Attention all SXSW attendees, let the QR coding begin. At least, that’s what this year’s organizers are hoping for. QR Codes are fairly new to the U.S. and until recently were primarily used by Google’s Android mobile operating system. QR Code is short for Quick Response and is a type of barcode that can include […]
One of the wonderful things about the web is that you can create and join communities of people that are just like you. However if you want the type of content that keeps people coming back for more, you have to know a lot about your audience. We spoke to Trish Bendix of MTV/AfterEllen.com about […]
A band of self-professed computer geeks from New Orleans rented a bus and stormed South By Southwest last year to show the world that the Big Easy is back. That trip is the inspiration for a panel at this year’s SXSW Interactive called, “Uprising Tide: Inciting Online Communities into Offline Movements.” “It’s a bunch of […]
As you fill up your my.sxsw schedule with amazing panels and core conversations, don’t forget about the ever-entertaining SXSW Interactive Web Awards Ceremony Presented by Adobe. With comedian Doug Benson emceeing this year, it’s bound to be a night full of laughs and Web beauty as the best sites of the year are revealed. Although […]
“There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is […]
SXSWi isn’t just for citizen journalists. People who work in TV, radio and print news will also have plenty to learn. Having worked in TV or radio news for ten years, I’ve seen first hand that the news industry needs help. Some stations get social media and the digital age, but there are still a […]
If revolutionizing global communication and pushing innovation to unimagined frontiers are signs of a successful enterprise, then this Internet thing has sorta caught on. And it might just last, given that the Web has crushed traditional publication methods and made museum material of books and newspapers. So it’s in the interest of pretty much any […]