Development and Apps

SXSWi 2011 Accelerator finalists: Bump Technologies, FoodSpotting, NutshellMail

The South by Southwest Interactive Accelerator competition showcases the most enterprising minds developing the next big thing in digital technology. With successful alumni like Twitter, Bump, and more, Accelerator is akin to the X Factor for technology start-ups. Participants in the competition are “companies who are setting the trends in technology” according to SXSW Accelerator […]

Top 5 SXSWi Gaming Panels: Calling all Gamers!

Once considered “unhip” and “nerdy”, gaming has soared on the gust of innovation created by the ever-expanding web 2.0 bubble. “Gaming is similar to writing, in that both are private, creative activities very different to watching films or reading books, which involve less input,” says Play-write Lucy Prebble in a Telegraph article by Nick Collins. […]

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Atlanta-based app maker highlighted at SXSW Accelerator   Imagine arriving at your local airport and knowing that the short-term parking is full, or that the security lines are miraculously short at the other terminal entrance. What if you discovered that a friend or colleague was on your flight? Atlanta-based start-up Zamp envisions this reality where […]

Love, Music, and APIs panel

Matthew Ogle and Dave Haynes – Love, Music, & APIs Dave Haynes (VP Business Development for SoundCloud, founder of OpenMusicMedia) and Matthew Ogle (The Echo Nest music intelligence platform, former head of web product at Last.fm) presented information on how the love of music and application programming interfaces (APIs) are coming together.  Driven by their […]