Tracking, Texting & Texas

Three of us were recently together in Austin, Texas to attend SXSW. One of the world's largest conferences focused on the interactive and media spaces. We recorded our first video episode (sneak peek picture below), which you'll see soon, but until then here is episode thirteen of Cast of Dads.

Episode 13: Tracking, Texting & Texas

Topics discussed on this episode:

• South By Southwest
• Location awareness and why apps like FourSquare & Gowalla can be great for parents
• Active vs. Passive tracking of our children
• Sass' use of Foursquare with his kids
• My Mom's on Facebook
• Kids use of Twitter
• textPlus+ group SMS ability
• The high price of texting plans
• C.C. test drives a Chevy Volt
• Being aware of the world around you (SC Man hit by plane at the beach)
• Texting while driving
• Mobile carrier family mapping options.
• Voice only capabilities of Ford Sync
• Is voice only enough or is it a question of attention?
• iType2Go
• Someone needs to develop a Southern voice recognition for Brad

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Cast of Dads is a group of podcasting and blogging dads who gather to gab about fatherhood.  The cast of dads includes C.C. Chapman, Jeffrey Sass, Max Kalehoff, Michael Sheehan, and Brad Powell, who collectively represent 13 kids from the youngest of babies to full grown adults. Each of them brings a unique perspective to being a father.