Andy Hunter
free agent strategist, new media experience designer and fresh home baked marketing strategery to-go.

As we all start to plan our panels and parties for SXSWi it's time to add the TownHoller+BeerSphere Sunday afternoon gathering and group checkin at Club De Ville to your calendar.

Last year was a great time and we are hoping for more of the same this year, great people, great conversations, and great weather. So follow the updates @townholler...

In this Ignite we’ll ask 16 experts in their fields to look ahead 10 years and help us understand how our every day lives will be affected by advances in technology and society. This will be an official SXSW event promoted in the booklet and directory. Anyone with a SXSW badge can attend without a ticket but we still would appreciate if you would...

Welcome to The deviantART Sandbox, where creativity and community meet. The deviantART Sandbox brings an added level of inspiration, community and creativity to your SXSW experience. DeviantART.com is the world’s largest and longest-running online art community. We designed The Sandbox to give you a taste of what our 16 million registered members...

Five days of presentations, networking events, and more showcasing the best new emerging technology, digital works, video games, and innovative ideas.

This is our traditional opening (non-sanctioned) SXSW event. Shake off the jet lag on the sun-baked porch with mexican martinis & tasty treats.

*This is not a free food/drink affair.

**Wow! We're right at 250 people counted-in to loosen up before lining up for registration. I wonder if there's a company or two out there that might...

SXSW Interactive badges are available starting at 11am on Thursday, March 10th. You’ll have the badge but official events don’t start until the next day so... now what?

Why not stop by for a quick beer, game, snack or just say hi at one of the many downtown tech companies from 4pm to 10pm?

You’ll be in good company, because 150...

#thePARTY @SXSW.
March 16, 8-2 AM
Terrace 59, Speakeasy Rooftop
412 Congress Ave. Austin, TX

theMIX agency proudly presents #thePARTY @SXSW.

We're taking over Terrace59, the rooftop of Speakeasy. If you guys came to last year's party, you know what to expect.

We're bringing some of our absolute favorite artists at the moment to...

Join Gowalla, Livestrong, Sweet Leaf Tea and Diplo for an evening you won't soon forget. Before you just show up at the door though, there are some important details you must know.

¡MUY IMPORTANTE!

1) While the Tiki Room will be open to all SXSW Interactive, Gold and Platinum badge holders, we're expecting a packed house. We'll be...

Technology and music mix it up at the Microsoft Party with special guest Carsonified. Party with Jay-Z’s official tour DJ Neil Armstrong and Austin’s best DJ-Mel, drinks, and networking at Austin’s hottest nightclub and best rooftop terrace59, Speakeasy. Come see the Austin live debut of The Roebucks (Brooklyn, NY) being hailed...

An extravaganza of music, performances, art, and talks based upon “The Science of Music"
FEATURING Edible Austin hosting the
Edible Austin Foodie Fest and Tipsy Texan Cocktail Bar!

What was once the (maybe not so) mild-mannered SXSW Interactive EFF-Austin Official After-Party has morphed into a multifaceted extravaganza called...

It was only 3 short years ago that Society of Digital Agencies (SoDA) officially announced their launch at SXSW. In celebration of our growth and accomplishments SoDA is holding their signature Digerati Mixer just steps away from the Austin Convention Center. As always we invite all our industry friends to join our...

Why and how are narrative worlds, be it traditional Film, Television, or New Media stories expanding across different media outlets and platforms? What are the emerging features of Transmedia behavior, consumption and production? What do these new forms of storytelling, product and service design and branding tell us about future convergence...

Once upon a time, storytelling was restricted to a single and isolated medium- television, film, a book. Technology has changed all that providing new tools for a story to play out across multiple media and platforms engaging and interacting with audiences across a wide variety of œscreens. Heroes has been held...

Williams has co-founded several Internet companies, including Pyra Labs (creator of weblog-authoring software Blogger) and Twitter, the now ubiquitous social media platform that hit its tipping-point at SXSW in 2007. In addition to his role as Director of the Havas Media Lab, Umair Haque founded Bubblegeneration, an agenda-setting advisory boutique...

Mashable is proud to announce our 2nd Annual MashBash SXSWi, an evening celebration during Austin’s annual SXSWi festival. On Sunday, March 14th 2010 from 10pm till 1am, Mashable will be hosting an official SXSWi evening event at Buffalo Billiards in Austin, Texas, sponsored by Cliqset and Sony.

1,600 people will come and enjoy a night of...

The Barbarian Group and StumbleUpon invite you to Forbidden Frontier! - a Sunday evening bash at the Mohawk. The night will feature a killer line-up, including:

(doors open at 8)
Woven Bones at 9
Octopus Project at 10
Man or Astro-man? headlining at 11

Man or Astro-man? has been on hiatus for nearly ten years and this year's SXSW will...

Get ready for SXSW! We're meeting up casually at the Driskill Hotel bar - site of last year's big tweetup. Great pre-partying right before the Mashbash meetup at 10p.

Citysearch says: "Lean against the carousel-shaped bar and it's as if you've stepped back in time... dark wood, mounted Longhorn heads, cowhide couches, a...

The Barbarian Group and StumbleUpon are throwing a party. Man or Astroman! are Playing. We want you to come. Its at The Mohawk - the best bar in Austin. YES. 

The Popbox Party: Play Nice. Come party with Popbox - the connected entertainment device that elegantly plays all the stuff from your home network and the web, on your big screen HDTV.

Are you ready for another great Town Holler together? We are, and we are ready for SXSWi! So what better time to checkin together than a warm Sunday afternoon in Austin. And this time we are going to partner with Beer Sphere http://bit.ly/dikUIy (hosted by the lovely @Faris Yakob) as the kick off location. So power up your Foursquare and get ready...

Transmedia experiences - stories played out across multiple platforms: on the web, through mobile and even in the audiences environment - are going more and more mainstream. Audiences are beginning to expect collaboration in the creation of the experience. What are the techniques to constructing an immersive, compelling 10-minute experience?...

You still love the web. You still love karaoke. So we’re having a sequel. Happy Cogs karaoke extravaganza returns for its second year.  Open bar starts at 10:00PM. Space is limited, so arrive early if you can. Youll likely need to grab a cab or a ride. http://www.cogaoke.com/