As technology has improved, our digital lives have only grown more tangled and cluttered.

For everybody in their busy lives, you need to invest in sharpening your tools, and you need to invest in longevity.

IT is a holistic “digital brain” of the organization.

From a professional standpoint, he's improved dramatically. He's grown up.

The point is that instead of a monolithic brick of printed content - delivered more or less unchanged to all subscribers - social media offers news that is personalized and nimble.

One of the ironies of a conference dedicated to all things digital and virtual is that the best ways to connect with people are surprisingly old-school. Social media tools can improve the odds of a serendipitous encounter at SXSW, but old-fashioned hustle, palm-pressing and - above all - creativity go a long way.