The artist’s studio is in Las Cruces, his home is in El Paso, but thousands of dollars to support his dream of bringing elegant skeletons to life are coming in from near and far thanks to digital networking and the social fundraising site Kickstarter.com For eighteen months artist Wayne Hilton has sewn, beaded, glued and shaped the 15 exquisitely elaborate figurines at the heart of the Hermosos Huesos (Beautiful Bones) Project.  Made of...

Learn how to use Social Media and other digital networking techniques to get your blog posts in front of more readers and increase interaction to grow your blog’s following at the Borderland Bloggers Meetup Wednesday, Nov. 14 in El Paso. The Meetup is a casual no-host get-together for all levels of bloggers – including those who are interested in starting a blog. RSVP at the Borderland Bloggers Meetup site here. There is no charge...

It was the ultimate social media scavenger hunt as tourism industry workers from around the world zeroed in on El Paso, Texas, last week in search of fresh ideas and West Texas flair. More than 230 attendees for the Social Media Tourism Symposium packed conference rooms at the Judson F. Williams Convention Centre in El Paso to learn new ways to use social media to attract visitors to their cities and get them to stick around longer once...

If you’re feeling an increase in buzz on the Interwebs around El Paso, it is most likely thanks to Social Media Tourism Symposium going on Downtown at the convention center through tomorrow.  The #SoMeT, a conference about the use of social media in the tourism is here thanks to the thousands of El Pasoans who outvoted competing cities last April for the honor to host the gathering. This means our shops, restaurants, Twitter feeds and...