Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
I'm doing an abridged version of the SXSW Music and Media conference this year, which frankly bums me out. While this isn't as important (to me) as the Interactive Conference, it's always very enlightening for two reasons: entertainment commerce for mass consumption online signals new ways that people interact with ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
The first time I met Henry Jenkins, he told me that when he started working in Comparative Media Studies his colleagues looked down upon him. He was the first person who labeled what we did as "the cultural gutter."
It's great to see him opening the SXSW Interactive Conference, filling ballroom ...
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Friday, March 7th, 2008
Since this is a very SXSW opening post, it seemed appropriate to introduce you to the man behind the most important technology/geek conference of the year. SXSW Interactive started 15 years ago, six years after the Music Conference and Festival took off.
Initially, there weren't many folks here, but the event ...
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008
I'm prepping for SXSW, which basically means scouring the social media sphere for parties, events and happenings. The key is finding the "supernodes," the people who are most connected to other people so that you can easily navigate to the happeningest of happenings.
It's strange, too. You begin to feel very ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
I'm on the Advisory Board for SXSW Interactive, which basically means I've been going to this event for 15 years (I think) and I'm too nerdy to conceive of a time when I wouldn't be here.
I do some writing, help choose panels sessions after the glorious SXSW folks do the ...
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