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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About the author
[[http://sxsw.com/ South by South West]] is one of the largest music, film and interactive technology festivals in the US. It takes place annually in Austin, Texas. Ivo Vegter, a South African columnist for The Daily Maverick and ITWeb, is reporting from there, along with several other South Africans, thanks to the support of Old Mutual. Follow him on Twitter at [[@IvoVegter]] and, wearing his SxSWSA hat, at [[@sxswsa]]. Read the SxSWSA blog at [[http://sxswsa.co.za]].