Sigh. Guess what mega-huge interactive conference is happening right now in Austin? SXSW. Guess who didn’t get to go? Me… a social media blogger that blogs weekly on social media news, and I couldn’t be at the single most important interactive conference of the year. Yeah… It’s ok. At least I can pretend #fakesxsw.
(That’s “South By Southwest” for those of you who do not speak geek.)
Big News from SXSW
Universal Check-in App Confirmed: Brightkite’s Stealth Service - RWW
Big Changes Are Coming to Digg: More Power to Publishers, Less Power to Top Diggers - RWW
Twitter’s New “At Anywhere” Platform Allows For Deeper Integration Into Third Party Sites - TechCrunch
Sneak Peek: Rhapsody’s Upcoming iPhone App - Wired
SXSW: Pandora in the Car Could Kill Sirius - PC World
Foursquare and Rival Geo-Location Games Find Lots of Love at SXSW - DailyFinance
SXSW Feeds
CMS Wire SXSW News and Articles
Social Media: Strategy
9 Killer Tips for Location-Based Marketing - Mashable
Exploring Why Social Business Will Drive 21st Century Enterprises - Social Computing Journal
4 Ways to Effectively Use Social Media as a Catalyst - Mashable
Why User Competency Matters in Social Design - Mashable
Social Media: Consumer Electronics
More Droids Sold In First 74 Days Than iPhones – Nexus One Sales Very Slow - TechCrunch
PayPal Launches Revamped iPhone App, Teams With Bump For Phone-Tapping Money Transfers - TechCrunch
Digital Advertising
LivingSocial Raises $25 Million to Take On Groupon - Mashable
Hitwise: Facebook Hits No. 1 In U.S. – MediaPost
Twitter Expected To Take The Wraps Off Its Advertising Platform Today – TechCrunch
Internet Trends
How Twitter and Facebook Make Us More Productive - Wired
Why Wikipedia Should Be Trusted As A Breaking News Source - RWW
5 Ways to Use Google Wave for Business - Mashable
Foursquare Hits 347,000 Checkins in a Day - Mashable
Reuters to Journalists: Don’t Break News on Twitter - Mashable
