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Jeffrey Powers on Mar 19, 2013 (Updated: Feb 3, 2019)

It was a fun and productive SXSW for me. For others it saw some heartache and pain. Things that didn’t go right because of a small mistake or …

Annette Shade on Aug 28, 2012 (Updated: Jan 20, 2024)

Get your beauty sleep now because there won't be time once you hit the ground in P-Town. With 150 bands at 16 venues, this is the biggest year yet for …

msater on Mar 9, 2012 (Updated: Nov 2, 2019)

Michael Sater interviews Definition 6‘s Expert in Residence, Frank Radice, on the exciting future of Social TV and its impact on broadcast and …

Jeffrey Powers on Mar 7, 2012 (Updated: Feb 25, 2018)

Need help picking sessions to attend at SXSW Interactive? Here are some suggestions.

Lauren Banks on Dec 15, 2011 (Updated: Jan 1, 2021)

When you first meet Thomas Edwards, he'll introduce himself and say, "I'm a Professional Wingman." How did he get into that? We had to know. Here's …

Lauren Banks on Apr 21, 2011 (Updated: Jan 12, 2023)

Chad Curlow aka Kotchy, a nickname given to him by his grandmother at birth, is a musician who's sound can't be fit into a box even if you tried. With …

Lauren Banks on Mar 19, 2011 (Updated: Mar 18, 2017)

Ahead of their time, The Grateful Dead make for a great case study in contrarian marketing. They achieved success by doing what most other bands …

Annette Shade on Mar 12, 2011 (Updated: Jan 20, 2024)

This True Blood SXSW panel explores the marketing strategies that helped HBO's True Blood become a pop culture phenomenon.

Annette Shade on Mar 12, 2011 (Updated: Jan 20, 2024)

Do you turn into a lawn sprinkler loaded with business cards or stare at people's badges when attending trade shows and conferences like SXSW? Sorry …

J. Frank Wilson on Aug 29, 2010 (Updated: Sep 15, 2023)

Yawn. Seriously, the panels at SXSW need an enema. Lame bands, lame startups, inexperienced "experts"... can someone please mop away the crappy panels …

J. Frank Wilson on Mar 19, 2006 (Updated: Sep 8, 2023)

Weren't able to get down to Austin, Texas for the 2006 SXSW Music Conference? Don't worry, you can still download about 1,000 MP3s from the attending …