Events matching tag "media"
Saturday, March 8
52,000: The number of texts sent every second around the world. The proliferation of texting has exploded, starting with basic SMS in the late ‘90s, evolving to advanced iMessages and Emoji (picture characters) used to i…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ben Zimmer, Sam Huston
It's great to be a thought leader when your perceived allies are on your side. But how do you stay true to your ideals when allies decide you are a traitor to "the cause" and throw you to the wolves? Whether you are a f…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jehmu Greene, Joanne Bamberger, Sally Kohn
In the last century, visionary media theorist Marshall McLuhan predicted the emergence of the Internet and coined the phrase "the medium is the message," to highlight the role of the communication medium itself and its e…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ben Huh
Exploring how to build a localized media that supports and strengthens independent artistic and maker communities through digital content and commerce free of commodification. The sum of honest subjective expression amon…
Intermediate
Presenters
Nicole Brydson
The tech story of 2013 – the PRISM revelations and their fallout – wasn't broken by technology journalists. Why was that? Are most tech reporters too wrapped up in simple tasks like rewriting press releases about new app…
Intermediate
Presenters
Alexia Tsotsis, Jemima Kiss, Kara Swisher, Martin Bryant
Sunday, March 9
Austin Technology Incubator, Silicon Hills News and the Central Texas Angel Network are teaming up for a pitch competition among Austin startups, looking for companies that not only know how to woo investors but also int…
Intermediate
Presenters
Gary Forni, Laurence Patrick Noonan, Monique Maley, Susan Lahey
"Print is dead" is so last year. 2013 alone saw the arrival of nearly 900 new titles. From Pitchfork to Style.com to Dr. Oz to Modern Farmer to allrecipes to Politico: across the media, in every niche, viable new magazin…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ann Marie Gardner, Jessanne Collins, Michael Renaud, Paul Carr
This is the final round of a pitch competition hosted by Austin Technology Incubator, Silicon Hills News and the Central Texas Angel Network for Austin startups. We’re looking for the top five companies that not only kn…
Advanced
Presenters
John Stockton, Kyle Cox, Tom Chederar, Venu Shamapant
Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new media professional. Please visit this URL t…
Beginner
Presenters
Stacey McLeod
Reuters estimates that sports betting is a TRILLION Dollar worldwide industry. Until recently, the massive demand for sports betting content was simply ignored by the mainstream media (due to a combination of pressure fr…
Intermediate
Presenters
RJ Bell
Every marketer wants to get the most out of their paid media, targeting consumers that will engage with their content, share it with others, and talk about it across social channels like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. W…
Beginner
Presenters
Baba Shetty, Kate Sirkin, Marty Baker, Seraj Bharwani
Monday, March 10
ATTENTION: You must signup in advance to attend this workshop. You will need to have a valid SXSW badge, and an activated SXsocial account. To reserve your seat, please go here: https://sup.sxsw.com/schedule/IAP20403 A …
Beginner
Presenters
Abby Kallgren, Dan Abramson, Nate Maggio
In a multi-platform, decentralized, fast-growing marketplace, how can traditional television networks evolve to remain relevant? Viewers are demanding more choices, more content and more convenience, which is pushing med…
Intermediate
Presenters
Brian Stelter, John Skipper, Kevin Conroy, Paula Kerger
All of a sudden, the distinction between publishers and platforms on the web is hazy. Twitter is a publisher now? Gawker, a platform? Figuring out the difference reveals a lot about how content is made and consumed on th…
Advanced
Presenters
Zach Seward
ATTENTION: You must signup in advance to attend this workshop. You will need to have a valid SXSW badge, and an activated SXsocial account. To reserve your seat, please go here: https://sup.sxsw.com/schedule/IAP25709 Le…
Intermediate
Presenters
J Nathan Matias, Sarah Szalavitz
The idea is hidden in there somewhere; a little creative whittling will reveal it. Successful content employs wholly-formed, multi-tiered concepts that communicate their messages with impressive efficiency. No doubt it m…
Intermediate
Presenters
Aaron Wells
Frequently the subjects of erotic media, lately sex workers have taken center stage in a lurid tale designed to put them in jail and out of business. Anti-trafficking groups are using culture's fear of (and fascination w…
Intermediate
Presenters
Alex Morgan
At Upworthy, Eli Pariser has designed a hella fast growing news site, using careful curation, point of view and crafty headline arts to engage people in serious news. We'll talk about the nature of viralness, feedback a…
Intermediate
Presenters
David Carr, Eli Pariser
The rise of online video is disrupting nearly every facet of the TV industry, from programming to distribution to audience. As this shift becomes more prominent and media platforms battle for viewers, the industry is fac…
Intermediate
Presenters
Roy Sekoff
Tuesday, March 11
Magazine people think media consumers want carefully prepared packages filled with stories and photographs: in other words, magazines. But newspaper owners and record label executives thought the same thing about their p…
Intermediate
Presenters
Evan Ratliff, Jake Silverstein, Mangesh Hattikudur
Thursday, March 13
Mainstream media outlets have begun acknowledging the existence of heavy metal, even in its more extreme forms. Some of them have even taken a shine to it,. Somewhere along the course of its forty-odd raucous years, heav…
Presenters
Brandon Stosuy, Chris Grigg, Emilie Friedlander, Fred Pessaro, Kim Kelly
Thanks to our sponsors
Music sponsor
Interactive sponsors
