How & Why to Travel Around the World Tuesday, March 12 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Sheraton Austin Capitol View South Andy Stoll has lived in a Buddhist Temple, worked at a dress factory in Bangkok, learned about ranching in a remote town of Austrailia and was a farmer in Zambia. He’s only 26. “I […]
How many of your relationships in your social networks do you consider true relationships? In today’s world, this is becoming normal; friendships, marriages, job opportunities now rely on the creation of a profile or strong social network. There are several great panels on how to utilize these new tools and how to sift through networks […]
Internet pioneer, Ethernet inventor, entrepreneur, and now UT professor, Bob Metcalfe, entertained SXSW attendees for an hour with his newest goal of trying to “make Austin a better Silicon Valley” through his “One Semester Startup” course at the University of Texas.
If you were around the Convention Center during SXSW, you probably saw some interesting marketing ploys. HootSuite owl vehicle anyone? Also, if anyone can tell me why people were wearing giant bread costumes, I would greatly appreciate it.
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What would inspire bright, creative, entrepreneurial developers and designers volunteer a year of their time to help American cities solve problems they otherwise couldn’t with the massive funding crisis faced by the majority of cities? That question led Jennifer Pahlka to found Code for America.
George Friedman, CEO of Stratfor, was “mic checked” by two Occupy Austin activists, who had to be escorted out of the presentation, and were not allowed to return to any of the remaining SXSW events.