Monthly Archives: February 2009

The Fantastic Four

  • Oscar Villalon
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Part of what defines Hot Studio is the passion we bring to our work. And part of what stokes our passion is helping a client fulfill a meaningful mission.

In the recent past, we’ve been lucky enough to work with a variety of worthy organizations, some of them focused…

Little Brother’s Advice

Katrina Alcorn
  • Katrina Alcorn
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We’re doing some research in our spare time about how companies can be more strategic in their use of social media. In other words, how should companies use blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking platforms to connect with existing and potential customers? Who should be in charge of…

Making my point, 140 characters at a time

Eric Grant
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I had an interesting debate on the bus during this morning’s commute. I was arguing the virtues of liberal thought versus what I feel are the myopic qualities of conservative philosophy, mainly by those who identify themselves as Republicans. It was an insightful, spirited and sometimes tense debate that…

Notes from Interaction ‘09

  • Renee Anderson
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Day 1 at Interactions ‘09.

TED Day 2: Finding your muse and robots that could save your life

Katrina Alcorn
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There’s a theme running through TED that has to do with making complex information clear. That’s right up our alley, so I thought I should mention a couple examples.

JoAnn Kuchera-Morin from UC Santa Barbara showed us some video today of the AlloSphere, which allows people to…