So, the Interactive is starting! I got here early, got my badge, met up with our talented friend Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon of the Statesman, and now I’m getting ready for panels to begin at 2pm. Things are already getting very busy here. The registration lines are snaking around the 1st floor. Lots of excitement, people are […]
I spoke with Ben Brown of XOXCO on Thursday afternoon about his upcoming panel: What Do I Do With Myself, Now That the Economy Has Collapsed? The panel with take place on Sunday in room 9 at 3:30. Visit XOXCO.com to play Ben’s video game Click to Swim and save that poor polar bear from […]
I recently met with Carly Kocurek who is a panelist for “Are Women Taken More Seriously On The Web?” She is a jack of all blogging trades, and we had a fun and lively chat at Cafe Mundi. She is a doctoral candidate at UT, and does freelance work for The Austinist, Rare Austin, her personal […]
Many City of Austin employees are working for SXSW in different ways. Beth Krauss, media relations manager at the Convention and Visitors Bureau, says they are expecting more than 150,000 attendees this year. She says that having fun and meeting new people are the most important part of SXSW.
Open source curriculum development is transforming the education community. DIY teachers all over the world are using open source course management systems, open access textbooks, and other open source tools. Unfortunately, educators are still finding it difficult to obtain developing technology because of corporate education software limitations. On Sunday, March 15th, the SXSWi panel, “Edupunk: Open Source Education,” will discuss the […]
On Monday I had the chance to speak with the entire panel of “Is Aristotle on Twitter” at the Dog and Duck in Austin. Lewis Knight was the cameraman and editing genius who made this video possible so thanks again for his help and direction. Check out this panel on Tuesday March 17 at 10:00 […]
For your viewing pleasure Buster Keaton drops “Interactive 412”, enjoy.