andrew sherry
Online publisher, former start-up exec and longtime foreign correspondent. Watching where these tech and politics stories are headed.

Don't miss this opportunity to network one last time or bid your final farewell at the party to end all parties — the Interactive Closing Party. Media Temple invites you to go out with a big bang.

Updated Schedule:

5:00 - Pre-party at Frank. Limited to 200 RSVPs.
6:00 - Social Cycling ATX gathers cyclists from Franks
7:00 - Meet at Festival Beach all in the thousands.
8:00 - Ride SCATX route to Gypsy Lounge.

We'll ride over to Franks from Brush Square park or just meet us there.

See the updated schedule post.

http://goo.gl/CmMMX

Future15
6 Easy Ways to Produce Compelling Video (That You Hadn't Thought of Before)
Your video content is 50 times more likely to appear on the first page of search results than your standard text- based content, according to a recent Forrester Research report. Can you see why it's important to include video as part of your content mix?...

Japan remains a big question mark. Sometimes qualified as strange, sometimes thought as very innovative, often unknown to many. Can you name one Japanese startup? Can you name one Japanese web service that you use? Do you know Facebook is almost inexistent there? With the recent successes of Twitter (almost 20% of worldwide tweets are in Japanese),...

The best party of SXSW returns! Expect much merriment courtesy of your British cousins, CitySocialising, Headscape, Pusher, The Team, Lanyrd Inc, Chinwag, and of course, Clearleft.

Naturally, we're already looking forward to the festivities. We’ve put some money behind the bar, and can't wait to share fun times and frosty beverages...

Make the coffee, check the RSS, groom the avatar, freshen the blog, make nice with the Twitter, now it's time to ... do the same thing again. Meanwhile your job/project/spouse/story sits there, staring at you with big cow eyes and wonders if you will ever leave the grid and do something real, something productive, something that will yield...

What could be better than a Salsa party in Austin? Join Salsa Labs at SXSW to celebrate the art of Organizing. Hang out with some of the top organizers in the country using technology to inspire people to do something and make a difference.

This will be the place to connect with other nonprofits, progressives, politicos, and developers. Film and...

If you have a movie that’s trying to save the world (in the simplest of terms), you’ve probably thought of doing something good with audience’s in-theater buzz. Maybe partner with a nonprofit, make a discussion guide, or get some PSAs out there. But how do you create something bigger that really moves the needle? Join Participant Media, the...

So how does your creative process look? We asked dozens of writers and art directors to visualize how their personal process shows their thinking. The answers come in a series of artful and compelling process pieces that give insight into how creativity actually grows. Our book (August 2010) lays out 30+ of these along with creative theory...

With the incomparable Kevin Dugan (Bad Pitch Blog, Empower MM) and Krista Neher (Bootcamp Digital)

The legendary Opening Party lives on in a top secret new location. Come see what new tricks frog design has up its sleeve at the biggest, baddest opening bash ever.

At SXSW and interested in media innovation? Join @knightfdn and American Public Media to brainstorm over Austin beer and food truck-inspired cuisine with an opportunity to see demos of innovative news projects. Open to all badgeholders, must RSVP. Venue capacity is limited. So RSVP is no guarantee of entry. Come early.

Learn to future-proof your social media efforts so they don’t go the way of MySpace. The right social networking content, contests, features, news, etc, works across multiple platforms so that if you lose a follower on Twitter, you gain a fan on Facebook. This panel will give you social media secrets and tips to build an audience on every...

Core Conversation with Drew Olanoff and Louis Gray:
Social Networking as we know it today may become a thing of the past. In fact, it may already be. Teens and young adults everywhere are turning to their mobile devices as their very own social network and merely using lightweight tools such as texting to network, hang out, and meet new people. Is...

Hosted by: DCI Group Digital (http://www.dcigroupdigital.com/), Engage DC(http://www.engagedc.com) and Rock Creek (http://rockcreeksm.com/)

Join fellow SXSWers at the Moonshine Patio and Bar for drinks, food and the chance to catch up with old friends and network with new friends, discuss and envision the social future.

Because it is always 5...

TAGGING at #GamesFTW:

Workshop & dialogue on the best in causebuilding games: how do you make play both fun and educational for campaigns and public spaces? Are you a developer, strategist, artist, nonprofit director, opengov agent for change looking to find your collaborators and potential partners? We will discuss many examples of games...

Celebrating inspirational women in the digital and technology communities at the second annual Digitini brought to you by PepsiCo WIN and Sloane Berrent.

Honoring Special Guests:
Erica Anderson, Twitter
Laura Fitton, One Forty
Sara Haines, NBC Today Show
Sara Holoubek, Luminary Labs
Beth Kanter, Zoetica
Micki Krimmel, NeighborGoods
Babette...

Join Josh Clark (Tapworthy and Best iPhone Apps) to learn the symptoms (and fixes) for a range of new-to-the-world iPad interface ailments. Explore practical techniques and eye-opening gotchas of tablet interface design, all grounded in the ergonomics, context, psychology, and nascent culture of these new devices (both iOS and Android).

Start your SXSW off right with some of the brightest minds in the business in one of the coolest new venues in Austin. You are invited to join Edelman Digital and friends for a night cap on Friday, March 11th from 10PM to 2AM at the W in Austin for an evening of casual conversations, cocktails and connections.

Austin DJs, Scorpio & Whiplash...

Catch up with the #140conf Community while you are at SXSW. Jeff Pulver is holding a Texas style cocktail party Friday, March 11, from 7-9pm. The lights will be up, the music low, the energy will be high, and you can enjoy interacting in a space just right for making connections and creating lasting relationships. You deside which state is bigger,...

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...

The Driskill Hotel
604 BRAZOS ST.
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701
PHONE: 512-474-5911

Hey friends! Come join us in the bar of the Driskill for a fun meet-up! Please feel free to invite fellow nonprofit friends. It's very casual! Can't wait to meet and see you!

OK. So let's say your business has a website, a Facebook page, a Twitter account, a blog (or lots of blogs), an email newsletter, some SEO stuff, and eighty bajillion landing pages you forgot about back when it was still funny to rick-roll someone. Who's doing all this content? Are they talking to each other? Should someone be in charge?...

This light-hearted and informative introduction to SXSW Interactive will deliver a fun and informative first glimpse into what many call “Spring Break” For Geeks or “Sleep Away Camp” for the tech set.

Seasoned conference veterans will provide pro tips on how to get the
most from sessions, networking, parties, and more. This session will...