Advisor. Project Solver.

Mediate’s Rachel Sklar in conversation with industry leader, Union Square Ventures managing partner Fred Wilson about why women - as founders, entrepreneurs, team members and potential markets - are great investments that are only getting better as the industry evolves. The discussion will also include practical advice on bootstrapping, seeking...

Smarter social media at IBM has required an embrace of not only a more open and conversational approach to marketing -- it has required a harmonic integration of the companys revitalized, crowdsourced values with a simultaneous transformation of its business model. This session will explore how social media helped invent and...

The SXSW Interactive Festival is very excited that danah boyd will serve as the Opening Speaker for the 2010 event. One of the worlds foremost authorities on social networks, boyd works at Microsoft Research New England and also serves as a Fellow at the Harvard University Berkman Center for Internet and...

The ability to share online has allowed consumers to control and filter the web. For brands and publishers, tapping into Influence is critical to social medias future. What is influence and how is it measured? Leading voices in social media from multiple backgrounds will define the value of influence, discuss best...

Now that we think in 140-character strings and live through Facebook, its tempting to throw out the blog baby with the bathwater. These seasoned bloggers explain the vitality of this still-revolutionary medium--the resources, community, continuity, and space for real ideas that only blogs can provide--and its infinite future potential.

The Happiness Project is one of the most thoughtful works on happiness to have emerged from the recent explosion of interest in the subject. Rubin weaves together philosophy, scientific research, history, analysis, and real-life experiences as she explains what worked for herand what didnt. Her conclusions are sometimes counter-intuitive  for...

Battledecks is a fast-paced, fun, laugh riot where "contestants" have to put together a presentation on the fly as slides are randomly projected for their confusion and the delight of the audience. Contestants are then judged by a panel of low-level celebrities, who can be bought. Battledecks was performed at SXSW...

Learn to look further than Twitter and Facebook when it comes to using social media to help your business succeed on the web. Learn solid strategies, how to measure success, and all the tools you need to succeed in the fastest growing marketing medium on the web.