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 […]
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Lisa Bodell is coming to SXSWi as the author of Kill the Company, and as an exemplary free thinker who’s out-of-the-box mindset feeds the spirit of the convention. “This book is about the hypocrisy that exists within many businesses when it comes to innovation. Too often, when leaders say they want their teams to “be […]
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. […]
Keynote addresses are always special, but organizers of the final keynote of SXSW Interactive must have saved the best for last. Jennifer (Jen) Pahlka, founder of Code for America, a new and unusual non-profit, will give that address. Pahlka, who spent some of her childhood years in Austin, started out in the gaming media industry. Among […]
Andrew McNeill went to director Hugh Forrest to propose adding a sports track to SXSWi. His proposal was approved and 2012 will be the first year for SXSWi to have a track dedicated to everything sports. While there have been sports panels in the past, the new sports track will allow sports media professionals, athletes […]
The role of social media has played an integral part all around the world, including Colombia. Partly due to drug trafficking, Columbia has been in a state of armed conflict since the 60’s, but since the 80’s the violence from drug trafficking has become much worse. In “Social Media in Colombia: An Agent for Change,” […]