Photo of Valerie Casey Keynote courtesy of www.marysledd.com
SXSW® Interactive features five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders, the incredible new SXSW Trade Show and an unbeatable lineup of special programs showcasing the best new digital works, video games and innovative ideas the international community has to offer. Join us for the most energetic, inspiring and creative event of the year, taking place March 11-15, 2010 in Austin, Texas.
The Latest Bits & Bytes from SXSW® Interactive
Don't Miss Your Chance For SXSW Accelerator!
We're always excited about the talented people we meet during SXSW Interactive. We're even more thrilled when great people make valuable connections. One of the ways to put your new product or service on center stage is to apply to SXSW Accelerator today. Not only does SXSW Accelerator put you in front of a plugged-in crowd of investors and early adopters, but you get a one-of-a-kind chance to refine your product with people who really know technology. And with Accelerator happening during SXSW Music, this event is perfect for launching new music technologies.
Posted by tammy on 09/03/2010
Read more...SXSW Success Story: Jonathan Beilin of Kuduco Games
One of the best things about working for SXSW Interactive is hearing about the unique experiences our participants have at our event. We especially love the serendipitous connections that help get projects off the ground. One of these SXSW success stories came to us by way of 2010 Core Conversation presenter Jonathan Beilin, of Koduco Games. Beilin jumped head-first into networking at our event and met future business partner, Austin-based Famigo Games.
Posted by tammy on 09/03/2010
Read more...SXSW Alumni News: Farmville, Paul Carr & Drew Olanoff
SXSW Alumni News includes tech industry leaders who contributed their expertise to the 2010 SXSW Interactive Festival and officially participating new media companies. Make face-to-face connections with decision-makers, leading-edge adopters and trend-setters at the 2011 SXSW Interactive Festival, March 11-15 in Austin, Texas.
- Facebook Credits, for games like Farmville, to be sold at Targets nationwide beginning Sunday
- Paul Carr quits Twitter and everything else....
- Drew Olanoff discusses the next generation of texting
Posted by kathryn on 09/02/2010
Read more...SXSW on YouTube: On the Road with Stephanie Klein
In the months leading up to the 2010 event, the SXSW Interactive team traveled around the country hosting a series of networking mixers. Ingrid Vanderveldt, host of On the Road with iV, and Lyn Graft, founder of LG Pictures, came along for the ride to talk with SXSW alumni and some first time SXSW speakers about what SXSW means to them.
Ingrid got the chance to talk with author Stephanie Klein at the festival in March about how much she learns each year and her 2010 session "Balance is Bullshit."
Posted by christine on 09/02/2010
Read more...SXSW Alumni News: Alexis Ohanian, Nick Finck and MG Siegler
SXSW Alumni News includes tech industry leaders who contributed their expertise to the 2010 SXSW Interactive Festival and officially participating new media companies. Make face-to-face connections with decision-makers, leading-edge adopters and trend-setters at the 2011 SXSW Interactive Festival, March 11-15 in Austin, Texas.
- Former Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian joins Y Combinator
- Blink Interactive acquires Blue Flavor and Nick Finck joins Blink as the company's User Experience Director
- MG Siegler toys around with Apple's new music social network, Ping
Posted by andrew on 09/01/2010
Read more...Announcing Accepted Interactive Panels on September 20
September is here — and with it, news from the Interactive programming front. Because we know you are eager to see the lineup of programming for SXSW Interactive 2011, we decided to release panels information earlier than ever this season. On Monday, September 20, we will release a list of the first 200 accepted titles for the 2011 event via the SXSW website.
This year, there will be no email notifications before the September 20 release date of the status of PanelPicker proposals, but organizers will receive an email on the day of the announcement detailing next steps for a successful presentation. This announcement will represent about one-third of our total programming for the 2011 season.
Posted by tammy on 09/01/2010
Read more...HuddleHub Goes Deep on Late Night
There are any number of ways to cash in on a presence at SXSW. One of the newest and most innovative? Apparently, it's to be at the receiving end of a joke.
HuddleHub, a SXSW Trade Show exhibitor in 2010, is an interface that allows sports fans to manage all of their fantasy sports in one place, even if their teams happen to traverse numerous different sites. This unique concept caught the attention of Late Night's own Jimmy Fallon. "There's a new program called 'HuddleHub' that manages all of your fantasy sports teams. They call it the perfect solution for someone who's too lazy to keep track of being too lazy to play actual sports."
Posted by Peter on 09/01/2010
Read more...SXSW Alumni News: Pat Aufderheide, Assaf Biderman & Brian Morrissey
SXSW Alumni News includes tech industry leaders who contributed their expertise to the 2010 SXSW Interactive Festival and officially participating new media companies. Make face-to-face connections with decision-makers, leading-edge adopters and trend-setters at the 2011 SXSW Interactive Festival, March 11-15 in Austin, Texas.
- Brian Morrissey, Digital Editor at Adweek, lends his insight as an industry leader to the Rubicon Project’s tenth installment of its Online Advertising Market Report series.
- Assaf Biderman of MIT Senseable City Lab discusses the development of a prototypical, oil-cleaning robot called Seaswarm.
- Pat Aufderheide on how the buzz surrounding feature documentaries began and is expected to grow with more than 20 screening in theaters across the US this summer.
Posted by sarah on 08/31/2010
Read more...SXSW on YouTube: On the Road with Lindsey Reynolds, Mallory Messina and Christi Day
In the months leading up to the 2010 event, the SXSW Interactive team traveled around the country hosting a series of networking mixers. Ingrid Vanderveldt, host of On the Road with iV, and Lyn Graft, founder of LG Pictures, came along for the ride to talk with SXSW alumni and some first time SXSW speakers about what SXSW means to them.
During the event in March Ingrid got the chance to talk with Lindsey Reynolds, Mallory Messina and Christi Day from Southwest Airlines about how they navigate SXSW every year. Be sure to catch the full audio podcast of Mallory Messina's 2010 presentation "Beyond BBQs: The Future Of Corporate Culture".
Posted by christine on 08/31/2010
Read more...New for 2011: All-New SXSW Interactive Awards
In this space every week, we will give you insight into the changes and all-new happenings at SXSW 2011. This week, the focus is the new SXSW Interactive Awards.
Posted by tammy on 08/31/2010
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