Adam DuVander
Executive Editor, ProgrammableWeb. Author, Map Scripting 101. Lover, APIs.

Most APIs support a company's product, like how a variety of applications can access Twitter content. There's a new breed of API that isn't supporting a product, but instead supporting the entire business. In these cases, the API is the product and the product helps developers solve a problem, which means developers are happy to pay....

Alcatel-Lucent is rolling out the red carpet again and playing host at the sassy “ultra-lounge.” Devs, techies, entrepreneurs and VCs are invited to relax, recharge, drink & grub with ALU’s NG Connect team and partners. Fight the flashes on the step and repeat, cameo appearances from tech & celeb stars, and the juiciest SXSW gossip...

Join us in celebrating the ribbon-cutting ceremony and launch of the Portland Incubator Experiment with Mayor Sam Adams, at our First Thursday Block Party.

We'll be welcoming the new class of start-ups and the esteemed mentor group with drinks, entertainment, and of course... PIE.

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Rather than posting content on many third-party silos of data, we should all begin owning our own data that we're creating when we create it. Publish short status updates first on your own domain, and then syndicate to Twitter. Publish photos on your own domain, then syndicate...

WebVisions is a nationally recognized conference that explores the future of Web design, technology, user experience and business strategy from May 25 - 27, 2011 at the Oregon Convention Center.

Attend workshops with the experts, chill out in the WebVisions lounge, and network, share ideas and be inspired by an all-star lineup of speakers.

Full details at http://bit.ly/paulbingman

The Small Business Web is now over 100 web app companies strong. Together, we're rewriting the rules for traditional business development by building the market for small business software through integrations.

So how has it not devolved into fisticuffs and mayhem? And why does integration help both the consumers and the vendors who are...

P2PU School of Webcraft: Web developer training that’s free, open and globally accessible.

Mozilla and Peer 2 Peer University are creating the P2PU School of Webcraft, a new way to teach and learn web developer skills. Our classes are globally accessible, 100% free, and powered by learners, mentors and contributors like you.

Our goal is to...

Come and see the coolest app developers pitch their app in front of a live audience and with direct feedback from experienced mobile illuminates, including:

Jyri Engeström - Entrepreneur.
Anoop Ranganath - Lead iPhone Developer at foursquare.
Matthew Wilson - Marketing Manager at Rovio Mobile Ltd.
Jim Routh - VP, Business Development at Smule.
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Adam Duvander will be stopping by the SX Bookstore to greet registrants and sign copies of his book, Map Scripting 101.

Ready to make your location-based app the hit of SXSW 2012? Heck, why wait that long?' Adam DuVander, author of Map Scripting 101, will show you how to 'write it tonight and launch it tomorrow.'' Adam will introduce the juicy tools and services now available to turn on the 'where' in any website -- on desktops,...

In a highly-anticipated return to SXSW, an all-star lineup of designers, coders, and entrepreneurs compete to pitch their worst business ideas in short lightning rounds. Winner gets funded by a real VC.

A meetup for those interested in the Activity Stream protocol, which is meant for syndicating activities made within social web applications and services, similar to those in Facebook or FriendFeed's stream.

Clive Bar is 21 and over and you'll need some form of ID to get in ( Driver's license or passport )

We will be handing out...

For the first time ever, SuperHappyDevHouse is coming to SXSW! Join us for an evening of hacking, revelry, LEGO MINDSTORMs roboticking, and good times that the Silicon Valley event is known for the world over.

Don't miss this! Tickets are available on Eventbrite:

http://shdhsxsw.eventbrite.com

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What is SuperHappyDevHouse?

The original...

Do your 500 "friends" on social networks really know what you will like? How many of your friends' shared links that you click each day are interesting to you? The social graph brings trust and meaning to the web, but often creates information overload from over-sharing. And because real-time updates and feeds emphasize...

Few API’s spew out as much data as Twitter’s does, and few come anywhere close to its popularity with developers. But it’s not a walk in the park. It takes a lot of careful design and experience to build apps that please users even when Twitter is overloaded or the API’s limitations get in your way.

In this panel, we'll talk about...

On Sunday, March 13th from 5:30-8:30pm, take a trip with MapQuest during SXSW as we hold our 2nd annual BBQuest road trip to the Salt Lick Barbecue (http://www.saltlickbbq.com/). This year's event will be even bigger, and will offer FREE, all-you-can-eat BBQ and drinks. This year, we're also bringing a band: Shinobi Ninja...

Google's League of Extraordinary Hackers is the premier event for getting the inside scoop straight from Google's engineering, business development, and developer relations teams.

Join the eBay Developers Program for a day of hacking, relaxing, drinking and awesome prizes (over 15k in CASH) at SXSW! Starting at 11am on Sunday March 13th in the Alcatel-Lucent Elevent API Lounge (Hilton Room 406) please register at the link below and we hope to see you there!

Influential people, from journalists and entrepreneurs to investors and developers are idea-generators shaping the ideas we drool over and discuss et infinitum. But who are these people leading the charge? How did they come to be, and rise above the rest to gather a following?

Sites like Twitter and Facebook are now testing grounds for...

In the age of real-time content, we are overwhelmed by the quantity and pace of new information presented to us. The stream is now a ubiquitous flood with events, topics, and conversations flying by faster than we can consume them. As a result, the levels of noise in our communications are reaching greater proportions. We spend too much time trying...

This dual presentation will explore common play elements in location-based games. We’ll analyze the popular "Check-In" mechanic (used by products like FourSquare and GoWalla), and take a look at the business and social forces that have influenced its emergence as the popular geo game model.

The presentation will compare current...

Over the past several years, there have been many discussions regarding how interactive technology can drive change in our nation’s politics – but of perhaps greater importance is how technology can improve the daily functioning of our nation’s government.

The discussion should not be a partisan one – this panel will bring together leading...