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Christie Nicholson, Scientific American |
How Technology Is Altering Our Brain
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This year Twitter was accused of making us immoral because it’s too fast for emotions to register. Seems overly dramatic, but scientists confirm technology changes our adult neural circuitry at an unprecedented rate. We ought to understand the “generation brain gap” and the physiological, social and economic impact of high-tech.
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Branding / Marketing / Publicity, Career / Work Concerns, Digital Divide, Self-Help / Self-Improvement, Social Issues
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B
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Naz Hamid, Weightshift |
Lessons Learned from Higher Education Design
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This presentation takes you into the design thinking, process and methods that are undertaken when designing for higher education, an always complex task involving multiple audiences, heavy content-rich websites, specific marketing goals and the best design possible.
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Design Thinking, Education, Non-Profits, Visual Design
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Phil Coffman, Springbox |
Get Real, Photoshop: Technology vs. Reality
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As digital design evolves, new tricks, tips, and tutorials make it easy to become caught up in your own imagination. Designers shouldn’t lose sight of what we know to be true in the physical world. I’ll discuss ways to explore possibilities while staying grounded in reality.
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Design Thinking, Self-Help / Self-Improvement
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B
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M-D November, Theater geek and trained stage manager |
New Media Meets Old Old Old Media
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Broadway & 7th Avenue in NYC was once known as the "crossroads of the world"; now it's YouTube & Facebook. How are legitimate theater and other 'traditional' entertainment venues using new media to find new audiences and remain relevant in an increasingly crowded marketplace? Theater geeks & entertainment junkies welcome!
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Art, Branding / Marketing / Publicity, Community / Online Community, Other / Out There
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B
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Andrew Warner, Mixergy |
How to Build Your Tribe
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Learn how to build and nurture a tribe of supporters that will help you grow your startup, non-profit or mission. The founders of Dogster, Mixergy, SitePoint, and Reddit teach what they learned as they built their tribes.
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Business / Entrepreneurial / Monetization, Community / Online Community, Funding / VC, User Generated Content
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B
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Andy Baio, Kickstarter |
Gaming the Crowd: Turning Work Into Play
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What do Amazon Mechanical Turk, the Obama campaign, the 2010 Honda Insight, and the Nike+ all have in common? They all use gameplay mechanics to turn difficult real-world problems into play. I'll discuss practical ways to turn any website into a game, and the serious risks of doing it wrong.
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Community / Online Community, Social Networking, User Experience, Video Games, Web Apps / Widgets
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B
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Christopher Fahey, Behavior Design |
Re-Inventing the Wheel: Sketching your own IA Process
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It's the start of a new project. You've got requirements, guidelines, data, research. Now what? Like an artist staring at a blank canvas, information architects often don't know where to begin. Instead of following a rigid methodology or waiting for the perfect idea to appear out of the blue, learn to continually invent new tools and techniques to foster real user experience innovation.
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Design Thinking, Information Architecture, Self-Help / Self-Improvement, User Experience
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B
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Denny Reinert, NAVTEQ |
LocationPoint Advertising-Targeting the Mobile Consumer
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Location based advertising is a new, exciting mobile advertising opportunity with huge potential. Powering navigation devices, mapping and social networking applications with advertising enables advertisers to target consumers where they are and when they are looking for information and incentives. Consumers will thus receive enticing offers and promotions in an unobtrusive yet relevant manner.
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Advertising, Branding / Marketing / Publicity, Case Study, Mobile / Wireless
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B
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Phil Wheat, Microsoft |
Your Brain In The Cloud
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Workflows, Agents, Bots... Not only is our data going into the Net but our decision making processes as well. What constitutes “Me” and how carefully should we consider how much of that resides outside of my own skull? Who owns or has access to that part of us outside ourselves?
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Digital Divide, Information Architecture, New Technology / Next Generation, Online Relationships, Other / Out There
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B
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Jay Hallberg, Spiceworks |
Social Apps Are Open For Business
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The quest for social engagement with consumers is moving beyond the entertainment and personal applications to apps people use for business. These new “Social Business Applications” – for accounting, sales or IT --promise to transform work as we know it. This panel will explore opportunities to create apps and profit.
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Social Networking, Web Apps / Widgets
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C
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B
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Loic Le Meur, Seesmic |
Why and How to Build Your Community
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"Why and how you should build your community"
* a community isn't a selling field.
* communities deliver roi differently than marketing or PR efforts.
* the tools don't make the community; they empower human interaction.
* taking a community offline (meetups and events)
* building leaders in communities.
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Blogging, Branding / Marketing / Publicity, Business / Entrepreneurial / Monetization, Community / Online Community, Social Networking
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B
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Keely Kolmes, Dr. Keely Kolmes, Clinical Psychologist |
Psychology and the Internet: From Freud to Facebook
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With the popularity of online social networks and services, what’s the psychology behind how people use them? How is the Internet changing people’s lives for better (or worse)? What does the research show about how people use Facebook and Twitter? Can you get effective mental health treatment online?
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Career / Work Concerns, Education, Self-Help / Self-Improvement, Social Issues, Social Networking
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lc boros (stega), Stega Doggie and Tree |
Death and the Internet
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Using a combination of dead friends and world figures I would explore ways within social networking, online games, the media, etc that death is presented/documented. Also including what can be done better in the process--all the way from the social to the network backbone level.
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Accessibility / Web Standards, Blogging, Community / Online Community, Online Relationships
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C
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B
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Brent Friedman, Electric Farm Entertainment |
Multi-Platform Storytelling
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An examination of the opportunities and challenges available to producers who want to deploy their content simultaneously on all three mediums (broadcast, broadband, mobile) to create a 360 degree entertainment experience.
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Content, Design Thinking, Mobile / Wireless, Online Video, Writing / Technical Writing
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B
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Michael Krotscheck, Independent |
How Not To Get Fat
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Let's face it- as professionals in the online ecosystem we stare at computers for most of the day, which means our posteriors lend themselves to a bit of judicious spreading. This panel will discuss methods and strategies in both reversing and preventing weight gain tailored to the online community: For the obsessive, for the overworked, and for the desperate.
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Antony McGregor Dey, LINK.ME |
Bridging the Physical and Digital Worlds with QR Codes & 2D Barcodes
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With SXSW launching 2D Barcodes as part of the registration process and as a way of accessing digital content on your mobile there will be a lot of interest in this technology in the coming months. This panel will explore these emerging technologies that create a link between the physical and online worlds. Often referred to as physical hyper-links we will discuss what they are and the best way you can use them for your business.
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Advertising, Branding / Marketing / Publicity, Geolocation, Mobile / Wireless
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B
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Kim Collins, Realtime Media |
Promotions 101: Sweepstakes, Instant Wins, Contests & More
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Sweepstakes and Games seem easy and cheap to produce (especially online), but are you sure you’re using them right? Whether you are a new brand, agency, marketer, or publisher this presentation will give you the tools to judge whether your promotions are achieving maximum performance.
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Advertising, Back-End Programming / Databases, Branding / Marketing / Publicity, Business / Entrepreneurial / Monetization, Social Networking
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B
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Tiffani Jones, thingsthatarebrown |
DIY: How To Run A Business With Your Spouse
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Common wisdom says never mix family and business, but we beg to differ: running an internet company with your spouse can be a fun, profitable, and liberating experience--as long as you follow some basic rules. We'll show you how.
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Business / Entrepreneurial / Monetization, Career / Work Concerns, Design Thinking, Self-Help / Self-Improvement
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B
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Dag Kittlaus, Siri, Your Virtual Personal Assistant |
Search: a Conversation with Someone You Trust
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In the next 5 years, everyone who lives a connected lifestyle will delegate the mundane details of their lives to software agents, who will coordinate and execute everyday tasks on our behalf.
This panel will explore the many business opportunities inherent in assistant-ness, particularly around Web services and API’s.
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Mobile Applications, New Technology / Next Generation, User Experience
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David Garber, Lantern Lane Entertainment |
The Changing Face of Distribution 2010
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Windows and what do they mean?--- This would be an in depth look at how movies are exploited in North America and throughout the world. We would begin by looking at the traditional windows and timing for movies. The sequence of rights, We would then delve into the current state of the market and the impact of new philosophies of companies like IFC and Magnolia. As moderator I would get Reps from Blockbuster and/or Hollywood Video IFC and Magnolia, a Producer or two who licensed movies to them, a traditional studio distribution President or two and Digital Distribution Execs
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Business / Entrepreneurial / Monetization, Content Management, Digital Distribution
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Shashi Bellamkonda, Network Solutions |
Managing the Corporate Social Media Program
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As corporations monitor their brands, listen and engage with customers - who are the people behind the scenes doing this? How do the Social media Managers get the buy in from the C Suite? Reputation management, connecting with customers, community management – how is this measured? How do you prepare for a crisis using Social Media Tools? Can you be trained in the art of influencing the influencer?
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Branding / Marketing / Publicity
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Kimmoy Matthews, The Curvy Coach |
Tapping Into the Plus-Size Industry Buying Power
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Discover how the savvy entrepreneur can make their mark and get a slice of the plus-size buying power by creating products and services designed just for the plus-size community. Don't believe the hype, the plus-size consumer is the majority but we are under-served. Will you take advantage of this opportunity?
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Business / Entrepreneurial / Monetization
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B
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Elsa Kim, Digitas |
Crafting the Consumer: Creatives Collaborating for Cash
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It’s easy to meet cool, creative people online. What remains elusive is incubating projects and making sure that they reach completion. Etsy is a good forum for selling individual work, but cannot provide a living for most folks who sell there. What conditions make it possible to collaborate on creative work to make a living, independent of corporations?
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Art, Branding / Marketing / Publicity, Business / Entrepreneurial / Monetization, Case Study, Community / Online Community
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B
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Andrew Mager, CBS Interactive |
Filtering the Live Web: Managing the Information Age
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Twitter feeds, RSS readers, emails, texts, pings... there is so much coming at us every minute that we are losing focus and not filtering out what's most important to us. Using social web tools, we will show you how to manage your bits and pieces efficiently.
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Content, Content Management, Search, Self-Help / Self-Improvement, User Experience
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B
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danah boyd, Microsoft Research / Harvard Berkman Center |
Understanding Lies, Deception, and Truthiness in Social Media
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If you take most social media profiles at face value, you might assume everyone's from Lake Wobegon. Profiles are often filled with inaccurate (or perhaps deceptive) content. This panel will examine how, why, and when people lie and who (if anyone) they might be trying to deceive.
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Community / Online Community, Online Relationships, Social Issues, Social Networking, User Generated Content
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B
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Rusti Baker, Motorola |
App Or Cr#p??
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Roughly 1000 new mobile applications appear on marketplaces each week. How does an end user sift through this ever increasing pile of applications to find what is truly useful? Join our panel of evangelists from each of the mobile ecosystems to hear how they identify best of breed applications. In this group discussion, you can gain insiders tips on apps you won't want to miss, a few that you would be wise to skip.
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Mobile Applications
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Brian Link, Toobla |
Benefits and Challenges to Building Internet Startups in the MidWest
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Learn what is attractive to building Internet startups in the Midwest. Funding and employees are both plentiful and limiting - learn why. The panelists have run successful Internet web companies in both the San Francisco Bay area and the Midwest. We'll share our success stories as well as our challenges and gripes.
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Business / Entrepreneurial / Monetization, Career / Work Concerns, Case Study, Economic Concerns, Funding / VC
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B
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Paul Valach, PMV Productions |
140 and Beyond: Getting More Out of Twitter
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Showing the idea of using Twitter for more than just Tweeting out, rather having the used create the initial interaction. A show of several sites that by simply sending a tweet to an "@" results in returned desired information.
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New Technology / Next Generation, Sports 2.0, Web Apps / Widgets
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B
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Sandor Weisz, Methodtree, Inc. |
Puzzling Hour
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Every year, my wife Sarah and I design a massive puzzle hunt for our friends. We can't put on a full-scale version at SXSW, but for this hour you will solve some of our best puzzles, plus a few new ones designed especially for this talk... which will be light on the talking and heavy on the puzzling.
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Other / Out There
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B
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Lee Woodard, Sapient |
Performance Pricing and Other Scary Thoughts
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Agencies. Always on the take - billing when times are good and bad. Or is that unfair? How do agencies help clients out of the recession. What can we do to help and therefore help ourselves. A panel that tackles the hard question about keeping your client alive and your business ticking over and coming out the other side with stronger relationships...
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Business / Entrepreneurial / Monetization
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