Professional Writers of Austin (PWA) is a free, members-only networking group for professional and aspiring writers. Our Mission Develop a supportive and informative community for Austin’s writers, editors, and interactive content creators. Goals Provide opportunities for Austin’s discrete journalistic, literary, and new media content-creating community to meet, share resources and job tips, improve career skills, and form lifelong bonds with like-minded people. Members We represent individuals …

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter …

Inspire the world and be Inspired We believe we can inspire the world and give while we're at it. We’ll do this through the sharing of extraordinary stories on a blog. Sponsors will help us give to causes. We’ll also learn how to build a website, do Search Engine Optimization, and use Social Media. While these are attractive byproducts, the ultimate fulfillment will come from living with the spirit of generosity. We will build the blog together We'll build a well designed blog appealing to any …