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Dialogue Not Monologue: How Today's Emerging Artists and Musicians Gain Influence

Conquistador | Posted 04.26.2013 | Entertainment
Conquistador

In an era where there is too much noise, authenticity is now king, engagement is the new barometer for successful capitalism and the smart phone is now the television, phone and computer. In an ocean of information, streams of influence are powerful.

Recapping SXSWi: Do Nonprofits Need a Place at the Web's Biggest Event?

Robert J. Rosenthal | Posted 04.09.2013 | Technology
Robert J. Rosenthal

Anyone hoping to find the next new standout consumer tech star at this year's South by Southwest Interactive Conference was probably disappointed. But this doesn't necessarily mean tech has reached a plateau.

SXSW Recap

Diamond Rings | Posted 03.28.2013 | Entertainment
Diamond Rings

After a few hectic days of icy driving through South Dakota and Nebraska we'd soon crossed the border into Texas and all was forgotten! My crew and I were ready for some warm sunny days at SXSW in Austin.

PHOTOS: The Best Of SXSW Is Coming To San Francisco

San Jose Mercury News | Jim Harrington and Michael Mayer | Posted 05.19.2013 | San Francisco

The South by Southwest experience is no longer about just discovering new favorite bands. That changed a long time ago at the annual music festival a...

Why Startups Will Save the World

Sheena Koshy | Posted 05.18.2013 | Small Business
Sheena Koshy

Where else will you find such disparate individuals of brilliance, who are doing their thing in the midst of day jobs, families, bankrolling companies and life itself yet coming up with ideas that change worlds?

SXSW Shingerview: Arianna Kughn Cadillac Digital Advertising Manager

David Shing | Posted 05.16.2013 | Technology
David Shing

Cadillac is most definitely an icon American brand and I am intrigued how fairly traditional companies are embracing digital. So I was lucky enough to...

SXSW Shingerview: Kat Egan, Founder, KatEgan co.

David Shing | Posted 05.16.2013 | Technology
David Shing

Kat Egan is a very talented person who is particularly well known as a connector of agencies to brands and people to purpose. We discussed the power o...

SXSW Shingerview: Conor Brady, Global Creative Director and Emily Wengert, VP, User Experience, HUGE

David Shing | Posted 05.16.2013 | Technology
David Shing

We discussed the beauty of design and how we feel that wonderful digital design is front and center of a brands mind (if that is even such a thing?!)....

SXSW Shingerview: Rob Capps, Deputy Editor, Wired Magazine

David Shing | Posted 05.16.2013 | Technology
David Shing

We all love Wired magazine. I was fortunate enough to wandered the streets first thing in the morning with Rob, before the hoards of people spilled in...

South by Southwest, Year of the Aspirational Hashtag

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 03.18.2013 | Entertainment
Karen Dalton-Beninato

In the heart of all this change, South by Southwest is still full of fans and musicians doing double takes in hotel lobbies to see who's who.

Thoughts About SXSW

Richard Robbins | Posted 05.16.2013 | Technology
Richard Robbins

Companies that don't have active social media accounts and multiple representatives at SXSW are now the exception than the rule. While this is a great thing, I do worry that too many companies focus more on how to use social media to sell product than as a tool to embrace their communities in a true two-way fashion.

'George W. Bush Was Full Of Bull'

AP | PAUL J. WEBER | Posted 05.16.2013 | Entertainment

AUSTIN, Texas — Natalie Maines is starting out nervous on stage, almost 10 years to the day that the Dixie Chicks spitfire slammed then-Presiden...

Green Day's Big Return

AP | PAUL J. WEBER | Posted 05.16.2013 | Entertainment

AUSTIN, Texas — Green Day isn't talking about the recent rocky past, but they're playing like the old days. An upbeat Billie Joe Armstrong whip...

Jeremy Lin Talks "Linsanity" the Movie and Big YouTube Collaborations at SXSW 2013 (WATCH)

Shira Lazar | Posted 05.15.2013 | Sports
Shira Lazar

NBA sensation Jeremy Lin chatted with me at SXSW about his brand new documentary, Linsanity the movie, appearing in various YouTube videos and the overall message he wants fans to take away from his new film.

The Personal as Political: Billy Bragg Performs New Album at SXSW

Seamus McKiernan | Posted 05.15.2013 | Entertainment
Seamus McKiernan

Near the Freecreditscore.com VIP lounge and just up the street from a food truck selling $17 ribeye steak, I found Billy Bragg in a Texas church.

Public Enemy's Chuck D: Digital Distribution Is the Future

Shira Lazar | Posted 05.16.2013 | Technology
Shira Lazar

Public Enemy hip hop sensation Chuck D stops by the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus at SXSW 2013 to talk about being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, his Evil vs Heroes instrumental album, and the new digital label for independent artists, SpitDigital.

'What The Hell Is Going On?!'

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 03.15.2013 | Comedy

"Burning Love" stars Ken Marino and Natasha Leggero might not have known what they were getting into when they sat down with Dailymotion's Anthony Lay...

Dead Prez Return With New Album at SXSW

Shira Lazar | Posted 05.15.2013 | Black Voices
Shira Lazar

Even though it's been a while since the duo released a full album, M1 assures us that they've been hard at work, putting out mixtapes, working on their "Turn Off the Radio" series and Stic dropping his workout album.

The Golden Ticket at SXSW

Hilary Armstrong | Posted 05.14.2013 | San Francisco
Hilary Armstrong

Burning Man leaves a permanent imprint on everybody who goes about a way of life that is based on a giving society. The movie was the proverbial golden ticket of temptation to see and experience something that most people can only imagine.

Looking Back at the Big Winners From SXSW 2012: The 'Homeless Hotspots'

Brian Reid | Posted 05.14.2013 | Impact
Brian Reid

SXSW 2012's 'Homeless Hotspots' program immediately created a minor firestorm: was it genius and empowering or dehumanizing and exploitative? Were those who participated in the program any better off?

Improv Everywhere the Documentary Premieres at SXSW 2013 (WATCH)

Shira Lazar | Posted 05.14.2013 | Technology
Shira Lazar

Backed by Kickstarter, Adams originally planned to release the film online but as he started meeting more people from the group, he grasped what the movie would really be about, which was the evolution of the group and the creative transitions from text to photo to HD video.

Indie Bands to Supergroups: What's Hot on SXSW Stages

Tom Poleman | Posted 05.14.2013 | Entertainment
Tom Poleman

Austin and SXSW are inextricably linked and it's hard to say which has had a greater impact on the other. The Austin music scene has long been one of the best in the country, but SXSW has launched the city to new heights -- just as it's done with many startups and bands.

'It Was The Worst Thing That Ever Happened To Me'

AP | CHRIS TALBOTT | Posted 03.14.2013 | Entertainment

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James thinks music is a spiritual force that can unite humanity. He's taking that message – ...

Even Billionaires Shouldn't Be Allowed To Ignore Their Kids

Lisa Belkin | Posted 05.13.2013 | Parents
Lisa Belkin

Some of the most revealing insights about how things have changed, however, came during talks that were about something else entirely.

7 Sites You Should Be Wasting Time On Right Now

Posted 03.14.2013 | Comedy

If all of your friends at South By Southwest have you feeling jealous and begging for a break, don't worry, because we’ve got your back. It's Wed...