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SUMMARY:Book Reading: Pro JavaScript Design Patterns
DESCRIPTION:As a web developer\, you'll already know that JavaScript is a powerful language\, allowing you to add an impressive array of dynamic functionality to otherwise static web sites. But there is more power waiting to be unlocked -- JavaScript is capable of full object-oriented capabilities\, and by applying OOP principles\, best practices\, and design patterns to your code\, you can make it more powerful\, m...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room Day Stage\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060331
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SUMMARY:Book Reading: The Principles of Beautiful Web Design
DESCRIPTION:Tired of making web sites that work absolutely perfectly but just don't look nice? If so\, then The Principles of Beautiful Web Design is for you. A simple\, easy-to-follow guide\, illustrated with plenty of full-color examples\, this book will lead you through the process of creating great designs from start to finish. Good design principles are not rocket science\, and using the information contained...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room Day Stage\, Austin\, TX
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UID:e07def2a90454857953a27d1955610da@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060330
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SUMMARY:Edit Me! How Gamers are Adopting the Wiki Way
DESCRIPTION:The current next-gen landscape has fostered a gaming environment with unprecedented level of interactivity and depth. Game wikis such as WowWiki and FFxiclopedia have long served as respected resources for the largest MMO's and have enjoyed high use awareness within the communities. As more games start to incorporate MMO-like community elements\, Gaming communities have stepped up with a proliferat...
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 12AB\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060386
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SUMMARY:How to Rawk SXSW: The Basics
DESCRIPTION:Where should you go? What parties are cool? How can I meet those people that are *gasp* Internet FAMOUS! Learn this and more at this welcome panel for SXSW Noobs. This panel will provide useful tips for SXSW virgins and veterans from a diverse panel of SXSW Interactive attendees\, speakers\, and personalities. Come for the laughs\, anecdotes\, and useful tools that will equip you to "Rawk Out" during...
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 18ABCD\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060422
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SUMMARY:Respect!
DESCRIPTION:We create the web. Yet twelve years and two bubbles into its history\, we get no respect as a profession. And nobody understands what we do\, unless we're selling to Google or Yahoo. How can architects\, designers\, writers and coders work with clients\, journalists and the public to foster understanding and get their best work produced?
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 18ABCD\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060463
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SUMMARY:AJAX and Flash Mistakes: Lessons Learned Building SlideShare
DESCRIPTION:The road to a richer web experience is full of dead ends and wrong turns. This session will cover the mistakes made and lessons learned building SlideShare.net. I will discuss how we interweave Flash and Ajax to create a compelling user experience for SlideShare. I'll talk about the shortcuts we took building the initial version of the site\, and how they came back to bite us later. Most of all I w...
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room B\, Austin\, TX
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UID:5060432fb5bf857a0ad4f006cabf36f3@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060303
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SUMMARY:Catching up with Accessibility: The Basics Quickly
DESCRIPTION:Accessibility is a key aspect of high-quality websites. Accessibility is about real people using and creating the Web. We'll demo how accessibility makes your website available and more usable to people with disabilities; to people using mobile phones\, PDAs\, and other such devices; to people with low bandwidth connections (which is more of a problem than many are aware of in the U.S. and throughou...
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room C\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060358
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SUMMARY:Design is in the Details
DESCRIPTION:Design is in the Details is a look at how an interactive designer can tighten up and bring layouts\, comps and designs to a final and brilliant polish to take it from 'nearly there' to 'there'. The panel will cover the critical thinking and ideas\, as well as tips and techniques for bringing a design to life and result in execution.
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 18ABCD\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060377
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SUMMARY:Filching Design: When the Shoe Fits
DESCRIPTION:You know the drill - you're in the early stage of developing a website for an idea and suddenly realize you're wasting time cutting up placeholder images\, experimenting with fonts\, and trying different form layouts when what you ought to be doing is making those forms actually work! But you want to demo this thing to your friends and get some feedback\, and you want it to look decent.We're going to...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 6\, Austin\, TX
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UID:8cb7d6004402dc477675dc124ba93d20@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060392
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SUMMARY:Book Reading: High Performance Web Sites
DESCRIPTION:Want your web site to display more quickly? This book presents 14 specific rules that will cut 25% to 50% off response time when users request a page. Author Steve Souders\, in his job as Chief Performance Yahoo!\, collected these best practices while optimizing some of the most-visited pages on the Web. Even sites that had already been highly optimized\, such as Yahoo! Search and the Yahoo! Front Pa...
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room Day Stage\, Austin\, TX
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UID:cfe101ead98d9ad64cb40182c25bc787@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060323
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SUMMARY:Accessible Rich Media
DESCRIPTION:Social media\, interactive communities\, and online marketing have ratcheted up the ways we use the web. What are the barriers experienced by people with disabilities trying to use web applications? From Facebook and YouTube to JK Rowlings and NetFlix\, what level of accessibility is expected\, achievable and reasonable? No one wants to give up the richer and faster experience facilitated by these new...
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room B\, Austin\, TX
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UID:67c8f0105a9acc010841dfb8154293c2@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060299
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SUMMARY:Core Conversation: Start-up Management 2.0 - Keeping Teams Motivated\, Productive\, Happy
DESCRIPTION:With the likes of Google\, Facebook and Yahoo! throwing wads of money\, stock options and free snacks at the top talent\, how do we\, as start-ups\, attract and retain great team members? Once we have a great team\, how do we keep its members highly productive\, creative and\, most of all\, happy? In this discussion\, Dogster/Catster co-founders John Vars and Steven Reading will discuss some of the mistakes...
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room Ballroom E\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060480
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SUMMARY:The Contextual Web
DESCRIPTION:The next generation of the web isn't going to be on your desktop\, it may not even be on your mobile device. Context is going to be increasingly important and Nick Finck of Blue Flavor will take you through the process of designing and architecting for context as well as creating sites and apps that work regardless of the context. He will step through the elements of context and what is critical to...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room A\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060494
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SUMMARY:The Weird Turn Pro: Crowdsourcing For Creatives
DESCRIPTION:The internet and web technologies have torn down a lot of walls. But for every new\, empowering opportunity\, there's some slimeball trying to make a quick buck off "harnessing user-generated content." As artists\, how do we tell one from the other? And as creators\, how do we invite community participation with the respect it deserves? Join internet pioneer Derek Powazek for an inside look at how for...
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 9\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060503
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SUMMARY:Opening Remarks with Henry Jenkins and Steven Johnson
DESCRIPTION:Henry Jenkins was one of the most popular speakers at last year's SXSW Interactive Festival\, so we are very excited to have him return to the event in 2008. His foil in this conversation is best-selling author Steven Johnson\, who served as the Keynote Speaker at the 1998 event. This presentation will be simulcast in both Ballroom B and the Day Stage Cafe.
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room A\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060452
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SUMMARY:10 Things We've Learned at 37signals
DESCRIPTION:Join the leader of this Chicago-based company as he talks about collaboration\, decisions\, progress\, morale\, and not sweating the wrong stuff at the wrong time.
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room A\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060547
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SUMMARY:Blood\, Sweat\, and Fear: Great Design Hurts
DESCRIPTION:The core dilemma for talented designers in any field is this: If you strive for greatness in your design\, you will meet resistance; if you strive to avoid resistance\, you can't do great design. Different is scary. Great design has to fight with the idea that many see "better" as meaning "more of the same". The better your work and the higher your standards\, the more you'll have to fight against th...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room B\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060313
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SUMMARY:SXSW Worldwide Flickrite Meet-up! (4-6pm)
DESCRIPTION:Come on down and meet fellow Flickrites! The Austin group on Flickr is organizing a get-together at the Cathedral of Junk! As a bonus\, some of the Flickr team from San Francisco will be in town -- they are sponsoring drinks and may have some free swag to give away as well! And\, if it goes as usual\, Flickr members from around the world will be there!
CATEGORIES:PARTY
LOCATION:Cathedral of Junk\, 4422 Lareina Drive\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/425404/
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SUMMARY:Social Network Coups: The Users are Revolting!
DESCRIPTION:The "user revolt" has become one of the most promising (and terrifying) community activities on social networks. Perhaps the best-known user revolt was the mass protest on Digg over publishing the AACS key. But other revolts have broken out on LiveJournal\, Lifehacker\, Facebook\, and many other networks. This panel explores user revolts from both sides of the fence: panelists discuss how users can s...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 19AB\, Austin\, TX
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UID:7dde2999725b43e21c2c4afe7c054e99@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060475
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SUMMARY:Google Party (6-8pm)
DESCRIPTION:Come join the fun with Google! There are sure to be great beverages\, tasty eats and plenty of that fun Google swag. Hope to see you there!
CATEGORIES:PARTY
LOCATION:Light Bar\, 408 Congress Ave @ 4th St\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/evening_events/
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SUMMARY:Frog Design / SXSWi Opening Party (8-11pm)
DESCRIPTION:This is the legendary frog design party you've always been hearing about. We'll have Grupo Fantasma\, fire dancers and more to officially kick off the 15th year of SXSW Interactive.?
CATEGORIES:PARTY
LOCATION:Mexican American Cultural Center\, 600 River St\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/evening_events/
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SUMMARY:Social Design Strategies
DESCRIPTION:Now that social networks are pervasive and quickly becoming a regular feature set\, designers need to understand the dynamics of creating experiences that encourage social behavior and public expression\, while giving individuals a sense of privacy\, personal gain\, and ownership. This session will take an in-depth look at the principles and practices of social design. How do you create a symbiotic re...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 18ABCD\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060473
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SUMMARY:Wireframing in a Web 2.0 World
DESCRIPTION:The advent of Web 2.0 has exposed a demand for richer\, more nuanced forms of interaction\, posing new challenges for today's information architect. We will examine how wireframing - one of our most readily used tools - is evolving to meet these demands. The creation of modern web applications involves designing intricate patterns\, such as state-change and ajax-like behaviour. These designs need to...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room B\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060530
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SUMMARY:Magic and Mental Models: Using Illusion to Simplify Designs
DESCRIPTION:As children\, we're told the world is a magical place. Babies are delivered by storks. The tooth fairy harvests retired teeth in exchange for currency. Bunnies deliver candies in brightly covered baskets on a spring holiday. The world's adults use magic to explain away the complexity of life.In our work\, confusing complexity is the natural result of an unchecked design and development process. Team...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room A\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
UID:f86f82c5fc6c8d722a34024f5feaa202@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060435
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SUMMARY:Social Strategies For Revolutionaries
DESCRIPTION:You know that it's essential for your company to be involved in social technologies -- but your executives are too afraid to pull the trigger. This session will give you the strategic frameworks that will appeal to the logical\, analytical side of executives\, while tapping into the revolutionary spirit needed to create a groundswell of support for your strategy. Based on the upcoming book\, Groundsw...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 18ABCD\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060587
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SUMMARY:Textbooks of the Future: Free & Collaborative!
DESCRIPTION:The panel will explore the collaborative production of open access textbooks and educational materials that are free to use and re-use. Can the Wikipedia model of collaborative production succeed here? The panelists were among the co-authors of the recently launched Cape Town Open Education Declaration (http://www.capetowndeclaration.org/)\, a new declaration on free content and education. The decl...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 9\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060490
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SUMMARY:The Real Dragon: Understanding the Web and Digital Media in China
DESCRIPTION:We've seen the media reports about China's red hot Web and mobile industries\, but it's time to discover the truth. This session will dive behind what you see in the media today to give you a better understanding of how the Chinese Web and digital media industries work. What key social\, economic and technology drivers exist? What differences can we expect as China's mobile and Web companies grow? H...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 6\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060502
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SUMMARY:Designing for Freedom
DESCRIPTION:In attracting an increasingly diverse internet community\, it's important to plan for user modification. This panel will focus on a discussion on how to design products where heavy consideration is taken to provide users the freedom to build their own products and communication mediums. This panel features a set of individuals from drastically different parts of the org chart\, but who all have the...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 9\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060381
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SUMMARY:Keynote Interview with Mark Zuckerberg
DESCRIPTION:One of the tech industry's most intriguing story-lines over the last two years is the incredible growth of FaceBook from college networking tool to global giant. Hear the founder and CEO of this company talk about where the company is now - and where he plans to take it in the future. This presentation will be simulcast in both Ballroom B and the Day Stage Cafe.
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room A\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060443
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DTSTART:20080309T153000
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SUMMARY:Core Conversation: Global Design: Web Sites for the World
DESCRIPTION:Internationalisation? Localization? Beyond these clumsy buzzwords is the global reality. Hear world designers and developers share firsthand experiences with international best practices and Web standards. Learn technical infrastructure principles for creating sites with the flexibility to be global while keeping visual designs sensitive to regional needs.
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room Ballroom E\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060403
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SUMMARY:Core Conversation: Opening the Web to Linguistic Realities
DESCRIPTION:Why is it that even the most popular websites assume that you would only want to receive information in one language at a time\, based on what country you're logging in from? Or that most content generation software still struggle with the notion of producing content in multiple languages? Many people speak and understand more than one language - perhaps more than we truly realise. The onset of glo...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room Ballroom E\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060453
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SUMMARY:Tools for Enchantment: 20 Ways to Woo Users
DESCRIPTION:"Better than chocolate\, better than sex." Even if nobody really MEANS it\, what would it take to craft experiences our users would describe like that? In this new follow-up to creating passionate users\, we'll look at tools that can help take us there (including some fun science). We'll cover some new\, some retro\, and some counter-intuitive techniques to take Cognitive Seduction to the next level. B...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room A\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060512
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DTSTART:20080309T163000
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SUMMARY:SXSW Clicks: Web Designers
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Adobe\, this is a meetup for web designers and anyone wanting to meet the web designers at SXSW Interactive. Free food and drinks provided.
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room Day Stage\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060611
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DTSTART:20080309T170000
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SUMMARY:Core Conversation: Mobile 2.0: Why the Third Screen is Taking Center Stage
DESCRIPTION:As new mobile phones appear in the market with the ability to deliver rich and compelling content there is an incredible opportunity to develop for this new medium. However early forays into mobile content and applications were missing many of the key ingredients necessary for success. As a result content and applications for mobile phones are often perceived as simple hand-me-downs from the deskt...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room Ballroom E\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
UID:9c906d975098ff42a4b50c06acf2bbe1@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060447
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DTSTART:20080309T170000
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SUMMARY:LOLWUT? Why Do I Keep Coming Back to This Website?
DESCRIPTION:I Can Has Cheezburger? continues to eat a way your lunch hour\, anthropomorphize your animals\, and mock your friends. Despite a shitty design\, $0 spent on market\, and an impossible-to-spell URL\, ICHC continues its amazing growth (thank you!). But growing quickly can kill you. Surviving DDoS\, Trolls\, copyright laws\, server bills\, and a huge serving of WTMF left us with many battle scars. We'll provi...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 18ABCD\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
UID:b83adcf623137faa606278c2dc57814c@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060538
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DTSTART:20080309T180000
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SUMMARY:SXSW Web Awards Pre-Party (6-7pm)
DESCRIPTION:Speculate on who will take home a coveted Web Award at the official pre-party under the oaks in Brush Square Park. Free beer\, delicious food and the cool sounds of DJ Stay Gold will get you warmed up for the main event to follow.
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LOCATION:Brush Square Park @ ACC\, 500 E Cesar Chavez St\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/evening_events/
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DTSTART:20080309T193000
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SUMMARY:11th Annual SXSW Web Awards Ceremony (7:30-8:45pm)
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Eugene Mirman (NYC stand up comedian\, seen on Flight of the Conchords). The Web Awards Ceremony is the centerpiece of evening activities at the SXSW Interactive Festival. The SXSW Web Awards are presented by Adobe.?
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LOCATION:Downtown Hilton Hotel\, 500 E 4th\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/interactive_events_and_more_eugene_mirman_jonathan_coulton_rock_band_and_ac/
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DTSTART:20080309T210000
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SUMMARY:Gawker Media at SXSW (9-11pm)
DESCRIPTION:Come enjoy a few drinks at the fourth annual drinks with Gawker Media! As usual\, we'll have an open bar\, a great outdoor space\, and some of your favorite editors. This year we're not listing ourselves on the official SXSW program\, but feel free to bring a guest or two. No badge required.
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LOCATION:Side Bar\, 602 E 7th St\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/426412
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DTSTART:20080309T210000
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SUMMARY:Get Weirdly Wired (9pm-1am)
DESCRIPTION:Rogue-traders\, MSFT/YHOO\, elections? this is the weirdest year since the dawn of pixels. Celebrate 2008 with Spinto Band and Lightspeed Champion at the legendary Austin City Limits Sound Stage. Tamales\, microbrews\, margaritas and free shuttles.
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LOCATION:Austin City Limits Studio\, 2504 B Whitis (Corner of Guadalupe & Dean Keeton)\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/interactive_events_and_more_eugene_mirman_jonathan_coulton_rock_band_and_ac/
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SUMMARY:Beyond the Blogosphere: How Online Talent is Being Developed Offline
DESCRIPTION:Advances in technology and increased Internet activity have opened a new path for talent to emerge\, will they be able to make the leap into traditional mediums.Omid Ashtari (Creative Artist Agency)\, Damon Berger (Revision3)\, Brad King\, moderator (thedudeman.net)\, Nicole Lapin (CNN)\, Gary Vaynerchuk (garyvaynerchuk.com)
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 12AB\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
UID:03ee5856f0546bf98e3dacf24c3c34c1@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/film/conference/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=FP060197
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DTSTART:20080310T100000
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SUMMARY:Lost in Translation? Top Website Internationalization Lessons
DESCRIPTION:One of the most exciting aspects of social networking online is the concept of building communities that are defined by common goals and interests rather than common geography. The nature of the Internet allows instant participation from people around the globe. However\, most successful social networking companies have learned that providing users of multiple cultures and backgrounds with a consis...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room B\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060434
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DTSTART:20080310T100000
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SUMMARY:The Care and Feeding of Your Startup
DESCRIPTION:Starting up in the "Web 2.0" economy is a challenge. We'll discuss the trade offs and timing for taking venture capital\, capturing the attention of another company's users\, and driving a compelling story to accomplish each or both in order to disrupt the market without disrupting your business relationships. The session provides an overview of issues and benefits of aligning your attention economy...
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 18ABCD\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060493
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DTSTART:20080310T113000
DTEND:20080310T123000
SUMMARY:A Critical Look At OpenID
DESCRIPTION:OpenID (www.openid.net) is a single sign-on mechanism that has recently become popular. For the average user\, the benefit of OpenID is that it will let you use the same username and password at any new web site you visit instead of having to sign-up using a new username and password each time. Although this seems to be a great idea\, relatively few users have OpenID credentials\, and so OpenID is st...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 10\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
UID:32e598db2ae25b1979b0ab968f487e0b@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060295
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DTSTART:20080310T113000
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SUMMARY:Core Conversation: Blueprinting Your Project: Put it on Paper or Just Start Coding?
DESCRIPTION:Many (many!) software and Web projects fail due to poor conception and planning. We'll examine different approaches to mapping out what you want to build\, whether you plan ahead or roll it as you go. We will look at the common documentation types such as wireframes\, use cases and clickable mockups; good tools for collaboration (wikis\, bugtrackers\, project management tools); and best practices for...
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room Ballroom E\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060314
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DTSTART:20080310T113000
DTEND:20080310T123000
SUMMARY:Mobile Phones: International Devices of Mystery
DESCRIPTION:How do people use mobile devices around the world? As mobile device features and network speeds reach a parity worldwide\, where do the differences lie? It's an oft-repeated catchphrase that the US is far behind the rest of the world - but is it true? A select group of international mobile experts and industry insiders will draw on their experiences creating and launching mobile products to discuss...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 9\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060541
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DTSTART:20080310T113000
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SUMMARY:The Web That Wasn't
DESCRIPTION:For most of us who work on the Internet\, the Web is all we have ever really known. It's almost impossible to imagine a world without browsers\, URLs and HTTP. But in the years leading up to Tim Berners-Lee's world-changing invention\, a few visionary information scientists were exploring alternative hypertext systems that often bore little resemblance to the Web as we know it today. In this presenta...
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 19AB\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
UID:9d504dbd244b8a56f572c5da4e6671f1@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060509
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DTSTART:20080310T113000
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SUMMARY:True Stories from Social Media Sites
DESCRIPTION:Social websites are funny places. What stories do you tell over drinks with friends? About the time when someone accidently uploaded the *wrong* folder of pictures to your site? Or the time you had to manage a full-scale user revolt? Several creators and users of such sites will share five-minute stories of funny bugs\, features with unintended consequences\, and crazy customer emails. This panel wi...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room A\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060516
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DTSTART:20080310T123000
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SUMMARY:The Weblog Awards Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Winners of the 2008 Weblog Awards will be announced at SXSW Interactive in a fun and irreverent ceremony on the Trade Show Day Stage. Join us for the 8th Annual Bloggies!
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room Day Stage\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060613
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DTSTART:20080310T140000
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SUMMARY:Monday Keynote: Frank Warren
DESCRIPTION:With postsecret\, Frank Warren pioneered the idea that a website can serve as a an anonymous online confessional. Listen to his moving story about the trust his readers put in him\, as well as his thoughts about how technology can help us overcome some of our darkest fears. This presentation will be simulcast in both Ballroom B and the Day Stage Cafe.
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room A\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060554
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DTSTART:20080310T150000
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SUMMARY:Book Reading: Upgrade Your Life: The Lifehacker Guide
DESCRIPTION:This book isn't a computer user manual\, and it isn't a productivity system. It's a mashup of both. It's where you learn to practice big-picture productivity methods on your very own computer desktop. Whether you're a Mac or Windows user\, know only enough to get by or are the family tech support geek\, there are tricks here for you. Whether or not you've been turbocharging your day with the tips fro...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room Day Stage\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060561
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DTSTART:20080310T153000
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SUMMARY:Client-Side Code and Internationalization
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will cover tips\, techniques\, best practices\, and gotchas for designers working with XHTML\, CSS\, and JavaScript in multiple languages. Special attention will be given to right-to-left and bidirectional content. XHTML + CSS + JS + UTF8 + LTR + RTL = client-side i18n fun
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room C\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060439
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DTSTART:20080310T153000
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SUMMARY:Design Eye for South By
DESCRIPTION:The Design Eye team returns for 2008. The project? Transforming sxsw.com into a site as social as SXSW itself. Watch as this rogue team of design professionals turns its multi-disciplined attention toward the online home of everyone's favorite conference.
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 18ABCD\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060376
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DTSTART:20080310T163000
DTEND:20080310T173000
SUMMARY:SXSW Clicks: Interactive Designers
DESCRIPTION:Calling all the interactive designers in the house. Come meet up with like-minded folks at this reception hosted by Adobe. Tasty snacks and beer provided!
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room Day Stage\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060614
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DTSTART:20080310T170000
DTEND:20080310T180000
SUMMARY:Building Portable Social Networks
DESCRIPTION:Are you tired of entering your information every time you sign up for a new service? Are you fed up with adding the same contacts from scratch on every social networking site? The building blocks for portable social networks already exist. OpenID\, microformats and OAuth let us build open\, user-controlled networks. We'll talk about why this is good for users and how to actually put these building b...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room A\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060351
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DTSTART:20080310T170000
DTEND:20080310T180000
SUMMARY:Core Conversation: Beyond the Page View: Measuring Social Media Engagement
DESCRIPTION:Page Views\, Time Spent\, Pages Per Session\, or something else? Applying old-media metrics to online experiences may make it easier when buying advertising\, but are they a valid proxy for real-world audience engagement? And what is engagement\, anyway?
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room Ballroom E\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060308
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DTSTART:20080310T190000
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SUMMARY:20 x 2 (7-9:30pm)
DESCRIPTION:What happens when you take twenty handpicked creatives\, give them each two minutes\, the same question to answer\, and put 'em on-stage before a live audience? 20x2\, that's what. Now in its eighth year at SXSW\, join us and uncover the answer to "What's the Difference?"
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LOCATION:The Parish\, 214 E 6th St\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
UID:5a2ba4cb1b07633a2f64fa7b05390aaf@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/evening_events/
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DTSTART:20080310T230000
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SUMMARY:SXNW - South by Northwest 3rd Annual Geek Fest Party at SXSW
DESCRIPTION:Blue Flavor and Raincity Studios proudly present the 9th annual South by Northwest party. Bring your favorite webhead to the Iron Cactus for a night of flowing tequila and nonsense!
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LOCATION:Iron Cactus\, 606 Trinity\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
UID:6390d98a60e4fc28922d4e3b792fd966@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/evening_events/
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DTSTART:20080311T100000
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SUMMARY:Content Management System Roundup
DESCRIPTION:This panel discussion will bring together a group of experienced Web designers\, developers\, and businesspeople to talk about their experiences building sites using a variety of content management system (CMS) products. A variety of widely-used CMS products will be covered\, including Drupal\, Expression Engine\, SharePoint\, and Collage\, and the panel will also cover the challenges of developing a "ho...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 18ABCD\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060364
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DTSTART:20080311T113000
DTEND:20080311T123000
SUMMARY:How Widgets Influence Music on the Web
DESCRIPTION:2007 saw Silicon Valley firms release innovative and highly-engaging widgets that reached broadly across multiple open platforms. As a result\, an astonishing portion of the internet audience as a whole visited and interacted with these widgets on a daily basis. Aside from social networks\, nowhere have widgets taken a stronger hold than in music. Visit official websites for Chris Brown\, Radiohead\,...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 10\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
UID:ee7a01e936dad2d08bcde9119df750e3@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060423
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DTSTART:20080311T140000
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SUMMARY:Secrets of JavaScript Libraries
DESCRIPTION:This talk will delve into the secret techniques used by JavaScript library authors to create comprehensive libraries that work seamlessly across browser environments. We'll look at everything from fixes for strange browser quirks\, tricks for gaining speed\, to tips for writing smooth animations. This panel will be held by experienced JavaScript Library developers who have\, cumulatively\, many decade...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 9\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
UID:b2c04151ba4686e2b800a9fdd3180803@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060469
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DTSTART:20080311T140000
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SUMMARY:Tuesday Keynote: Jane McGonigal
DESCRIPTION:Is it a game or is it real life? When you get right down to it\, is there really a difference? Learn about the growing popularity of ARGs from one of the most innovative minds in this industry. Jane McGonigal explains what it is like to be a puppet-master of this exciting new genre. This presentation will be simulcast in both Ballroom B and the Day Stage Cafe.
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room A\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060558
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DTSTART:20080311T153000
DTEND:20080311T163000
SUMMARY:Considerations for Scalabale Web Ventures
DESCRIPTION:Every popular website eventually runs into the same problem: how to scale. In general\, you hope for as much traffic as possible when you are developing a new application\, but what would happen if you actually got it? Could you keep up with the increase in users\, data\, bandwidth\, servers\, and everything else that makes your application go? This panel aims to expose some of the key issues that you w...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room C\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
UID:8c0133e3d7f96947d5c1f0c235b8e168@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060362
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DTSTART:20080311T153000
DTEND:20080311T163000
SUMMARY:Creative Collaboration: Building Web Apps Together
DESCRIPTION:The all-knowledgable webmaster is long gone\, replaced by groups of specialists. When they work well together awesome things happen. When they don't the results are ugly\, insecure\, inaccessible and slow\, assuming they launch at all. What's the magic that great teams have in common\, and what can we learn from them?
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room A\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
UID:1f89c6c67f884d8cfe84e8f02aedfa36@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060370
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DTSTART:20080311T153000
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SUMMARY:Getting There Faster By Using Open Code
DESCRIPTION:Open Source software is everywhere and powers the most sophisticated products. Building on this work of others makes for strong foundations for your own products. Learn about the pros and cons of using and participating in the open source community and how this participation can get your product out faster and better. Using examples taken from his work in commercial and open source projects\, Jack...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room B\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
UID:74bc5bddfca16f9e868b27abf5c15738@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060401
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DTSTART:20080311T170000
DTEND:20080311T180000
SUMMARY:FM 2.0: The Future of Internet Radio
DESCRIPTION:With the recent rate hikes impacting Internet radio\, only the big guys benefit. Or do they? Will Internet radio look and sound like FM in the next five years? If so\, how can the little guys survive? And\, considering the challenges and costs\, why would they even want to? This session will explore the positive and negative aspects of entering and staying in the Internet radio space\, discuss how to m...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 10\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
UID:a1523497d1957fa82262bf87bf737d6f@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060552
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DTSTART:20080311T170000
DTEND:20080311T180000
SUMMARY:Taking Over the World: the Flickr Way
DESCRIPTION:In June 2007\, Flickr launched its first localized versions of the site\, expanding the interface from one language to eight. In this session you'll hear from Flickr's lead internationalization engineer about the social and technical challenges involved in the internationalization\, and the solutions we used to overcome those problems. This talk will be of particular interest to attendees from ventur...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room A\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
UID:38775adb4d5db04b6dd6f645016abfc6@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060486
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DTSTART:20080311T200000
DTEND:20080311T220000
SUMMARY:Media Temple / SXSWi Closing Party
DESCRIPTION:SXSW Interactive. Awesome beverages and hot DJs provided. Featuring the Daily Juice Crew\, DJ Prince Klassen\, DJ Raedawn and more.
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LOCATION:TBD\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
UID:79bdb6c9218d94bd11f55676c41c68e5@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/evening_events/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:20080311T210000
DTEND:20080311T230000
SUMMARY:The Bigg Digg Shindigg (9pm-4am)
DESCRIPTION:Join the Digg crew on Tuesday\, March 11th from 9pm-4am to celebrate the last night at SXSW. Enjoy a full open bar sponsored by PureVolume and Franciscan Winery while dancing to the sounds of live bands and DJs throughout the night. The party will continue into the wee hours of the morning - you can sleep on the plane the next day! Be sure to check out BiggDiggShindigg.com for all the details and h...
CATEGORIES:PARTY
LOCATION:PureVolume Ranch\, 323 E 2nd St\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
UID:c7522e080609db328867da95942dcf68@junyu.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://biggdiggshindigg.com/
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