By Mark Mederson The digital divide is not simply about the “haves” verus the “have nots,” or, those who own a computer versus those who don’t. According to Jessamyn West, the organizer of the panel, How The Other Half Lives – Touring The Digital Divide, it’s not merely about access to the technology, it has […]

By Josh Shepherd Molly Crabapple (Jennifer Caban) is heading up a fantastic SXSW panel idea titled “Selling Subculture Without Selling Out.” The basic idea is that the “panel will teach marketers how to work with subcultural tastemakers and the indie kids will learn how to make money without selling out.” An underground artist and entrepreneur, […]

By Dale Blasingame A lot of people have web sites these days. A lot of people, including businesses, have web sites where no one interacts or feels the need to come back. That’s where Stephen Anderson comes in. Anderson, a web design consultant, has created a panel called The Art and Science of Seductive Interactions […]

by Carly Smith Austin Kleon is a writer who draws, or at least that’s how he describes himself. According to Kleon, he is “a visual thinker who is obsessed with the art of communicating with pictures and words, together.” After drawing notes and presentations at SXSWi 2009, Austin, along with Sunni Brown, Mike Rohde and […]