March 14, 2011 4:18 pm by: Nathan Bernier
People pack the streets around the Austin Convention Center for South by Southwest Interactive. One discussion today examined how social media can be used for social good. Photo by Nathan Bernier
Non-profits are using tools like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Foursquare to grow their base of support. ...
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Telecommunications policy isn't flashy. It's, not particularly dramatic, and doesn't get much coverage in the press. Many people are not even aware of telecommunications policy, believing it to be the stuff of back rooms in Washington. This view is mostly correct, but there are few issues with as much impact on the ability of the United States to remain competitive in the 21st century that are as important as telecommunications policy. There are few issues of this importance that are as misunderstood by large percentages of the population....
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I attended a presentation this morning by David Gill of Nielsen about the future of mobile phones as media devices. I strongly believe mobile phones will be the media devices of c…...
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THE BEST LITTLE GUITAR GIVEAWAY IN TEXAS:
Signed Dolly Parton Guitar to Raise Money for Girls Rock Austin
From March 1 to March 16, 2010, Dolly Parton fans will have a rare chance to w…...
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Besides the ScreenBurn area at the SXSW arcade this year, video games are getting some love! There are some fantastic panels that will be discussing different avenues of…...
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By Roberta Flores
SXTXstate for KUT
If you died tomorrow, what would happen to all your internet accounts? Do you have blog? How would your loved ones access all your content? Altho…...
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“There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, betwe…...
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By Trey Hatt
SXTXstate.com for KUT
SXSWi isn’t just for citizen journalists. People who work in TV, radio and print news will also have plenty to learn.
Having worked in TV or radi…...
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Lesley Ornelas
SXTXstate.com for KUT
For anyone who was wondering how to handle friendships, dating, sex or any general social situation when it comes to social networking the…...
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We're not going to tell you to "pace yourself" and "go with the flow". While that's terrific advice, you'll forget it by day 2 of the Interactive conference. So what can you bring/wear/eat/remember to do that will get you through the marathon that is SXSW Interactive?...
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Friday Panel: Douglas Rushkoff, host of the documentaries The Merchants of Cool, The Persuaders and most recently Digital Nation, gave a thought-provoking talk titled Program or be Programmed: Ten Commands for a Digital Age....
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Love it or hate it, Adobe Flash is quite relevant in today’s world-wide-web. However, some are claiming the end of Flash is nigh, including Apple CEO Steve Jobs who said Ad…...
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A band of self-professed computer geeks from New Orleans rented a bus and stormed South By Southwest last year to show the world that the Big Easy is back.
That trip is the inspiratio…...
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By Roberta Flores
SXTXstate for KUT
One of the wonderful things about the web is that you can create and join communities of people that are just like you. However if you want the ty…...
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Mark Mederson
SXTXstate.com for KUT
The digital divide is not simply about the “haves” verus the “have nots,” or, those who own a computer versus those who don’t. Accor…...
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Jesse Orona
SXTXstate for KUT
Maria Giudice, founder and CEO of Hot Studio Inc., has a simple and direct explanation for what got her interested in creating and participating in…...
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