SXSW 2011 Sessions Guide
Unofficial collections of social media from the best SXSW Interactive 2011 sessions.
Featured speaker sessions from all dates
In this intimate fireside chat, Calacanis interviews his personal publishing and pundit hero, Tim O'Reilly, about Tim O'Reilly. Typically Tim's the moderator or discussing a theory, but Tim's never discussed how he built O'Reilly, the Web 2.0 conference and himself, into the most respected... http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP000022
Mar 11, 2011 at 2:00pm Collection by
Jason Calacanis
Mayer joined Google in 1999 as Google’s first female engineer, where she led the user interface and web server teams at that time. Her efforts have included designing and developing Google’s search interface, internationalizing the site to more than 100 languages... http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP000277
Mar 11, 2011 at 3:30pm Collection by
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The conversation around social media and political action has been roughly divided into idealists ("Social tools help people collaborate in general, so they will help insurgents in particular") and the realists ("It's never happened in an autocracy, but it's failed many times.") That conversation changed on... http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP000246
Mar 11, 2011 at 5:00pm Collection by
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In this session, representatives from major browser vendors including Chrome, Microsoft, Opera and the W3C will pull back the curtain revealing some of the challenges with implementation and interoperability. The goal is to have designers and developers get a glimpse into how CSS has struggled and finally gained its footing... http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP6628
Mar 12, 2011 at 11:00am Collection by
Molly E. Holzschlag
Are you forever struggling to juggle more demands and get more done? That's not about to change any time soon. Demand is rising inexorably. Here's the problem: we're not meant to run like computers -- at high speeds, continuously, for long periods of time. Rather, human beings are designed to pulse rhythmically... http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP6457
Mar 12, 2011 at 12:30pm Collection by
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The last decade was the decade of social. The coming one will be the decade of games. Over the past years, a few key companies have built, and now maintain, a powerful framework to foster digital connections between our friends, family and colleagues. What comes next is another framework, not another social layer, but a "game layer"... http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP000325
Mar 12, 2011 at 2:00pm Collection by
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Mar 12, 2011 at 3:30pm Collection by
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What's your klout score? How many people follow you on Twitter? What’s your authority on Peerindex? How are peers rating you on Honestly? What’s your rank in Quora? The answers all equate to a market harbinger that’s both alarming and telling, how much is your digital persona worth in today’s social economy… http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP000660
Mar 12, 2011 at 5:00pm Collection by
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Over the last four years, TED has evolved from a 1,000-person conference to something much larger ... TED Talks have been viewed more than 400 million times worldwide, and are available in 80 languages, thanks to volunteer translators. And over the last two years, more than 1000 independently organized "TEDx" events... http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP000026
Mar 13, 2011 at 9:30am Collection by
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Based on lessons learned during research for the #1 New York Times bestseller, The 4-Hour Body, this session will look at how to systematically hack the human body. From losing 100 pounds to running 100 miles, lifting 500 pounds or holding your breath for 5 minutes -- what are the limits? ... http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP000237
Mar 13, 2011 at 11:00am Collection by
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Worldwide introduction of Guy's new book. This presentation is for people who have a great product or service but not a lot of money. Learn how to enchant people using word-of-mouth marketing, Twitter, Facebook, and presentations so that they become your raging, inexhorable thunderlizard evangelists. http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP5618
Mar 13, 2011 at 12:30pm Collection by
Guy Kawasaki
Christopher “moot” Poole is the founder of 4chan—a simple, image-based bulletin board. Since its inception, 4chan has grown from a niche site targeting anime fans, to one of the largest and most influential communities on the ‘Net. Commanding over 9 million users a month, many popular viral videos, phenomena and memes get their start on 4chan... http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP000001
Mar 13, 2011 at 2:00pm Collection by
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He brought us The Web Standards Project, A List Apart, Designing With Web Standards, A Book Apart, and so much more. Now legendary blogger, designer, and creative gadfly Jeffrey Zeldman brings us a SXSW panel. There will be discussion. There will be special guests. Quotable insights... http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP6243
Mar 13, 2011 at 5:00pm Collection by
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Pete Cashmore, founder and CEO of Mashable, will interview Dennis Crowley, Foursquare CEO and co-founder, about how a new wave of location-based applications are changing the way we interact with our friends and surroundings, as well as how these new mobile technologies, when combined... http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP8383
Mar 14, 2011 at 12:30pm Collection by
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The future of entertainment is one of uncertainty and opportunity. As traditional formats like television and movies lose eyeballs to video games and user-generated content, where is this creative revolution taking us? Join one of leading voices in scripted internet content, Felicia Day, in discussing... http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP000273
Mar 14, 2011 at 2:00pm Collection by
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The Thank You Economy tackles the ROI of social media and the humanization of business as I see it. I'll be doing an ENORMOUS amount of Q&A. I'm looking to bring it to the masses and allow the engagement of a Q&A session while talking at the top level about the pulse of social and web community as we see it today. http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP8355
Mar 14, 2011 at 3:30pm Collection by
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Robert leads Ammunition LLC, offering product, identity and interaction design and strategy consulting to many U.S. and international clients. Their strength is creating design ideas that not only work as objects but also meet the market objectives of an organization or business unit... http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP5469
Mar 15, 2011 at 11:00am Collection by
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This session, proposed by Dan Ariely and Sarah Szalavitz, will investigate the relationship between morality and user engagement online, as well as in real life. Prior to the presentation, we will ask friends and the SXSW community to participate in an experiment to explore how the choices... http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP7944
Mar 15, 2011 at 12:30pm Collection by
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In this visionary talk, Blake Mycoskie shows you how to succeed in a new era of relentless competition and heightened social awareness. Why is philanthropy your best competitive advantage? How do you make money and do good simultaneously? How are the two acts intertwined? At TOMS... http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP000264
Mar 15, 2011 at 2:00pm Collection by
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Reid Hoffman is a Partner at Greylock, and Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at LinkedIn. An accomplished entrepreneur, executive and angel investor, Hoffman has played an integral part in building many of today’s leading consumer technology businesses, including LinkedIn and PayPal... http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP000043
Mar 15, 2011 at 3:30pm Collection by
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