Better to start small, and do that well. We got more response from the press release [in January] than anything we've done for SXSW Interactive. I think there's quite a lot of interest in it.

The National Press Corps is sitting around with egg on its face, trying to blame anyone they can think of for not 'giving' them the news. Someone needs to tell them to get off their collective rear ends and go to work and quit waiting for someone to tell them what is happening. If they don't know how to do this, have them come on down to Corpus Christi. I am sure the good folks at the Caller-Times would be happy to give them some training.

A free press is the cornerstone of democracy; there is no question about that.

The site is a reflection of society. It's an enter-at-your-own-risk kind of thing.

There's a lot of investment in these kinds of companies these days, so there's a sense of optimism here we haven't seen in five or six years. We have a lot of panel sessions, but often the best ideas are what people think of after two beers at a party or something. It's just a real creative, fertile atmosphere where new ideas come to life.

It's 1997 all over again. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?