SXSW Interactive News
Baratunde Thurston Leaves The Onion to Pursue Next Phase
SXSW Interactive staffers were amazed to hear that a longtime member of our community and 2012 opening keynote speaker, Baratunde Thurston, announced that he is moving on from his role at The Onion. In his own words, Thurston said, "Today, with a deep sense of nostalgia, I'm excited to move to the next chapter of that insane life having stepped down as Director of Digital to pursue more entrepreneurial ventures."
Hammurabi, Horseshoes and Hookers in Social Media with Peter Kim
Peter Kim of Dachis Group joined us at SXSW Interactive 2012 to give insights on how social media works today using the concepts of communal sharing, authority ranking, equality matching, and market pricing.
The Cloud As Skynet: Steve Rosenbaum on Humans vs. Robots
Everybody talks about the “cloud” as if it is a digital savior. A beautiful white fluffy (free) cloud on a blue-sky day. Sounds nice, huh? But what if it’s a storm cloud? Today there is a mad rush to move pictures, video, and even private data to the cloud. We live in a world today of constant connection. We’re blessed with unlimited access to pervasive communications. We are, in fact, shifting from an era of mere content abundance to an avalanche of undifferentiated data. Our hard drives runneth over.
Nick Denton and Anil Dash Discuss the Failure of Comments
If any online media conglomerate has an active commenter community, it's Gawker Media. The engagement of the commentariat has always been one of its fortes, but Gawker staff has also learned that the wisdom of the many isn't all it's cracked up to be. Play the streaming audio below to hear Anil Dash interview Nick Denton about Gawker's growth and the changes they are planning to accommodate it. Listen for Denton's announcement about the new comments system.
SXSW Accelerator Winner BrandYourself.com Surpasses 75,000 Users
SXSW Accelerator has enjoyed many stories about the people and companies that make the event so unique. It's always great to hear about one of our participants going on to make a splash in the technology business world. We're proud to talk about one of our 2012 Accelerator competition winners, BrandYourself.com.
San Francisco Business Times recently highlighted the site in an article discussing the triple growth BrandYourself.com experienced within six weeks. BrandYourself.com's runaway success is a testament to a newer feature that allows BrandYourself users to see who's Googling their name, where the Googler is located, and even where they work.
