Interactive: March 12-16
Film: March 12-20
Music: March 17-21
"SXSW Interactive is about what is happening now, and what's happening now is different than what was happening a year ago... An amorphous name for an amorphous concept." John Gruber, daringfireball.net
With so many events happening, it can be hard to catch everything at SXSW Interactive. Check this page for panels you missed, or interviews you want to see again.
"Vizrappers are throwing beam on the walls of the 'hood." Amoeba Man, the Mexican Lightning Crew, Sal the Shooter, and Big Ed are all down at Veli's, a funky little graphics bar underneath the freeway in West Oakland. Vizrappers and other real-time visual artists have come to make magic on the big screen with a beam of light. Some chase fame, some chase fortune, and some just want the sweet thrill of slinging pixels for a live audience. Welcome to the world of performing graphics as vividly portrayed in Lakin's novel, Live Graphics Nightly.
Fred Lakin, The Performing Graphics Company
Category: Classic - While the SXSW Interactive Web Awards focus on the best new internet destinations, this category is devoted to sites that launched before January 1, 2008. Winner: Flickr
From it's humble beginnings at SXSW about seven years ago, as a game that never quite took off, Flickr has since evolved into a highly successful photo sharing website. SXSW's Kelly Willis talks with Kellan Elliott-McCrea about this year's Web Awards winner in the Classic category and some new aspects that promise to keep this popular destination fresh and innovative.
You can catch this and other highlights from SXSW 2009 at the SXSW YouTube Channel.
Be sure to check out all the finalists for the 12th Annual SXSW Web Awards Presented by Adobe. And don't forget, if you think you might have an award-worthy site, the submission process for the 2010 Web Awards opens on August 3rd, 2009.
Category: CSS - This category showcases sites that push the boundaries of CSS coding technology, bringing together top-notch design and content with standards compliant and accessible code. Winner: ProjectMiso
A "marriage of development and design," ProjectMiso is a full service interactive studio that specializes in interactive media and application development. Soma Ray, Miah Morshed talk with SXSW's Kelly Willis at the 12th Annual Web Awards Ceremony about tackling that age-old rivalry between creative designers and programmers.
You can catch this and other highlights from SXSW 2009 at the SXSW YouTube Channel.
Be sure to check out all the finalists for the 12th Annual SXSW Web Awards Presented by Adobe. And don't forget, if you think you might have an award-worthy site, the submission process for the 2010 Web Awards opens on August 3rd, 2009.
Category: Blog - Sites that revolutionize the power of publishing by providing regularly updated content of a personal or professional nature. Winner: The Bygone Bureau
The Bygone Bureau is an online magazine, specializing in travel writing and cultural criticism. Kelly Wills caught up with site creators, and editors of their University newspaper, Kevin Nguyen and Nick Martens, on the Red Carpet at the 12th Annual SXSW Web Awards Ceremony to explore where they might want to take their site in the future.
You can catch this and other highlights from SXSW 2009 at the SXSW YouTube Channel.
Be sure to check out all the finalists for the 12th Annual SXSW Web Awards Presented by Adobe. And don't forget, if you think you might have an award-worthy site, the submission process for the 2010 Web Awards opens on August 3rd, 2009.
Category: Art - From traditional photography to untraditional performances, this category focuses on web-based collections of life, society and culture. Winner: Things I Have Learned in my Life, So Far
Do you have a story? What have you learned in your life so far? SXSW's Kelly Wilis talks with Richard The, Amanda Peyton and Ryan O'Toole about their SXSW Web Award winning site that started as a simple diary entry and the concept of the designer as the author.
You can catch this and other highlights from SXSW 2009 at the SXSW YouTube Channel.
Be sure to check out all the finalists for the 12th Annual SXSW Web Awards Presented by Adobe. And don't forget, if you think you might have an award-worthy site, the submission process for the 2010 Web Awards opens on August 3rd, 2009.
Tired of re-inventing the wheel? Wish there was a single grand unified API layer over everything? In this panel we'll gather data from a dozen different popular sites and services and present it all under a single API, using nothing but stone knives, bear skins, free online tools, and client-side JavaScript.
Kent Brewster Web Guy, Yahoo!
Is traditional publishing dead? Apparently not, as many bloggers are landing book deals that extend and enhance their online work. Learn the ins and outs from bloggers who have done it including how to shape a coherent book from tons of posts and involve your readers in your writing.
Pamela Slim Escape from Cubicle Nation
Hugh MacLeod Cartoonist, gapingvoid.com
Stephanie Klein Author, Greek Tragedy at stephanieklein.com
Kate Lee literary agent, ICM
Guy Kawasaki CEO, Alltop
As the line blurs between film and games, so do the production roles. How do filmmakers translate their skills to game development and vice versa?
Moderator: Rodney Gibbs Studio Dir, Amaze/Foundation 9
Rodney Gibbs Studio Dir, Amaze/Foundation 9
Mark Bristol Writer/Dir, Staticline Productions
Richard Vogel Co-Studio Dir, Bioware
What does it take to build a successful food blog? From niche single-food specific blogs like Cupcakes Take the Cake to broader blogs like Midtown Lunch, we'll share the secrets of making readers hungry for more and attracting press and advertisers.
Zach Brooks Owner, Midtown Lunch
Rachel Bussel Freelance
Cathy Erway Not Eating Out in New York
Kalyn Denny Blogger, Kalyn's Kitchen
Addie Broyles Food Writer, Austin American-Statesman
Nearly half the world's population now has a mobile device and more than a thousand cell phones are being activated every minute. The ubiquity of mobile devices will make new services available to billions of people worldwide who have not had access to traditional banks or credit cards. In developing countries such as Kenya - where nearly 80% of the population is excluded from the formal financial sector - text messaging is being used to transfer money to friends and family living in other countries. Moreover, new forms of currency are being created - trading cell phone minutes for goods and services, for example. This panel will explore the challenges and opportunities as banks go mobile, and how the revolution in mobile financial services will change the way we think about money.
Tom Limongello Sr Dir Business Dev, Crisp Wireless
Sacha Tueni Group Mktg Mgr Social Networks & Strategy, Vodafone
Ajay Revels Design Researcher, Politemachines
Guillaume Lebleu Sr Principal Systems Architect, Diebold Inc
Kyle Outlaw Sr Information Architect, Razorfish
Katherine Maher UNICEF

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