For first timers sxsw can be overwhelming. Hundreds and hundreds of panels, thousands of people, and the opportunity to learn, network and be introduced to exciting new ideas from leaders in the tech community. Hugh Forrest SXSW interactive director outlined some of the keynotes this year and acknowledged the diverse options represented by having speakers […]
Technology and music have always been hand in hand. Over the years SXSW has hosted two conferences one for Music and one for Interactive. The rise of the digital age has brought many intersections of technology and music. The challenge music faces are ever changing as new platforms emerge for artists to release their music. […]
SXSW attracts some of the brightest and most forward thinking people to come share their ideas and experiences. This year the keynotes represent a diverse group of technologists, scientists, artists, and journalists. These are the Keynote speakers this year and the attention they have garnered on twitter since their announcement of being a SXSW keynote. […]
Google Glass: Still in the explorer phase Google Glass is one of the most exciting and talked about technologies to emerge in the last few years. Glass is still not available to the public so therefore much has yet to be discovered of its potential. This SXSW the SXTXSTATE team will have the opportunity to […]
Non-profit journalism is nothing new it’s a staple of our culture that we often take for granted. Digital non-profit news however is something completely new. Since the web has completely revolutionized the way in which we receive our news a new type of newspaper has emerged. Traditional newspapers give away some content, but put up […]
The drive for mobile personalization is on. The data is there, but how do you know what to do with it? Jim Mcarthur from Digitaria hopes to help you figure out the next step in mobile personalization at the workshop he will be running during SXSW: “Behavioral Intelligence: Mobile’s New Frontier.” What the workshop hopes […]
Kiana Fitzgerald has been to a lot of panels and talks about black twitter. She never felt like they appropriately talked about her feelings about the whole thing. So, she decided to use SXSX as a way to talk about the topic in the way she wanted. Her panel “Not Enough Of Us—We Are Not […]