SXSW 2012 - Creating Badass Free Culture on the Web

Creating Badass Free Culture on the Web
Event	Interactive 2010
Format	Panel
Organizer	Thomas Myer – consulting
Description	Web content conversations usually focus on: * Making money * Search ranks * Getting followers Let’s shift the conversation from commerce to culture. Let’s create a web that’s a foundation for free culture: a platform for art, education, and building meaningful relationships. Come talk with us about making the web badass.
Questions Answered	What is free culture? What is badass content? Can we get away from digg-ized, SEO-ized, monet-ized content frameworks? How can we best make and contribute our badass content? How can we find others who create badass content? Is badassery a worthwhile goal? How can we make badassery worthwhile? What's the point of free culture if we can't pay our bills? How does all of this relate to open source, copyleft, creative commons, and all the rest? How does all this stuff relate to old-what's-his-name's Free book?
Level	Beginner
Category	Blogging, Content, Online Relationships, Social Networking, User Generated Content

Creating Badass Free Culture on the Web