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Evan WilliamsTwitter CEO Evan Williams will participate in a keynote interview on March 15.

SXSW® InteractiveSXSW® Interactive features five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders and an unbeatable line up of special programs showcasing the best new websites, video games and startup ideas the community has to offer. Join us March 2010 for the panels, the parties, the 13th Annual Web Awards, the ScreenBurn at SXSW® Arcade, the Film and Interactive Trade Show and Exhibition, Microsoft BizSpark Accelerator at SXSW® and, of course, the inspirational experience that only SXSW® can deliver.

The Latest Bits & Bytes from SXSW® Interactive

Web Awards Winners Announced

2010-sxsw-web-awards_med_0.jpgThe winners for the 2010 SXSW Web Awards were announced last night at the Web Awards Ceremony Presented by Adobe in the Austin Grand Ballroom of the Austin Hilton Downtown. Winners were announced in 20 different categories including People's Choice and Best of Show. A special thanks is owed to Doug Benson for emceeing last night's festivities, keeping the jokes coming and entertaining the crowd of Web Awards finalists, emerging media professionals, and about 1000 other SXSW Interactive attendees

ScreenBurn Arcade's Triforce of Social Power: USA Network, Axelo, Tek Republik and Mayfair Games

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The ScreenBurn at SXSW Arcade is rife with companies that want to cater to you! Bringing the experience home to gamers by offering customization options, new ways to control games, new social avenues, and even fixing your junkyard of broken video game systems from year's past are just some of the many services on hand to take your gaming to the next level!


Characters are certainly welcome at the USA Network booth, who just happens to be sponsoring the ScreenBurn at SXSW Game Design Competition. The #1 network in all of basic cable and seen in over 98.5 million U.S. Homes, USA Network has brought their brainchild, "Character Arcade," a social network where fans can create avatars, play games based on shows, and interact with others from around the world, to the masses on display at ScreenBurn Arcade. Jesse Redniss, VP of Digital at USA Network and one of the AAA Game Design judges, was on hand to talk about the network's new project.

Monday Evening: Dewey Winburne Community Service Award at Scholz Garden

dewey_w_0.jpgWant to meet 10 Austin-area leaders who are using the power of new media to improve out city? Then be sure to attend the ceremony for the Dewey Winburne Community Service Award, which occurs Monday evening, March 15 at 6:00 pm at Scholz Garden (1607 San Jacinto).

See Flash Panels at the PepsiCo Podcast Playground

pepsicopodcastplayground331.jpgDedicated to innovation and supporting the idea generators of SXSW, PepsiCo will be continuing their flash panel series at the PepsiCo Podcast Playground today.  Starting at 12:00 noon, PepsiCo will be featuring a "Women in Social Media" discussion, including Stephanie Agresta (@stephagresta) , Shauna Causey (

Emma's Food for Thought

emmalanyard.jpgNot too long ago, we let you know about some of My Emma's previous charitable lanyard campaigns. We also knew that they would be tackling hunger this year, we just weren't sure how. The wait is over.

Nina Hartley - Porn Star, Sex Educator, Social Networker

NinaHartleyHeadshot_Blog.jpgSXSW Interactive panelist Nina Hartley has enjoyed a 25 year long career in the adult entertainment business so she has literally seen it all. Hartley has been able to utilize social networking technology to become one of the most enduringly popular stars in the industry's history and she was kind enough to let us pick her brain about what can be expected from her SXSW Interactive panel.

Watch the 2010 Microsoft BizSpark Accelerator at SXSW Competition Live Online

AcceleratorPoster_Blog.jpgSXSW Interactive is excited to be joining the innovation charge in presenting content across multiple platforms by live streaming our Accelerator competition this year. Now, for the first time EVER, you'll have the opportunity to enjoy a live internet stream of Microsoft BizSpark Accelerator at SXSW coverage from the comfort of your own home.

With the help of Level 3 Communications, a leading international provider of fiber-based communications service, between March 15-16, we will be streaming coverage of main stage presentations, the finalists ceremony and other competition proceedings.

Film & Interactive Day Events: Monday, March 15

Welcome to SXSW Film and Interactive 2010! Below is a list of just some of the events taking place on Monday, March 15th.

    Film Events for March, 15th 10am-5pm

New Panel for Monday, March 15: "Novel in 2050"

MatySledd_Crowd_Blog.jpgLast-minute programming additions are good programming additions! Be sure to check out the "Novel in 2050: Twitter vs. Tolstoy" session that has been added to the Monday schedule (11:00 am in Hilton Ballroom K). This panel will focus on which storey-telling forms will prevail in 2050? Is the Internet more of a threat to publishing than film or television were in the 20th century. Have modern Twitter-length attention spans decreased interest literacy forms?

SaulPaul Audio Recap of danah boyd Keynote

SaulPaul-SXSW_0.jpgAt SXSW, we pride ourselves on being the ultimate convergence of the music, film and interactive industries; that being said, no one better embodies that than author, musician, speaker and filmmaker SaulPaul.

Despite being born into a world of poverty, drugs and crime, SaulPaul has risen to prominence on a platform of determination and ingenuity. A Texas born entrepreneur and graduate of the prestigious University of Texas at Austin, SaulPaul is a self-described “rapper with a reason,” a “musician with a message.”