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7 tips for first-time SXSW’ers
Guest Post I never quite understood the value of going to SXSW, nor did I have any expectations.That said, here are a few things I wish I'd known heading into my first South by:
General Assembly to boost its entrepreneurial presence in the U.K.
Produced in Association with UKTI Tapping the vast unused potential of U.K. entrepreneurs is General Assembly, a New York-based global education network that opened up its first office in London this past summer.
Musemantik delivers music for your videos, straight from the cloud
Produced in Association with UKTI Musemantik's MusicFlow is a cloud-based online music production service, providing customers with audio soundtracks for videos, slideshows, and casual games. Check out this short interview with Musemantik from SXSW.
UK hardware startup Little Riot helps you to hear your sweetie’s heartbeat
Produced in Association with UKTI Little Riot is a Newcastle, UK-based startup that makes one of the more intriguing hardware products we've come across. It's called Pillow Talk, and it lets you hear your long-distance loved one's heartbeat.
Come together, right now, with Present.me
Produced in Association with UKTI Present.Me is a company that lets people give presentations -- on PowerPoint -- to anyone in the world.
SXSW perspective: SXSW jumped the shark? — Not so fast
Guest Post SXSW is where a number of companies stepped up and delivered.
OnScroll shakes up the banner ad space, redefines “impressions”
Produced in Association with UKTI A London-based startup, OnScroll, is trying to fix the problem of ads that are served to web pages, but never seen by humans.
Where is everybody? Swarmly shows you, on your phone, in real time
Produced in Association with UKTI Swarmly founder Marco De Nichilo has built an app that lets you find out where the hot parties are -- simply by seeing where people are, in real time.
London-based startup tackles short-term commercial real estate rentals
Produced in Association with UKTI We Are Pop Up aims to make a platform to lower the costs and increase the efficiency of the market for short-term commercial and retail real estate.
The truth about SXSW by New Yorker cartoonist Shannon Wheeler (exclusive)
March 12, 2013 6:03 PM
Tom Cheredar
For South by Southwest, it's kind of ridiculous that companies spent gobs of money on promotional materials, free booze, fancy parties, and advertising -- and all of it was pretty much secondary to show-stealing meme kitty Grumpy Cat.
UK companies find a warm reception in Texas
Produced in Association with UKTI A score of UK-based companies showed off their stuff at SXSW in Austin this year. We've got rapid-fire interviews with more than a dozen of them right here, so you can get their pitches in less than 90 seconds apiece.
Kim Dotcom’s giant floating head speaks out against Hollywood & the feds at SXSW
March 12, 2013 12:06 PM
Tom Cheredar
Kim Dotcom is the poster child for why the current set of copyright laws have gone horribly wrong, so naturally he made his way to the South by Southwest interactive show -- sort of.
How I learned to stop worrying and love SXSW
March 12, 2013 11:15 AM
Dylan Tweney
South by Southwest Interactive is a successful experiment in startup community building. It may be crowded, noisy, and overhyped, but it's still an excellent place to build connections.
Overwhelming demand for free Marvel digital comics crashes ComiXology
March 12, 2013 9:53 AM
Tom Cheredar
Digital comic book store ComiXology crashed today after Marvel announced its promotion to give away 700 books for free through the service, (and dispelling all rumors that Dr. Doom or Loki were responsible for the crash.)
Vimeo turns on ‘Vimeo on Demand’ paywall to help filmmakers distribute movies online
March 12, 2013 6:00 AM
Sean Ludwig
Popular video-sharing service Vimeo has opened up its previously announced “Vimeo on Demand” paywall to all of its Vimeo Pro subscribers, a move that makes it easy for anyone to charge people to watch or download a movie online.
Cory Booker confirms that LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman is among WayWire’s angel investors
March 11, 2013 6:52 PM
Tom Cheredar
WayWire, the video startup that counts super-hero Newark, New Jersey mayor Cory Booker among its founders, has confirmed to VentureBeat that LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is one of its angel investors.
Want to see the market potential of Vine? Check out Mass Relevance’s new socially driven digital mosaic
March 11, 2013 8:23 AM
Tom Cheredar
Mass Relevance, a startup that brings calm to a crazy sea of social activity, is rolling out a new 'Digital Mosaic' product today at SXSW that essentially builds an image using tweets, Facebook updates, photos, and even Vine videos.
How savvy entrepreneurs are using the UK to scoop up talent and clients
Produced in Association with UKTI The UK is one of the hottest landing spots for overseas companies that want to make an entrance into the European Union. It's because of the country's rich stores of talent and easy access to Europe.
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