How Twitter Has Changed How We Watch TV Saturday, March 9 | 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Austin Convention Center Room 18ABCD Unless you’ve been living under a rock, it’s become pretty close to impossible to avoid social media. Whether you just see a hashtag pop up on the screen in the middle of your favorite […]
Black Vernacular: Reading New Media Sunday, March 10 | 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Austin Convention Center Room 6AB The Black race and media in the United States have had a somewhat muddled relationship ever since Americans began consuming content through media of their choosing. Since the popular, yet racist radio show from decades ago, Amos […]
Brainstorming Technology First Saturday, March 9 | 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Will Turnage works at advertising agency R/GA, but his panel will cover technology. He admits that a tech panel isn’t what you expect from the Art and Inspiration category at SXSW Interactive. “But that’s kind of the point,” says Turnage. He’s excited about the […]
I am pleased to announce that the following five graduate students have been selected to represent the TXST SJMC at SXSW and participate in the SXTXState.com project. Brittany Black Kiana Fitzgerald Megan Kilgore Emily Lyons Sara Peralta The participants were judged on the following criteria: Quality of the essay – well written, makes a clear […]
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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.
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