Tweeting just became a business transaction. American Express has joined forces with the Twitter social network to offer a new service that offers exclusive store credits and savings for card [...]
Music festivals mean millions for local economies
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January 19, 2012, 5:13 PM
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As the SOPA soap opera heats up to a boil, combing through the recently-released schedule for the upcoming 2012 SXSW Music, Film, and Interactive festivals is a nice diversion from [...]
SXSW value proves elusive for some
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March 22, 2011, 3:40 PM
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They came to Austin to play, network and have a good time. Now comes the proverbial week-after question: was SXSW worth it? It’s a question thousands of bands and musical artists [...]
SXSW Interactive Finale
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March 15, 2011, 4:34 PM
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On Monday as I was wrapping up a late-afternoon blog at the Austin Convention Center, I struck up a conversation with a young entrepreneur who was in town for SXSW. [...]
SXSW Dispatch 14 – Fixing the Education Problem
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March 15, 2011, 2:54 PM
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Every 13 seconds of every hour of every day, an American student drops out of school. “That is pathetic,” said renowned educator and SXSW panelist Dennis Littky Tuesday morning. Littky [...]
SXSW Dispatch 13 – TOMS and the one-for-one business
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March 15, 2011, 2:42 PM
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Five years ago, Blake Mycoskie launched an online driver’s education course for California drivers. After spending a feverish several months working on software and fending off competitive threats, Mycoskie needed [...]
SXSW Dispatch 12 – Leveraging tech in music
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March 15, 2011, 9:38 AM
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So, you’re in a band. Are you tweeting? Are you emailing your fanbase? How about that dusty old blog? When was the last time you used technology to reach out [...]
SXSW Dispatch 11 – The Thank You Economy
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March 14, 2011, 5:46 PM
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Gary Vaynerchuk knows how to work a room. Billed as “The Thank You Economy” after the title of his new book, Vaynerchuk’s SXSW appearance was much more than a diatribe against the evils [...]
SXSW Dispatch 10 – humor research
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March 14, 2011, 1:13 PM
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If ever there was one SXSW panel that combined Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and the elements of comedy, “Comedic Communication: Developing User-centered Design” would fit the bill nicely. The panel examined [...]
SXSW Dispatch 9 – Grey area music distribution
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March 14, 2011, 10:21 AM
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The problem of music piracy goes much deeper than the debate the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) wants you to believe it is, contended a panel of international experts [...]
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