BriTunes - Brian Williams Interviews Deer Tick for Web Music Show

Wow. Who knew NBC Nightly News anchor, Brian Williams, was so hip? On Monday, the American newscaster launched a new web-only video interview series focusing on independent music and musicians called "BriTunes." ...

Easter Web Searches: What We're Looking For

I love checking out search trends on holidays- it shows the secret lives of people getting ready for celebrations. When I think of Easter (for example), I picture kids in their itchy Sunday best, hidden...

SXSW 2009: Night One

The cool, wet <not>Vancouver</not> Austin atmosphere hit our group as we were herded from the airport to a waiting Super Shuttle. It felt as if we’d never left the Wet Coast. The driver rattled off...

RIP: A Remix Manifesto - An Opensource Documentary

Canadian film maker Brett Gaylor recently debuted his documentary, RIP: A Remix Manifesto in Austin, TX at SXSW. The documentary serves as a social commentary on copyright and the emergence of "remix culture."...

SXSW 2009 Interactive: Web Nerds Are Cooler Than You

The thing about web nerds is that they love having the opportunity to prove to the world that they are infinitely 'cooler' than you might think. But, no, it's not enough for them to lounge around the hallways of the...

SXSW 2009: 'Free for All' with Chris Anderson and Guy Kawasaki

Chris Anderson, he of Wired fame and current purveyor of 'free', sat down to be interviewed by Alltop founder and self-marketing professional guru and Silicon Valley VC Guy Kawasaki on Tuesday to discuss the future...

SXSW Interactive 2009 coming to a close

Austin, Texas - The annual South by Southwest Interactive Festival end tomorrow. The five day event opened on Friday, March 13 and closes tomorrow on St. Patrick's Day. The event was chock full of guest speakers,...

8. Mob Rule: Mark Zuckerberg SXSW Interview: 2008 in Review

" 2008's Top 10 Moments in User-Generated News 1.    Mumbai attacks2.    Natural disasters: Emergency info 3.    SF Olympic torch relay protests 4.   ...

Fireworks at Gnomedex

I'm technically on vacation this week so I missed Gnomedex this year.  Too bad because it sounds like there were some real theatrics.  According to CNet:"uber-blogger Robert Scoble, who at one point...

Sarah Lacy Blames Lack of Innovation at SXSW for Backlash

Mashable has a great summary of Sarah Lacy's response to the controversy surrounding her SXSW  keynote interview with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.By all accounts, it was a terrible interview, however Lacy...

SXSW 2008: Lou Reed Hates Mp3s (And So Do I)

As a late adopter to new technologies, I've only recently started listening to an iPod. During the countless long-haul trips I've made over the years, I have brought an excellent pair of Sony headphones (not...

R.E.M. Rock SXSW

NowPublic has NowReturned to the chilly climes of our Vancouver HQ after a great stint at the 2008 SXSW Interactive festival, but the rock & roll heat continues to get cranked up back in Austin, where the sun is blasting down +90°F temperatures and +800 bands are...

Most Boring South by Southwest Panel Award: 'Scalable Web Ventures' (featurin...

It sounded like a must see with its star studded line up.Despite the presence of Matt Mullenberg, Kevin Rose and more, Scalable Web Ventures  did not scale in the same way that some movies cannot be saved by their cast.

NowPublic@SXSW2008: FM 2.0 - The Future of Radio

SXSW Interactive / Tuesday, March 11, 2008FM 2.0: The Future of Internet Radio PANELISTS: Nancy Miller, Pop Culture Editor, Wired Magazine Anu Kirk, Director of Prod Management, Rhapsody Tom Conrad, CTO, Pandora.comAnil Dewan, Director of New Media, KCRWDavid Hyman,...

NowPublic@SXSW2008: Jane McGonigal (ARG Designer) - Keynote

SXSWi 2008 - Keynote: Jane McGonigalJane McGonigal is one of the foremost thought leaders in ARGs and is currently a senior researcher at the Institute for the Future. Her excellent keynote at SXSW explores the...

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