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You can take the techie out of Burning Man…
On Saturday a group of polite, modestly dressed adults gathered in the Colorado Room of the Garden Hilton where they stood around chatting. A man looked out the rain streaked window and commented on how fast the city has changed. Aside from one woman with pink hair, it looked and felt like every other professional [...]
American Civil Liberties Union – Online Privacy
The American Civil Liberties Union promoted online privacy at South by Southwest Interactive. They gave out bumper stickers, pins, and information on the importance of protecting your privacy when using the internet and technology. The government and corporations are both at times guilty of helping but also hinder users privacy, a growing concern in the [...]
What can Left 4 Dead Can Teach Us About Kids Games
Zombies, guns and explosions are things one might associate with the videogame Left4Dead, but these cooperative types of videogames share similar qualities as videogames for children. Videogames created for kids focus primarily on child development and can be used as a means supplement learning. According to Anne Richards, No Crusts Interactive, games for kids should [...]
Downloaded: An Interview with Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning
The founders of Napster, Sean Parker (you know, Justin Timberlake played him in the social network) and Shawn Fanning, spoke on the first day of the SXSW Music Conference. [<a href="http://storify.com/cindyroyal/d" target="_blank">View the story "Downloaded: The Sean Parker & Shawn Fanning Interview" on Storify</a>]
Election 2012: Campaigns, Coverage & the Internet
A rockstar panel spoke at the AT&T Conference Center for South by Southwest Interactive on how social media is giving the presidential race a much needed makeover. Claudia Milne with BBC, Micah Sifry with Personal Democracy Media, Michael Scherer with Time Magazine, Teddy Goff and Zeynep Tufekci all gave compelling arguments for how candidates for the 2012 election are capitilizing [...]