A second #sxswsa roundup of posts
Here's a roundup of the last couple of days' posts from sxswsa.co.za regarding South by South West (SxSW) in Austin, Texas, for easy at-a-glance browsing, syndication, tweeting, reposting, general interest and instant gratification. Also, follow @sxswsa, or the entire the #sxswsa Twitter list. [view twitterfall]
Media
- Disrupted, again: the next chapter in news - Matt Williams, the CEO of digg.com, lists the many ways in which the news business is changing. Catherine Lückhoff reports.
- Zef hits the silver screen - Ninja and Yo-Landi, better known as Die Antwoord, premiered their first short film at SxSW Film in Austin, Texas. It were gangsta. By Ivo Vegter.
Retail
- Can banks innovate? - Mark Griffioen is a banker. That's sad, but at least he's a geeky sort of banker. Ivo Vegter looks at what he's been up to.
CSI
- Be Evil: Does corporate social responsibility matter? - You just know, with a title like that, it's going going to be good. Ivo Vegter was a moth to Siva Vaidhayanathan's flame.
- South Africa inspires TOMS Shoes - Blake Mycoskie, the founder of TOMS Shoes and the One for One Movement it pioneered, delivered a keynote address today. Toby Shapshak was there.
Social media
- Anonymity is Authenticity - 4chan - One view of Monday's keynote by Christopher Poole, the founder of "the dark heart of the internet", 4chan. By Toby Shapshak
- 4chan 4ever - Alistair Fairweather's look at the Christopher Poole keynote address. The "dark heart of the internet" was clearly popular here on #sxswsa.
- Viral marketing with The Oatmeal - Alistair Fairweather on the funny, unassuming Mathew Inman, the man behind some of the web's most popular viral memes.
- How the web is changing Dutch Politics - A fascinating look at the politics of talking to voters who are spoilt for choice, and spend more time online than watching TV. By Ivo Vegter.
General
- Things to love about SxSW - Catherine Lückhoff and the M&G's Chris Roper note down some random observations in an attempt to capture what makes SxSW - and Austin - so great.
- Nuclear Tacos waiver - SxSW is incomplete without a Monday evening supper of astonishingly hot tacos. Some of us enjoyed it more than others.
- Networking at #SxSW - It's all about who you meet, who you talk to, who you close that deal with, at SxSW. Gaby Rosario is good at meeting people.
- People you meet at #SxSW - Gaby Rosario continues her quest for snap interviews with interesting people.
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