entertainmentawardevent:south by southwest

Digital Trends’ “Tech for Good” Campaign Took Center Stage During #sxsw
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(Photo credit: Priya Kuber)Following a year where headlines about #privacy breaches were rampant, responsible use of technology was a theme at this year’s South by Southwest, the annual music and film festival that attracts over 75,000 art and tech enthusiasts from all walks of life. A handful of SXSW talks referenced 2018’s Cambridge Analytica scandal and its impact on both brands and consumers.Grappling with these evolving realities of technology to reclaim creativity is the theme of Brian Solis’s new book, Lifescale: How to Live a More Creative, Productive, and Happy Life, which debuted at SXSW. And at a pop-up panel hosted at The Riveter in Austin, TX, data #ethics took center stage.Tina Mulqueen facilitated the panel on behalf of Digital Trends, the largest independently-owned (...)

#women-in-tech #social-good

Creativity, Innovation & Thinking — #sxsw Announces 2019 Hackathon
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Creativity, Innovation & Thinking — SXSW Announces 2019 HackathonSXSW® has been uncovering some of the best tech creators and programmers through its SXSW #hackathons — SXSW Hackathon 2018Austin, Texas — It’s going to be a packed and exciting week for hackers in Austin! South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals (March 8–17, 2019) have announced that the SXSW Hackathon is coming back. With an exhilarating 24-hour marathon on March 12–13 at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown, developers, coders, and tech creatives will collaborate in teams to build technology focused on topics covered at the conference— including #music, #vr, AR, AI, and Blockchain.“[The SXSW Hackathon] has created a ton of business for us and we are currently able to continue as a startup without the need for an accelerator or (...)

#hacking

#sxsw 2019 Ultimate Guide to the Panels, Parties, Performances
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SXSW 2019 Ultimate Guide to the Panels, Popups and Parties277 of the most epic events featuring Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Max Minghella, Elizabeth Moss, Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss, Joe Lubin, Beastie Boys and moreThe iconic tech arts #music festival, South by Southwest (SXSW), is nearly upon us with a hundred thousand influencers about to descend upon the ten day bacchanal that takes place in Austin, March 8 through March 17.It’s a star-studded spectacle unlike any other with thousands of events offered around the clock featuring tech visionaries to presidential hopefuls to celebrities and rock stars. This year’s line up features Mark Cuban, Henry Winkler, Beastie Boys, Neil Gaiman, Michael Pollan, Cameron and Tyler Winkelvoss, Joe Lubin, Tim Ferris, Susan (...)

#business #cryptocurrency #technology

Google to Launch Major New Social Network Called Circles, Possibly Today
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We believe that Google will preview a major new social service called Google Circles at South by Southwest Interactive today. If what we’ve heard is correct, the service will offer photo, video and status message sharing. Everything users share on Circles will be shared only with the most appropriate circle of social contacts in their lives, not with all your contacts in bulk.