Syfy offers a look into the world of 2046 at the Defiance Container Village at San Jacinto and 4th St. Recharge your tech, enjoy local food, watch a sneak peek of the show & enter to win exclusive swag!……

Experience the elevator pitch competition as entrepreneurs vie for up to $10,000 in prizes, and enjoy the free food, drink, and live entertainment hosted by Oklahoma Film and Music Office.…

Christmastime is looking swell for pretty, unassuming real-estate-agent Suzanne Barrington: she just sold a house to a nice swinger couple; her weatherman husband Jeff scored a sweet new job; and her favorite holiday is …

Terri Hooley is a radical, rebel and music-lover in 1970s Belfast, who opens a record shop calling it "Good Vibrations". Through it he discovers a compelling voice of resistance in the city’s nascent underground punk sce…

Jim is a painfully shy, socially awkward music savant whose inner demons get stirred up when he develops an obsession with Wendy, a young clinical social worker, who is drawn to Jim by her naïve desire to save people. Hi…

When a giant alien spider escapes from a military lab and rampages across the city of Los Angeles, it is up to one clever exterminator and his security guard sidekick to kill the creature before the entire city is destro…

Maggie? Rainbow? Leeward and Mary cannot even agree on their three year old daughter’s name anymore. Mary is a hardworking nurse who dreams of only one thing: changing her life around. She resents her husband for being a…

On the outskirts of the Civil War, a boy is sent north by a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.……

For the eight young men in the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, “brotherhood” is literal: they’re all sons of anti-establishment jazz legend, Phil Cohran. Cohran and their mothers raised them together on Chicago’s South side on …

A man falls into the Bosphorus on a snowy night. His son, Mete is dragged into a half-hearted pursuit through claustrophobic Istanbul. Faced with the depression of his mother, he discovers some not-so-conventional means …

Kathleen Hanna, lead singer of the punk band Bikini Kill and dance-punk trio Le Tigre, rose to national attention as the reluctant but never shy voice of the riot grrrl movement. She became one of the most famously outsp…

Upon release from prison, a solitary man known only as “the Rambler” embarks on a mysterious journey en route to reconnecting with his long-lost brother. Traversing treacherous back roads, lost highways, and isolated sma…

Our Funktion 1 sound system and world-class electronic musical talent will melt the walls while keeping the party going each night through 2am.…

Our Funktion 1 sound system and world-class electronic musical talent will melt the walls while keeping the party going each night through 2am.……

USA Network invites you into the world of GRACELAND; a place where nothing is what it seems and everyone has a secret; where deception is second nature and your lies are your life. Enjoy complimentary cocktails, explore …

USA Network invites you into the world of GRACELAND; a place where nothing is what it seems and everyone has a secret; where deception is second nature and your lies are your life. Enjoy complimentary cocktails, explore …

RSVP Required - Building fast, scalable systems is about more than just the speed at which a request can be serviced. We must take into account how we scale a system’s throughput, persisted data size, hardware, contribut…

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Andrew Headrick

RSVP Required - User-centered design can be characterized as a multi-stage problem solving process that not only requires designers to analyze and foresee how users are likely to use a product, but also to test the valid…

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Tyler Wilson, Vincent Higgins

RSVP Required - The strategy of responsive design has long since been accepted as the way to deal with creating web sites that appear custom-tailored to any and every device. Media queries, responsive image strategies an…

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Erin Sparling, Joe Kendall

RSVP Required - Epic Games is hosting an all-day workshop to help SXSW Interactive attendees make great mobile games using the award-winning Unreal Engine technology. The Unreal Development Kit (UDK), the free edition of…

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Zak Parrish

RSVP Required - Organizing digital content not only makes it easier to find and use — it creates new opportunities. Our thriving media environment would not be feasible without standardized formats such as MP3, CD Audio,…

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Andrew Kuklewicz, Anne Wootton, Bailey Smith, Dave Rice

RSVP Required - The founders of Modit will discuss their vision for a future in which game development is democratized by turning game players into game creators. Browser-based game development and distribution will emp…

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Alex Sutherland, Alexander Sheive, Sam Workman, Shantanu Dhaka

RSVP Required - This workshop will dramatically demonstrate how the practice of measurement, social media, social change, and networks have evolved over the past 5 years. In 2009, the "Social Media ROI Poetry Slam" SXS…

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Carie Lewis, David Neff, Katie Paine

RSVP Required - Using an API doesn't begin and end with a request and a response. Before third-party developers write a line of code, there's a desire to leverage your product and connect with your users. How you enable …

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Brian Smith, Jeremiah Cohick, Neil Mansilla, R. Kevin Nelson

RSVP Required - Social Media is evolving and storytelling is going to be next great tool to engage customers. Not sure you know what we mean? Most of today’s content strategies involve publishing hundred of bits of con…

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Carri Bugbee, Mark Williams

RSVP Required - Ambitious web applications are about more than your favorite JavaScript framework. You'll need a system of responsive, reliable and malleable components that can scale independently as your user base grow…

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Jonathon Morgan

From SmarterChild to the Low Orbit Ion Cannon to Horse_ebooks, humans have relationships of varying quality with bots. Mostly it’s commercial spam. But sometimes it’s less benign: for instance, the 2012 Mexican elections…

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Alex Leavitt, David Bausola, Erhardt Graeff, Greg Marra

Yoga was developed thousands of years ago as a way to prepare the mind and body for enlightenment. What better way to prepare yourself for all the new ideas, insights, and people you will encounter at SXSW? This is an al…

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Bea Love

George W. Bush & Steven Tyler. Honey Boo Boo & Suri Cruise. What do these pairs of people have in common? Absolutely nothing. But for some reason, marketers continue to aim cookie-cutter marketing at them based on the ou…

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Ann Zimmerman, Bonin Bough, Joe Magnacca, Todd Morris

In a data driven world, how do individuals contribute? Do you question where your data comes from and who owns it? This panel will explore the recent surge of grassroots movements empowering communities of citizens to un…

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Christoph Piuggi, Joseph Saavedra, Leif Percifield, Shannon Dosemagen

A new addition to the 2013 lineup, SXSW Home Rooms are where you get the most current information about all the presentations, panels, and networking opportunities for the day ahead. SXSW Home Room also provides a great …

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A new addition to the 2013 lineup, SXSW Home Rooms are where you get the most current information about all the presentations, panels, and networking opportunities for the day ahead. SXSW Home Room also provides a great …

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The power of social technology can be nothing short of revolutionary. In 2008 for example, the Red Cross raised more than $30 million for Haiti through SMS donations. Technologies that enable us to poke our friends or re…

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Andy Smith

The power of social technology can be nothing short of revolutionary. In 2008 for example, the Red Cross raised more than $30 million for Haiti through SMS donations. Technologies that enable us to poke our friends or re…

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Andy Smith

Official websites are now a major player in the sporting landscape. Sports teams now see themselves as media organizations – offering news that competes with more traditional outlets such as print and television. (And th…

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Richard Clarke

Official websites are now a major player in the sporting landscape. Sports teams now see themselves as media organizations – offering news that competes with more traditional outlets such as print and television. (And th…

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Richard Clarke

Andy Smith will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “The Dragonfly Effect: Quick, Effective, and Powerful Ways To Use Social Media to Drive Social Change” following his Book Reading session.……

You invest your money, but do you invest in relationships? Porter’s presentation will discuss her book Your Network Is Your Net Worth. In our new economy, connections are a powerful currency. Relationships are the secr…

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Porter Gale

You invest your money, but do you invest in relationships? Porter’s presentation will discuss her book Your Network Is Your Net Worth. In our new economy, connections are a powerful currency. Relationships are the secr…

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Porter Gale

Andy Carvin will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Distant Witness” following his Panel session.……

Catch an exclusive sneak peek of the first episode of Bates Motel, the thrilling new series from A&E starring Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore. The contemporary prequel to the genre-defining film “Psycho,” promises to g…

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Carlton Cuse, Guy Slattery

This talk from his new book covers key business concepts related to marketing, branding, public relations, social media, human resources and customer service. It’s about the authentic touch, and the ability to connect te…

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Scott Stratten

During this session authors Scott Stratten and John Morgan will reveal the 10 biggest marketing mistakes businesses make and show you how to avoid them. They'll cover actionable strategies that you can implement in your …

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Scott Stratten

Porter will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of the first chapter of her book “Your Network Is Your Net Worth: Unlock the Hidden Power of Connections for Wealth, Success, and Happiness in the Digital Age” …

Responsive Design has been much vaunted as the way forward for web and mobile publishing design, flexible and affordable. Whilst a few major brands, Boston Globe, Grey Goose, Barak Obama have begun to explore the possibi…

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Alex Breuer, Dan Gardner, Dave Rupert

To many young Asian entrepreneurs, starting a company is an act of rebellion. It means defying the lessons of parents, teachers, and culture, who say: Be proper. Find a stable job. Don’t take risks. It means - in many ca…

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Gwendolyn Regina T, Kira Newman, Richard Min, Richard Robinson

Bike Hugger's Built is back for SXSW 2013 with another Make and Tell event. This audience favorite features a series of talks by people who create, reveal their design process, and bring their inventions to SXSW.……

Bike Hugger's Built is back for SXSW 2013 with another Make and Tell event. This audience favorite features a series of talks by people who create, reveal their design process, and bring their inventions to SXSW.……

Bike Hugger's Built is back for SXSW 2013 with another Make and Tell event. This audience favorite features a series of talks by people who create, reveal their design process, and bring their inventions to SXSW.……

As social media platforms evolve and multiply, so too do the instances of online bullying. The epidemic has reached a crisis point in American culture, with nearly one in three kids reporting instances of bullying. The p…

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Lee Hirsch, Marta Gossage, Priscilla Natkins, Scott Zumwalt

Late night? Hungry? Join Seamless for a complimentary snack attack at the SXSW Trade Show Meet Up Pavilion on Monday March 11th and Tuesday, March 12th at 11 am. Seamless is the best, fastest, and easiest way to orde…

Late night? Hungry? Join Seamless for a complimentary snack attack at the SXSW Trade Show Meet Up Pavilion on Monday March 11th and Tuesday, March 12th at 11 am. Seamless is the best, fastest, and easiest way to orde…

Late night? Hungry? Join Seamless for a complimentary morning snack attack. Seamless is the best, fastest and easiest way to order food online. Seamless links companies and their employees to hundreds of local restaurant…

With so much going on at SXSW each day, it’s easy to miss some important bit of information that could end up changing the world. Join SXSW senior staff and special press guests to get their take on the important events,…

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Jordan Viator Slabaugh, Meghan Casserly, Shawn O'Keefe

3D experiences are pushing their way into the classroom as media-savvy students move from textbooks to digital experiences and the technologies they’ve grown up with. As the ultimate time machine, 3D environments can lit…

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Al Bunshaft, Rus Gant

The role of the filmmaker has, historically, focused on precision: crafting and controlling the viewer's experience down to the frame. And for good reason — one of the prime pleasures of cinema is surrendering to the vis…

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Jason Brush

Moderated by Richard Lorber, CEO & President of Kino Lorber, he will explain the fragmented digital landscape and talk about the platforms that deliver audiences and money. He will outline the challenges to entry, the ch…

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Eric Stein, Melanie Miller, Nick Savva, Steven Beckman, Richard Lorber

Director of post production at CollegeHumor.com Michael Schaubach and composer Cheryl B. Engelhardt will examine the process of creating online hits like "The Fresh Prince of Downton Abbey" and "Katy Perry Puppet Sex" as…

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Cheryl Engelhardt, Michael Schaubach

Director of post production at CollegeHumor.com Michael Schaubach and composer Cheryl B. Engelhardt will examine the process of creating online hits like "The Fresh Prince of Downton Abbey" and "Katy Perry Puppet Sex" as…

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Cheryl Engelhardt, Michael Schaubach

Vinyasa yoga helps focus the mind and awaken the body through a series of yoga postures and movements linked by the breath. It’s a slightly more active class for those looking for a quicker pace. The class is a gentle on…

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Bea Love

Interface transitions are the subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) transitions that take place between different points in a user experience. From the subtle effect of a pin dropping onto a map to the infamous Flash-bas…

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Corey Chandler, Jorge Furuya Mariche

New for 2013, Meet the Insiders is an opportunity to participate in vital discussions on the innovations and developments in the world of film across varying topics. Moderators will start by introducing and getting to kn…

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Caspar Sonnen, Michel Reilhac, Ingrid Kopp

Meet with industry professionals who can give advice and answer questions about distribution, distribution options, and more for Documentary Films. Mentor session signup is open to all Film, Gold and Platinum badge hold…

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Amy Letourneau, Christine D'Souza, Greg Rubidge, Jill Burkhart, Josh Braun, Katie Ellen, Molly Thompson, Robert Rock

Dr. Richard Garriott de Cayeux is a key member of the commercial spaceflight revolution that is changing how NASA is planning its future in space. Garriott de Cayeux will discuss what the next generation of space vehicle…

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Richard Garriott de Cayeux

Systems of knowledge such as libraries, universities, publishers, and newspapers are centuries old. And the affordances of a print world have embedded specific practices within these systems. But digital technologies hav…

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David Weinberger, Jason Priem, Lissa Harris, Marguerite Avery

Every startup founder has had an advisor say "read this!" and hand them a book. But how many founders have time to read? Why this book and not hundreds of others with conflicting notions of success? Why read about buildi…

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Kevin Smokler

Every startup founder has had an advisor say "read this!" and hand them a book. But how many founders have time to read? Why this book and not hundreds of others with conflicting notions of success? Why read about buildi…

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Kevin Smokler

Scott Stratten will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “The Book of Business Awesome / UnAwesome ” following his Book Reading session.……

Stephen Wolfram has spent his life trying to automate everything; to do with computers what people used to have to do for themselves. What happens when he succeeds? Distinguished scientist, inventor, and best-selling…

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Stephen Wolfram

In the constantly evolving landscape of independent film, sustaining a career can be a tricky process - from choosing the right projects and the right people to work with to ensuring your voice is heard above an ever inc…

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Alex Karpovsky, Amy Seimetz, Bryan Poyser, Craig Zobel, Kat Candler, Megan Gilbride

This four-day show serves as a convergence point for all industries celebrated during SXSW. Hundreds of participating exhibitors and registrants come together to blur the lines between consumers, business, technology, me…

This four-day show serves as a convergence point for all industries celebrated during SXSW. Hundreds of participating exhibitors and registrants come together to blur the lines between consumers, business, technology, me…

This four-day show serves as a convergence point for all industries celebrated during SXSW. Hundreds of participating exhibitors and registrants come together to blur the lines between consumers, business, technology, me…

The rise of smartphone technology is poised to change the way people get around. With the sharing economy already altering consumers' views on ownership, the demand for safe, convenient, and affordable transportation has…

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Joseph Kopser

You’re a group of filmmakers in your 20s and want to make a live-action series about the last panda in a post-apocalyptic Wasteland. In your small Australian city, there’s no way this will be funded, but you know your au…

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Ella Macintyre, Victoria Cocks, Kirsty Stark

You’re a group of filmmakers in your 20s and want to make a live-action series about the last panda in a post-apocalyptic Wasteland. In your small Australian city, there’s no way this will be funded, but you know your au…

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Ella Macintyre, Kirsty Stark, Victoria Cocks

Kevin Smokler will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books You Haven't Touched Since High School” following his Book Reading session. Kevin Smokler (@weegee)…

Robin S. Rosenberg will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “What's the Matter With Batman?: An Unauthorized Clinical Look Under the Mask of the Caped Crusader” following his Book Reading session. Robin S…

SaulPaul will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Dream in 3D”.……

Batman dresses in costume, spends a good part of his wealth to support the lifestyle of his bat-alter ego, and puts his life on the line nightly. There must be something wrong with him, right? This question is that heart…

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Robin Rosenberg

Batman dresses in costume, spends a good part of his wealth to support the lifestyle of his bat-alter ego, and puts his life on the line nightly. There must be something wrong with him, right? This question is that heart…

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Robin Rosenberg

Kicking off the Meet Up Pavilion on March 11th is the second recruiting round of “I Met My Agency @ SXSW” focusing on professional technical designers and innovators. Current agency participants for SXSW 2013 include D…

Kicking off the Meet Up Pavilion on March 11th is the second recruiting round of “I Met My Agency @ SXSW” focusing on professional technical designers and innovators. Current agency participants for SXSW 2013 include D…

Kicking off the Meet Up Pavilion on March 11th is the second recruiting round of “I Met My Agency @ SXSW” focusing on professional technical designers and innovators. Current agency participants for SXSW 2013 include D…

Infographics are timeless, but much like web design and development, practitioners must evolve to remain effective. When infographics were first added to the web-based content marketing arsenal, the novelty factor alone …

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Jason Lankow

Infographics are timeless, but much like web design and development, practitioners must evolve to remain effective. When infographics were first added to the web-based content marketing arsenal, the novelty factor alone …

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Jason Lankow

Private space exploration projects have made headlines recently with companies like Space X, Planetary Resources and Virgin Galactic, but the first woman of color in space, Dr. Mae Jemison, has grander ambitions. In 2012…

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Benjamin Palmer, Dr Mae Jemison, Jill Tarter, LeVar Burton

A basic foundation of animation is story but in an industry where the technology is constantly evolving, how are animation professionals bringing characters and story worlds to life? Join the discussion with those workin…

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Darcy Prendergast, Ryan Quincy, Saschka Unseld, John Bernstein

For almost 50 years a sizable part of the world, the eastern half of the European continent, was sealed away behind the Iron Curtain. Spies, nukes, torture and secrecy were staples of the Hollywood Cold War movies, but w…

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Alec Andronikov, Bogdan Iordache, Maria Constantinescu, Mike Butcher

In the late 1980s, Public Enemy rapper and Internet aficionado Chuck D famously remarked that hip hop was like the “black CNN,” speaking on the “lower frequencies” cited in Ralph Ellison’s "Invisible Man" about issues in…

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Mark Anthony Neal, Meredith Clark, Stacie Williams

From visionary director Harmony Korine, comes a bold new vision of the seasonal American ritual known as spring break. Korine, joined by his cast, will discuss what it was to film amidst real-life revelers and create one…

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Ashley Benson, Harmony Korine, Rachel Korine, Selena Gomez, Eric Kohn

Colors, textures and effects play a pivotal role in the way we experience film. The darker the color; the more somber the tone, the brighter the picture; the happier a scene may feel, a heightened color will draw the eye…

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Parke Gregg, Steve Bannerman

In the media age, the intersection between film critics and the film industry has never been more vocal. Opinions are given, read at a heightened rate and can have a hand in making or breaking the success of a project. J…

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Marian Koltai-Levine, Melissa Hanson, Scott Weinberg, Simon Barrett, Matt Singer

This panel featuring Peter Hoddie of Marvell, Morgan Knutson of DropBox and Stephen Spencer of MAYA Design will explore the challenges of creating digital devices in a fun way. Rather than sit around and prognosticate on…

This panel featuring Peter Hoddie of Marvell, Morgan Knutson of DropBox and Stephen Spencer of MAYA Design will explore the challenges of creating digital devices in a fun way. Rather than sit around and prognosticate on…

This panel featuring Peter Hoddie of Marvell, Morgan Knutson of DropBox and Stephen Spencer of MAYA Design will explore the challenges of creating digital devices in a fun way. Rather than sit around and prognosticate on…

Hello Design has been in the digital trenches for over a decade, and from there we've grown to admire great design and how it impacts the world we live in. We'll take designers' questions and challenges, and pair them w…

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David Lai

Everyone should be drawing! This session will show why creatives of all types should make drawing a regular part of their daily routine. How the power of the visual image resonates with your audience, and can be leverage…

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Von Glitschka

The map as we know it is on its last legs. People are no longer satisfied with a static map that simply tells them what’s nearby. They want a personalized experience -- one that tells them not just what’s around them, bu…

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Anil Dash, Dennis Crowley

Jason Lankow will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Infographics: The Power of Visual Storytelling” following his Book Reading session. Jason Lankow is the CEO/Cofounder of Column Five. He is the co-au…

Josh Ritchie will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Infographics: The Power of Visual Storytelling”.……

Cloud Chamber is a premium online mystery launching this spring. It aims to raise the bar of online fiction with international stars, feature film production values and a deep understanding of social media and gaming. Bu…

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Christian Fonnesbech, Stinna Lassen

When Danish Film Producer Vibeke Windelov (Lars von Trier, Susanne Bier) and producing partner Stinna Lassen joined Cloud Chamber, an online fiction mystery, they had no idea of the journey they were embarking on. The …

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Christian Fonnesbech, Stinna Lassen

Jon’s part of London was ransacked in 2011’s riots, so what did he do on the event’s anniversary? First thought: How do we teach the rioters a lesson? Instead, he answered a less obvious question: What lessons can market…

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Alexandra Goat, Jon Burkhart

New for 2013, Meet the Insiders is an opportunity to participate in vital discussions on the innovations and developments in the world of film across varying topics. Moderators will start by introducing and getting to kn…

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Nicolas Gonda, Nikita Adams, Rodney Gibbs

Meet with industry professionals who can give advice and answer questions about distribution, distribution options, and more for narrative films. Mentor session signup is open to all Film, Gold and Platinum badge holder…

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Dylan Marchetti, Jerome Rougier, Keith Leopard, Matt Grady, Meghan Wurtz, Richard Abramowitz, Shyama Friedenson

What leads to success? Why do some companies thrive while others fail? For 30 years, Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and host of the world’s largest annual innovation event CES, has worked…

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Gary Shapiro, Kevin O'Malley

What leads to success? Why do some companies thrive while others fail? For 30 years, Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and host of the world’s largest annual innovation event CES, has worked…

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Gary Shapiro, Kevin O'Malley

OAuth 2 is the latest version of the OAuth standard-- unlocking authorized access to user data from dozens of different APIs like YouTube, Google Apps and Facebook in a way that's easier than ever for developers. OAuth 2…

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Ryan Boyd

Through advances in artificial intelligence and data science, Web sites and apps are evolving. There is a new breed of “robot” applications focused entirely on working on our behalf. Search robots like Siri turn mobile d…

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Amit Kapur, Jeff Bonforte

Through advances in artificial intelligence and data science, Web sites and apps are evolving. There is a new breed of “robot” applications focused entirely on working on our behalf. Search robots like Siri turn mobile d…

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Amit Kapur, Jeff Bonforte

Ross Crooks will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Infographics: The Power of Visual Storytelling”.……

Peer-to-peer marketplaces for offline services face a big UX challenge: users' experiences depend on other users, not just the company. But these platforms still live or die on the quality of the experiences they deliver…

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Jeff Miller, John Zimmer

Podcasting allows creators to directly connect with a global audience while avoiding the gatekeepers and bureaucracy of traditional broadcast media. But since iTunes’ native support for podcasting arrived back in 2005, i…

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Colin Anderson, Helen Zaltzman, Jesse Thorn, Roman Mars

Rose will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “The Art of Immersion: How the Digital Generation is Remaking Hollywood” following his Panel session. Frank Rose's most recent book is The Art of Immersion: H…

Gary Shapiro will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World's Most Successful Businesses” following his Book Reading session. Gary Shapiro is president …

Caroline Waxler will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Stocking Up on Sin: How to Crush the Market with Vice-Based Investing” Caroline is launching Harkness Hall, a digital marketing strategy and conference …

Think social marketing is worth it? Prove it. If your CEO hasn't demanded that yet, they will. Then what? Hand them some jive about "return on conversation" or "follower growth"? Think that'll fly? You'll be gone so fast…

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Nichole Kelly

Think social marketing is worth it? Prove it. If your CEO hasn't demanded that yet, they will. Then what? Hand them some jive about "return on conversation" or "follower growth"? Think that'll fly? You'll be gone so fast…

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Nichole Kelly

Join other movers and shakers in the Meet Up Pavilion to discuss social and digital media trends in advocacy and how these leaders use the web to mobilize their supporters.……

Join other movers and shakers in the Meet Up Pavilion to discuss social and digital media trends in advocacy and how these leaders use the web to mobilize their supporters.……

Join other movers and shakers in the Meet Up Pavilion to discuss social and digital media trends in advocacy and how these leaders use the web to mobilize their supporters.……

Shaun Abrahamsom will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Crowdstorm: The Future of Innovation, Ideas, and Problem Solving. ”……

For 48 hours, a fan video for the Miami band Jacuzzi Boys took the internet by storm. The video featuring singing vaginas, used as puppets and dressed like various pop icons, amassed almost 700,000 views on YouTube while…

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Jillian Mayer, Lucas Leyva

Bringing audiences inside the literal arena, sports filmmaking offers a unique inside look at the inherently relatable themes of triumph, tragedy, adversity and glory that go hand in hand with sports, where opponents are…

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Connor Schell, Ken Rodgers, Ross Greenburg, Michael Hogan

Indie developers and open source principles provide the power and the passion for the SXSW Interactive Festival. With this core value of community collaboration in mind, we are very pleased to announce that game industry…

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Joshua Topolsky, Julie Uhrman

New for 2013, Meet the Insiders is an opportunity to participate in vital discussions on the innovations and developments in the world of film across varying topics. Moderators will start by introducing and getting to kn…

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Alexa Fogel, Beth Sepko, Rochelle Rose

Every filmmaker has a story to tell. Get advice, or share those stories with experienced filmmakers in our Documentary Filmmaker Mentor category. Mentor session signup is open to all Film, Gold and Platinum badge holder…

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Bradley Beesley, Heather Courtney, Jeffrey Schwarz, Jillian Schlesinger, Malcolm Ingram, Paul Stekler, PJ Raval

Vicky Boone Casting is holding an Open Casting Call for actors at SXSW. Are you interested in acting in features films in Austin? If so, please submit your headshot and resume to sxswcasting2013@gmail.com. Vicky Boone …

Vicky Boone Casting is holding an Open Casting Call for actors at SXSW. Are you interested in acting in features films in Austin? If so, please submit your headshot and resume to sxswcasting2013@gmail.com. Vicky Boone …

Vicky Boone Casting is holding an Open Casting Call for actors at SXSW. Are you interested in acting in features films in Austin? If so, please submit your headshot and resume to sxswcasting2013@gmail.com. Vicky Boone …

At a time when many are pursuing new approaches to storytelling that involve non-linear narratives, interactivity, and the influences of gaming, an unlikely but exciting format is attracting viewers and filmmakers alike:…

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Jeremy Boxer, Nirvan Mullick, Ted Hope, Beth Levison

At a time when many are pursuing new approaches to storytelling that involve non-linear narratives, interactivity, and the influences of gaming, an unlikely but exciting format is attracting viewers and filmmakers alike:…

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Beth Levison, Jeremy Boxer, Nirvan Mullick, Ted Hope

Good lighting can be key in provoking a specific mood, emotion, atmosphere and overall experience for the audience as filmmaker's tell their story. Whether you're shooting for the web, commercials or a feature project, s…

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Mike Simpson, Toby Stoner

Brian Solis will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “What's the Future of Business: Changing the Way Businesses Create Experiences” following his Featured session.……

Randall will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Honey Badger Don't Care: Randall's Guide to Crazy, Nastyass Animals” following his Core Conversation session.……

An hour long session for the financier looking for engaging discourse with other investors, professionals and emerging businesses. Come to the Meet Up Pavilion to mingle, network and collaborate!……

An hour long session for the financier looking for engaging discourse with other investors, professionals and emerging businesses. Come to the Meet Up Pavilion to mingle, network and collaborate!……

An hour long session for the financier looking for engaging discourse with other investors, professionals and emerging businesses. Come to the Meet Up Pavilion to mingle, network and collaborate!……

There are 94 naturally occurring elements, from hydrogen to plutonium. Their stories reveal the intimate details of our lives, our relationships with our natural resources, and the patterns of our economies. 94 Element…

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Angus Keith, Graham Holt, Mike Paterson, Sarah George

There are 94 naturally occurring elements, from hydrogen to plutonium. Their stories reveal the intimate details of our lives, our relationships with our natural resources, and the patterns of our economies. 94 Element…

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Angus Keith, Graham Holt, Mike Paterson, Sarah George

A huge opportunity exists for content creators, service providers, brands, and media companies on the continent. In Africa, more people than ever have access to the internet, to the tune of 140 million, but this only rep…

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Fadzai Makanda, Matthew Dawes, Nadeem Juma, Ngozi Odita

To keep America's economic and innovation engine running, we must tap into the "secret sauce" that made the United States what it is today... our entrepreneurs. Reflecting on his experience building AOL into an online p…

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Lance Ulanoff, Steve Case

Documentaries have never been more influential. So no surprise that they are increasingly targeted-- both before and after their making-- by subjects who don't like their revelations. Whether you’re facing big corpora…

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Michael Donaldson, Nonso Christian Ugbode, Parker Higgins, Suzan Beraza, Patricia Aufderheide

If Facebook were a country, it would be the third largest in the world. Social media encourages us to share real-time information with the greatest number of connections, which can inspire real-world action. Governments …

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Gabriella Augustsson, Hillary Brandt, James Barbour, Jennifer Charlton

Emily Bazelon will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy” following her Panel session. Emily Bazelo…

Artificial intelligence has been around for ages, but with the launch of widely dispersed AI technologies like Siri, AI is now fully a part of mainstream technology and for the first time, being used to improve how we in…

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Dror Oren, Lauren Goode, Nadav Gur, Raj Singh

Technology is changing the world and enabling people from anywhere to connect and share experiences that create wonder and inspire. Skype’s social good initiative, Skype in the classroom (SITC), is an example of how tech…

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Andrew Schmidt, Jeremy Gilley

Join Media Lab research scientist Henry Holtzman, and master’s students Dan Novy and Janice Wang, who will discuss examples of Media Lab work on immersive experiences. Henry Holtzman’s Information Ecology group is crea…

Join Media Lab research scientist Henry Holtzman, and master’s students Dan Novy and Janice Wang, who will discuss examples of Media Lab work on immersive experiences. Henry Holtzman’s Information Ecology group is crea…

Join Media Lab research scientist Henry Holtzman, and master’s students Dan Novy and Janice Wang, who will discuss examples of Media Lab work on immersive experiences. Henry Holtzman’s Information Ecology group is crea…

Someone recently said, "All good design is moral design, and only moral design can ever be good." As designers we spend our time thinking about things like usefulness, desirability, learnability, or gamification, and …

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RJ Owen

Movie trailers remain one of the most potent ways to create interest and market a new film, yet with the evolving needs of today's filmmaker, there are a myriad of iterations a film trailer can go through to target diffe…

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Evelyn Watters, Mark Woollen, Stephen Garrett

New for 2013, Meet the Insiders is an opportunity to participate in vital discussions on the innovations and developments in the world of film across varying topics. Moderators will start by introducing and getting to kn…

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Dante Harper, Franklin Leonard, Tim McCanlies

Every filmmaker has a story to tell. Get advice, or share those stories with experienced filmmakers in our Narrative Filmmaker Mentor category. Mentor session signup is open to all Film, Gold and Platinum badge holders …

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Cherie Saulter, David Lowery, Jennifer Cochis, Kelly Broad, Kristoffer Aaron Morgan, Kyle Henry, Robert Byington, Todd Rohal

Have you ever thought about how that double play gets blasted to MLB headquarters in NYC, edited and buzzed back for instant replay on your TV and mobile device? MLB has worked for years to perfect the art of getting cli…

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Isaac Garcia, Rob Boysko

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” That sentiment has always applied to the LIVESTRONG Foundation, a cancer non-profit known for its entre…

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Doug Ulman

Nichole Kelly will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “How to Measure Social Media: A Step-By-Step Guide to Developing and Assessing Social Media ROI” following his Book Reading session. Nichole Kelly is…

It's never been easier for people to independently make and share their creative work. With the rise of Kickstarter and other methods, the financing of creative works is now in the hands of creators too. Kickstarter cofo…

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Simon Klose, Yancey Strickler

In the age of constantly evolving news, newsrooms are confronted by the dilemma of how to archive their content for posterity. This is especially true in the case of breaking news as the stories change rapidly — both whe…

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Eric Price, Margaret Sullivan

In the age of constantly evolving news, newsrooms are confronted by the dilemma of how to archive their content for posterity. This is especially true in the case of breaking news as the stories change rapidly — both whe…

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Eric Price, Margaret Sullivan

A catchy tagline isn’t enough in today’s social media world. With image-driven networks like Tumblr and Instagram taking center stage, collaborative storytelling is more important than ever. In order to leverage your bra…

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Daniel Bornstein, Eric Korsh, Katrina Craigwell, Peter Orlowsky, Mark Borden

Online experiences can be fast, efficient, easy, orderly—and sometimes, that's a recipe for disaster. We click confirm too soon, confuse important details, or miss a key feature in a product description. Efficient isn't …

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Margot Bloomstein

This presentation will cover several pertinent topics regarding the state of online security, or lack thereof.……

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Josh Alexander

Eddie Huang will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Fresh Off the Boat” following his Solo session. Eddie Huang chef/owner of the award-winning Taiwanese restaurant, Baohaus, in New York City, writer of…

Stephen Wolfram will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “New Kind of Science”.……

Beth Kanter will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World” Beth Kanter is the author of Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media, one of the…

A new movement in film making, collaborative film platforms are empowering independent film makers and their local talent pools to collaborate and create! Join other film advocates in our Meet Up Pavilion to network a…

A new movement in film making, collaborative film platforms are empowering independent film makers and their local talent pools to collaborate and create! Join other film advocates in our Meet Up Pavilion to network a…

A new movement in film making, collaborative film platforms are empowering independent film makers and their local talent pools to collaborate and create! Join other film advocates in our Meet Up Pavilion to network a…

Margot Bloomstein will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Content Strategy at Work: Real-world Stories to Strengthen Every Interactive Project” following her Featured session. Margot Bloomstein (@mbloom…

By bringing technology closer, we can get it out of the way. This is what Glass does. It provides an experience to the user that's there when they want it, and unobtrusive when they don't. In doing so, Glass creates a…

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Timothy Jordan

The future of creative careers will transform the creative industry as we know it. From the content we consume to the marketing that surrounds us, our world is made interesting by creative people and teams with ideas and…

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Scott Belsky

Four and a half years after the infamous banking crisis, Iceland's women entrepreneurs are thriving and creating new, globally facing companies. Many credit the crash for helping the Icelandic business community develop …

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Helga Waage, Ingibjorg Greta Gisladottir, Magga Dora Ragnarsdottir, Rakel Sölvadóttir

We all know there are vast amounts of data about our lives - our spending, our browsing, our activity - being collected daily. With the recent explosion in inexpensive sensors and self-tracking apps, we can capture new i…

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Jeffrey Holove, Michael V Copeland, Steph Habif, Trae Vassallo

After the Tampa Bay Times won a Pulitzer Prize for PolitiFact, its groundbreaking fact-checking operation, other newspapers wanted to get in the game and start their own PolitiFact sites. Editor Bill Adair had to figure …

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Bill Adair, Steve Myers

After the Tampa Bay Times won a Pulitzer Prize for PolitiFact, its groundbreaking fact-checking operation, other newspapers wanted to get in the game and start their own PolitiFact sites. Editor Bill Adair had to figure …

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Bill Adair, Steve Myers

The rise of new media, from Facebook and Twitter to The Huffington Post and The Daily Caller, has allowed consumers of news to ignore anything that challenges their prior beliefs. Purveyors of news and information now we…

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Christina Bellantoni, James Kirchick, John Sides

The growing problems of the world -- from climate change, conflict, poverty, water scarcity, infectious disease to economic stagnation -- are not too hard to solve. Rather progress is stalled because our model is wrong…

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Don Tapscott

Like any powerful tool, the human brain needs a bit of a tune-up now and then. Take a break from the bustle of SXSW and give your mind and body a chance to assimilate all the new ideas and energy at the conference. This …

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Jennilyn Carson

Sexual commerce has a history of driving technological innovation: porn and early camera adoption, porn and VHS, porn and high-speed internet demand... While sexual media often fuels technological growth, the "oldest pro…

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Sabrina Morgan

How are we, as media-driven consumers, inspired by a cause or motivated towards social change? In this discussion Theo Ianuly and Geoff Stanfield of Gist Lab will bring together musician Ryan Bingham, Peter Glatzer (SHF…

How are we, as media-driven consumers, inspired by a cause or motivated towards social change? In this discussion Theo Ianuly and Geoff Stanfield of Gist Lab will bring together musician Ryan Bingham, Peter Glatzer (SHF…

How are we, as media-driven consumers, inspired by a cause or motivated towards social change? In this discussion Theo Ianuly and Geoff Stanfield of Gist Lab will bring together musician Ryan Bingham, Peter Glatzer (SHF…

In 2011, Sam Fox, then 24, ran 2,650 miles from Canada to Mexico in 61 days -- the equivalent of 1.5 marathons a day for two months. Inspired by his mother Lucy, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2000, his jo…

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Sam Fox

Sarah will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “In a Single Bound: Losing My Leg, Finding Myself, and Training for Life ” following her Core Conversation session. Sarah is the first woman on a prosthetic …

The open source movement has turned the software development landscape on its head by creating tools that enable the inmates to start running the software asylum. Just as the world changed when social networking tools ma…

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Mik Kersten

Can a spoonful of sugar really help the medicine go down? How successful is issue-based “product placement” at motivating consumers to think differently about a social issue or inspire change? In this panel, senior level…

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Anastasia Goodstein, Lindsay Guetschow, Rick Rey, Vicky Rideout

True Ailey is a journalist in a strange land, exiled by his network to a damp Southeast Asian republic gouged out a war-ravaged peninsula weeping monsoon tears. When his friend is murdered, True sets out to find the kill…

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Adam Penenberg

A company's first day as a publicly traded entity on a stock exchange is a huge deal. Social companies, like Facebook, Xynga and Jive, have the added the pressure of socializing this corporate milestone. This session w…

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Deirdre Walsh

Jeff Gothelf will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience ”.……

Jesse Schell will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “The Art of Game Design” following his Solo session. Jesse Schell is Professor of Entertainment Technology at Carnegie Mellon University and CEO of Sc…

Investment firm Y Combinator is the most sought-after home for startups in Silicon Valley. Twice a year, it funds dozens of just-founded startups and provides three months of guid ance from Paul Graham, YC’s impresario, …

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Randall Stross

Investment firm Y Combinator is the most sought-after home for startups in Silicon Valley. Twice a year, it funds dozens of just-founded startups and provides three months of guid ance from Paul Graham, YC’s impresario, …

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Randall Stross

Byron Reese will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Infinite Progress: How the Internet and Technology Will End Ignorance, Hunger, Poverty, Disease and War” following his speaking session. Byron Reese b…

Randall Stross will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's Most Exclusive School for Startups” following his Book Reading session.……

James will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Digital Disruption: Unleashing the Next Wave of Innovation Digital Disruption” following his speaking session. James serves Consumer Product Strategy Profes…

Scott Belsky will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality” following his Featured session. Scott is the co-founder and CEO of Behance,…

The Safe Harbor Room is a place for people in recovery to meet during SXSW. The sessions are informal and supportive. SXSW is a challenging atmosphere for those who choose sobriety. All are welcome to come to the Safe Ha…

The Safe Harbor Room is a place for people in recovery to meet during SXSW. The sessions are informal and supportive. SXSW is a challenging atmosphere for those who choose sobriety. All are welcome to come to the Safe Ha…

Don Tapscott will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Macrowikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World”, “Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything” and “Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generat…

Sennheiser + Paste Interactive Studio & Lounge. Live music curated by Paste nightly at 8pm, including sets from Quiet Company, Moon Taxi, The Lone Bellow and Jason Isbell. RSVP for free downloads, event schedule: www.pas…

Sennheiser + Paste Interactive Studio & Lounge. Live music curated by Paste nightly at 8 PM, including sets from Quiet Company, Moon Taxi, The Lone Bellow and Jason Isbell. RSVP for free downloads, event schedule: www.pa…

Two provocative questions, answered by a panel of experts ... and you. One asks: Can second screens -- phone, computer, tablet -- become the first screens for breaking news? And the second debates which BBQ is better: Te…

Get an exclusive sneak preview of "The Fuzz", a hilarious new puppet crime comedy series, produced by Vuguru and coming soon exclusively to Yahoo! Screen. Come for the watch party, stay for the cast & creator panel disc…

Join us for some late night comfort food and conversation at #The Breakfast Club Lounge powered by @SHRM.…

This short film,followed by a short performance by Ray Benson and band members, chronicles the improbable four-decade transformation of a group of ragtag hippies into today's status as Texas cultural icons. From the earl…

A screening of the amazing short creations our first filmmakers created in Austin School of Film's Digital Filmmaking for Adults course. Each film is a short narrative film with a five minute max. Films completed in 2012…

Mix it up with King.com and leaders in the social, mobile and online games industry. Grab a bite to eat, enjoy a drink, and join the conversation around the latest on in-games advertising.…

Celebrate Monday night at SXSW and Rock On with Rocket Lawyer. Come by to enjoy food, drinks, good company, and live music from Roxy Roca.……

Celebrate Monday night at SXSW and Rock On with Rocket Lawyer. Come by to enjoy food, drinks, good company, and live music from Roxy Roca.…

A new addition to the 2013 lineup, SXSW Home Rooms are where you get the most current information about all the presentations, panels, and networking opportunities for the day ahead. SXSW Home Room also provides a great …

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After last year's SXSW I decided to quit my job. It was the first thing I did after coming back from Austin. Even though it was my second SXSW I couldn't find anything resembling the vibes, content, and people at my job …

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Jeroen van Eck

The media is flooded with stories of this new generation of workers, their need for constant praise, and perceived sense of entitlement. Millennials are described as arrogant, needy, and lacking in the work ethic found i…

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Amy Mixa, Betsy Flanagan, Jay Adelson, Luke Davids

The new economy has changed everything, allowing – or forcing – workers to leave their (un)comfortable 9-to-5 day jobs in order to pursue their passion in a freelance career that provides freedom, fulfillment, and locati…

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Jim Hopkinson

Anne-Marie Slaughter writes an open letter stating she never felt she could manage her job and have a healthy family life. Marissa Mayer becomes CEO of Yahoo! and announces she's pregnant and working through maternity l…

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Caroline Howard, Jesse Draper, Kate Brodock, Nicole Glaros

The dreaded résumé. How can one love something meant to condense and cram a person’s life and career into a handful of pages? We as job hunters hate them because they never seem to sufficiently convey what we do or how w…

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Mike Dunn

We’ve all digitally stalked hiring managers before: followed them on Twitter, sent a Facebook friend request, liked their Instagram photos, Highlighted them, sent an InMail. But, does it actually work, and how do hiring …

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Jocelyn Lai, Justin Gignac

A recent Slashdot.org post, “Modest Proposal for Stopping Hackers: Get Them Girlfriends,” had more than 500 comments within days. One issue that struck home with the audience was not that hackers need better social lives…

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Izzy Johnston, Jennifer Bensko Ha, Peter Vesterbacka

It’s downright insane how people communicate in the business world. We’re told to “ease users into the monetization channel” and to “create social-local campaigns to increase the optimization levels of our consumer-centr…

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Carla Borsoi, Grant Shellen

If you produce events, sponsor events or provide new tools or technologies to make events better, join us! SXSW is more than a great event---it’s a proving ground for what is coming next in the event space. Let’s come t…

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Brian Duggan

Get together with other bootstrap experts for an hour of brainstorming, idea-buidling, networking, friend-making and career-enhancement. Or, attend this Meet Up to learn more about this segment of the industry -- or if y…

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Bijoy Goswami

A quick summary of (1) the current Internet standards for identity from the IETF and other relevant organizations, including OAuth2 and OpenID Connect; and (2) adoption trends and market predictions for both consumer and…

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Michael Schwarz

We know people gather around interests, circumstances and goals they share. But what role does ‘trust’ play in making an online or mobile community 'sticky'? For user experience mavens, engineers, social media innovators…

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Fred J McClimans, Melinda Wittstock

Wear a watch, or glasses? Perhaps you run with a pedometer in your shoe, or a heart rate monitor on your chest? These are all ways we humans have started to augment our senses with wearable technology. These technolo…

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Ahmed Riaz

Does the pace of innovation on the web seem daunting? So many great new capabilities, tools and communities, but no way to keep up and reach your core audience? Drupal, an open source solution, offers a way to stop the m…

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John Carione

Join a loose confederation of geeks to enjoy tears of joy with Austin's hottest underground tradition: nuclear tacos.…

Get together with other innovators in privacy for an hour of brainstorming, idea-buidling, networking, friend-making and career-enhancement. Or, attend this Meet Up to learn more about this segment of the industry.……

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Natalie Fonseca

This meetup will focus on how connected devices from our smartphones to our cars and even medical devices are transforming the way we live and work. Whether it’s for personal devices, a social network, a humanitarian eff…

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Kat Mandelstein

We’re tired of the inexhaustible need to tweet from every event we attend and Instagram so there is irrefutable proof that we were there rather than listening to the person we came to see. We all could use a break from h…

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Dave Hepp

For mobile game developers and publishers, this Meet Up at SXSW Interactive is the perfect opportunity to mix and mingle with like-minded pros and discuss the hottest topics and trends in the mobile gaming industry. W…

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Bryan Kim

The revolution will not be televised. The revolution will be podcasted. Brett Gelman (Go On, Eagleheart, Funny or Die) presents a showcase of intense comedy and unpredictable antics, with the help of a few special guests…

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Brett Gelman

The revolution will not be televised. The revolution will be podcasted. Brett Gelman (Go On, Eagleheart, Funny or Die) presents a showcase of intense comedy and unpredictable antics, with the help of a few special guests…

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Brett Gelman

The best improvisers in the country come together to put on an irreverent show made up on the spot, featuring performers from the acclaimed theater’s Los Angeles and New York outposts. Featuring Anthony Atamanuik, Neil …

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Anthony Atamanuik, Chris Gethard, Connor Ratliff, Dru Johnston, Jon Gabrus, Neil Casey, Shannon O'Neill

The best improvisers in the country come together to put on an irreverent show made up on the spot, featuring performers from the acclaimed theater’s Los Angeles and New York outposts. Featuring Anthony Atamanuik, Neil …

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Anthony Atamanuik, Chris Gethard, Connor Ratliff, Dru Johnston, Jon Gabrus, Neil Casey, Shannon O'Neill

A line-up of established and up-and-coming comics from all around the country. With Jerrod Carmichael, Josh Fadem, Chris Gethard, Kyle Kinane The Esther’s Follies stage is presented by TuneIn.…

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Chris Gethard, Jerrod Carmichael, Josh Fadem, Kyle Kinane

A line-up of established and up-and-coming comics from all around the country. With Jerrod Carmichael, Josh Fadem, Chris Gethard, Kyle Kinane The Esther’s Follies stage is presented by TuneIn.……

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Chris Gethard, Jerrod Carmichael, Josh Fadem, Kyle Kinane

Enjoy a casual breakfast with local startups and tech companies. Discuss living, working and starting a business in Austin. RSVP: http://atxovereasy.eventbrite.com/……

Social networks have phenomenal growth characteristics. Though the barrier to entry is high (convincing a group of people to simultaneously believe it’s a good idea), once you’ve on-boarded enough adopters (e.g."tipped" …

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Chenli Wang, Thomas Carriero

For whatever reason, you've decided that the time is right for your startup company to exit. You're looking to be acquired, but you have no idea where to start. After all, there's hardly any material online for how to su…

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Geoff Lewis

As the market for open source products expands beyond enthusiasts, it’s increasingly being adopted by companies and organizations unfamiliar or even uncomfortable with the GPL and other free and open source (FOSS) licens…

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Tiffany Farriss

As if building a successful company from scratch wasn't hard enough, tech startups in certain industries are facing an additional hurdle: government regulation. From product design to launch strategy, pricing to fundrais…

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Dana Rosenberg, Joshua Reich, Ryan Graves, Stephanie Tilenius

Everyone talks about software, so this panel will look at how to launch a HARDWARE company. Conventional wisdom is that hardware is hard, but there's a growing community of makers turning their ideas into businesses, an…

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David Lang, Nick Pinkston, Rachel Kalmar, Renee DiResta

Come hear from the intrapreneurs with a web-startup mindset who opened the LEGO Group to solicit and deliver crowdsourced products. In 2011, LEGO opened its factory doors with LEGO CUUSOO, allowing fans to propose design…

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Paal Smith-Meyer, Peter Espersen, Tim Courtney

Dropped vowels. Extra Zs. Domains du jour. These common namehacks may seem unique to digital startups. But the challenge their owners face is one that’s been around since the days of Scotch-guzzling ad execs: Naming is h…

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Gary Backaus, Justin Dobbs

At a time when funding from local, state, and federal governments is spread thin and credit is increasingly harder to come by, crowdfunding has demonstrated that collective and collaborative efforts of individuals can fu…

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Jase Wilson, Jonny Price

A “DEO, or the “Design Executive Officer”, is a hybrid of a strategic business executive and a creative, problem solver who places design and creativity at the center of their organization. They are the catalysts for tra…

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Christopher Ireland, Maria Giudice

With spirits, food & music, we are gonna Celebrate Startups from Missouri and anywhere else & Launch Tunespeak…

Come watch the best videos uploaded by Dailymotion’s creative community while enjoying free breakfast tacos and coffee. This cinematic morning packs a visual punch like no other. Stick around after to meet Dailymotion’s …

Acclaimed French filmmakers Nico Venacio and Mathieu Rochet — Gasface — newest film, Looking4Galt, is centered around the search for Galt MacDermot, the composer behind the music for Hair which everyone from Pete Rock t…

This hilarious stand up comedy show will be hosted by the “Funniest Person in Austin”, Ramin Nazer, and features a handful of Austin's awesome comedic talent telling jokes about SXSW along with their most hysterical tale…

Not all investors are created equal. Join David Hornik of August Capital and Michael Silverstein of Liquidnet Private Shares as they discuss how to attract “smart money” before going public. In this talk, they’ll cover t…

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David Hornik, Michael Silverstein

The stereotypical product image for seniors entails bigger buttons, bigger text, and bigger screens. When it comes to designing for the elderly, it is not necessary to dumb down technologies. In this talk, we’ll take a d…

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Carina Ngai

Empathic. Collaborative. Constructive. Fast. These are just some of the words that today’s hiring managers use to describe the new New Hire. As our mediums change, so do our expectations for interactive designers. As scr…

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Jared Spool, Leslie Jensen-Inman

Lawyers from Foursquare, Meetup and Etsy explore the legal and business challenges facing tech companies and provide insights on how growing tech companies can navigate legal issues. Along the way, they will reveal: •…

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Brian Chase, David Pashman, Sarah Feingold

In an attention economy where more and more options compete for scarce attention, the ability to attract and retain attention will increasingly determine who creates and captures value. Stories are a powerful way to enga…

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John Hagel

Positive blind spots are the unintended consequence of our culture of self-improvement. Growing up, we’re taught that we can do anything. It feels good to hear, and we’re likely all guilty of actually believing it. Unfo…

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Cameron Lord

Mobile Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Ali Velshi Judges: Scott Weiss, Harper Reed, Don Dodge Finalist: Charlie, Dest…

News Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Tony Conrad Judges: John Cantarella, Vivian Schiller, Andrew Rasiej Finalist: Aud…

Social Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Eli Pariser Judges: Warren Lee, David Aronoff, Kevin Carter Finalist: Click Wit…

From school sports to the workplace, we’ve been conditioned to believe there is no “I” in Team. But that’s a big, fat lie. For years, the preferences of individuals, or “I’s”, have largely been ignored in favor of the …

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Blaine Mathieu

Well, not yet. While digital personalization has touched most of the marketing mix, the TV spot has continued to hold strong. Interactivity has flirted with those :30s and :60s, but limitations in hardware and software o…

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Matt Walsh

The world of blogging as we once knew it is dead and gone. Independent websites run by single, mostly amateur individuals have given way to large internet media houses featuring re-blogged and syndicated content. Where…

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Simone Smith

When we're born, we start learning how the world works by playing. The Tarahumara running tribe in Mexico play a game as a kids that teaches them how to run as a pack, an essential part of their survival. Often the most…

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Brian Hawkins

An economic downturn, fewer jobs, new expectations for workers — whatever the reason, times are changing. People are realizing the financial burden of student loans and the struggle to find a job after graduation. Meanwh…

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Nicola Smith

While some might consider billboards, bus kiosks and other “signage” to be outmoded or quaint media channels, the fact is outdoor advertising is being driven as hard as any other medium. And it’s never been more relevan…

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Steffan Postaer

Much of how we “do work,” has changed in recent years, yet little has changed in how we design organizations. Our antiquated organizational and management models are ill-equipped to marshal the intangible assets so integ…

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Joe Gerstandt

Whips, chains, & floggers, oh my! Fifty Shades might not make good literature, but it is one hell of a catalyst for conversation. The astounding popularity of the Fifty Shades trilogy has brought kink out into the sunli…

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Kali Williams