SXSW 2012 - Managing Virtual Teams: Choreography of Bits

Managing Virtual Teams: Choreography of Bits
Event	SXSW Interactive 2009
Format	Panel
Organizer	Victor Agreda Jr – Weblogs, Inc. an AOL company
Description	Is your team distributed around the world? At Weblogs, Inc. we built a team of freelancers from around the globe. The daily coordination and management of over 500 bloggers on various platforms in different timezones is a challenge, but one the tools of the internet were made to tackle. Learn how we keep the gears oiled and how you can work in an increasingly distributed universe of talent.
Questions Answered	What tools faciliate distributed teams? What tools inhibit distributed teams? Isn't Sillicon Valley the Center of the Universe? How do members in far-flung reaches operate? How can synchronous communication happen asynchronously? What skills are needed as a member of a distributed team? What techniques were learned in building teams? Where are the best places to work as a distributed team? How do you recruit and keep team members? How do you keep cohesion?
Level	Beginner
Category	Business / Entrepreneurial

Managing Virtual Teams: Choreography of Bits