the joy of sxsw. cool things from 2012 interactive event
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We saw and heard loads of amazing things at SXSW Interactive 2012. I thought it would be good to share the technology, processes and principles that I think are going to make a real difference in the next few years. I'd love to hear what your favourite things were.TRANSCRIPT
THE JOY OF SXSW
Some of the things we saw and heard at SXSW Interactive 2012 that we thought were cool.
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MOBILE WALLET
Joint venture between AT&T, T-Mobile & Verizon. US Rollout June. Wide range of compatible handsets.
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3D PRINTING (AT HOME!)
Gregg Wygonik from Frog Design talked about making a “Taco Ring” and turning a laptop into a teatray with his 3d printer. Thingiverse.com
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PROTOTYPING
Jared Ficklin from Frog Design talked about iterative prototyping is more powerful & faster than a flat-visual design process.
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WE’RE ALL CYBORGS
Amber Case summed how our relationship with tech has flipped. Machine is no longer separate from man. Visit: Wearcam.org
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GEOLOQI
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SQUARE
Whilst not strictly part of SXSW, I was delighted to see that Jack Dorsey’s Square has deleted checkouts in shops, empowered cabbies and enabled casual golf game wagers.
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RAY KURZWEIL
Was just awesome. Talked about Moore’s Law; the technological singularity; the sub-optimal nature of blood cells. “What difference does it make if my phone is outside or inside me – it’s still fundamental to my existence”
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STEPHEN WOLFRAM
The inventor of Mathematica and Wolfram Alpha. More and more we’re going to see information and action being pre-emptive. Not just hosting and sorting information but analysing it and defining actions based on it.
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FACTUAL 55 million entities in 50 countries
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SOCIAL TRACKING
Location-based social tracking for around $200/month
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INSTANT APPS Build basic Apps with content feeds, website integration, location-based features, community and events features.
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SOCIAL TV Milyoni specialises in social cinema or live streaming video. Payment by Facebook, Paypal and credit cards.
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KIN 2 Using existing social data, Kin2 uncovers family and interest relationships in your social sphere. You can visualise & share them.
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LIVE EARTH!
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OCCUPY DEMOCRACY
Al Gore and Sean Parker closed the show rallying everyone to harness the power of digital social networks to drive political change.
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SEE Y’ALL NEXT YEAR
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