South by Southwest

Twitter's Aspiring Micro-Celebrities

Sasha Cagen | Posted 05.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Blogs, Geeks, South by Southwest, Twitter, Sxsw, Quirkyalone, Twitterati, Micro-Celebrity, Followers, Twitter Celebrities, Media News

The rules of fame are being rewritten. Andy Warhol would be pleased. Forget fifteen minutes, now you can create a cult of yourself on Twitter and be in constant conversation with every fan.

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Is SXSW Worth It?

Stephanie Keller | Posted 04.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: South by Southwest, Perez Hilton, Spin, Music, SXSW 2009, Austin, Texas, Felice Brothers, Stubb's, Black Lips, Motel Motel, Entertainment News

One question arises in the Lone Star soaked afterglow of SXSW: Do we Austinites love it or hate it?

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How's Your News?

James Moore | Posted 03.21.2009 | Media

Read More: South by Southwest, Austin, Music, MTV Programming, How's Your News?, Moore, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Jeremy Vest, Mtv, MTV How's Your News, Media News

My friend Jeremy Vest is often at the center of How's Your News?, which is hopeful and redeeming, not just for the parents of people with handicaps, but for all of us who did not understand or hear their secret song.

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Inspiring Lessons From "Up With Me"

Greg Takoudes | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: South by Southwest, Film Festivals, Filmmaking, SXSW 2008, Up With Me, Entertainment News

The most thrilling and frightening moments in directing Up With Me were those when I had to relinquish some creative control of the film, and learn to trust the creative instincts of my teen actors.

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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Admits Mistakes

BusinessWeek | Spencer E. Ante and Catherine Holahan | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Sarah Lacy, Billionaires, South by Southwest, Microsoft, Myspace, SXSW 2008, Social Networking, Twitter, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, Sxsw, Google, Business News

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, 23, has developed a reputation, deserved or not, for being aloof and arrogant. And who can blame him? The Ha...

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Telling Tales From "Humboldt County"

Danny Jacobs and Darren Grodsky | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: South by Southwest, South by Southwest 2008, SXSW 2008, Sxsw, Humboldt County, Entertainment News

We've been working on this film for five years. That's longer than a presidential term for Pete's sake. How could two, relatively intelligent people choose to devote that much time to one project, you ask? Good question.

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