http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php en brad@sxswbaby.com Copyright 2008 2008-05-10T05:48:00-06:00 http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/south_austin_restaurant_will_change_name_after_sxsw_sues/ http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/south_austin_restaurant_will_change_name_after_sxsw_sues/#When:06:48:00Z After a lawsuit by SXSW Inc. last week, a soon-to-open South Austin restaurant and performance venue will be changing its name from the planned “South by South First”. The Austin American-Statesman reported that in a request for a temporary injunction on using the name, the festival and conference producer contended that the similarity of the name might “cause confusion with, or ... dilute the distinctive quality of South by Southwest’s marks.” The owners of the new seafood and steak house have not announced a new moniker. Austin Life 2008-05-10T06:48:00-06:00 http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/interactive_feedback_released/ http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/interactive_feedback_released/#When:00:10:00Z All those little cards you filled out after SXSW Interactive panel sessions this year? Somebody actually read them, and tallied the rankings. Now here are the results. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the keynote by game guru Jane McGonigal ranked highest of all, while the infamous “keynote interview” of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg by journalist Sarah Lacy hit the very bottom. Interactive 2008-05-09T00:10:00-06:00 http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/sxsw_interactive_introduces_panel_mentor_program/ http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/sxsw_interactive_introduces_panel_mentor_program/#When:23:09:01Z The latest e-mail from SXSW HQ contained this bit of news about a new program for the Interactive conference:One of the improvements we will implement for the 2009 SXSW Interactive Festival is a panel mentor program. The idea here is that qualified members of the online community help facilitate communication between the SXSW staff and the many industry experts scheduled to speak at next year’s event. This program will require a significant investment of time and energy—and all panel mentors will be given a comp badge for their efforts. If that sounds like something you’d be interested in, send an e-mail to for details; be sure the subject line of your e-mail is “SXSW Panel Mentor Program”. Interactive 2008-05-06T23:09:01-06:00 http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/moby_at_sxsw_20081/ http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/moby_at_sxsw_20081/#When:21:47:00Z Here’s a great short video interview with artist Moby at this year’s festival, including information about his effort to release free music for indie filmmakers on his site. Moby at SXSW 2008 from Nadia M. on Vimeo. Film, Music 2008-05-04T21:47:00-06:00 http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/sxswclick_is_calling_for_entries/ http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/sxswclick_is_calling_for_entries/#When:18:10:00Z Attention camera jockeys: Today is the official “call for entries” for SXSWclick, “a year-round initiative created to showcase short-form storytelling via mobile devices and the web”. In other words, it’s an online film festival of sorts, accepting entries in five categories: narrative shorts, documentary shorts, animation, music videos and our favorite category, “What the F*#!?”. (That’s, er, “what the film?!”.) Submissions must be no longer than 10 minutes and uploaded no later than June 13. Check out last year’s winners and get all the info here to craft your submission for the fifth annual festival. Interactive, Film 2008-04-28T18:10:00-06:00 http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/matt_dentler_leaving_sxsw/ http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/matt_dentler_leaving_sxsw/#When:16:58:00Z Matt Dentler, the director of the SXSW Film Festival since 2003, is moving on. As of May 1st, Matt will take up a new post as head of marketing and programming operations within the new Cinetic Rights Management unit at Cinetic Media. Though it will involve a move to New York, here’s hoping he’ll be back next year and able to actually enjoy himself for a few days in March. Taking over for Matt will be Janet Pierson, a fellow board member from the Austin Film Society. Along with her husband John, she has more than 20 years of experience helping independent films find audiences. Janet and John and their children were the subjects of a film themselves in 2005’s Reel Paradise, in which they move to Fiji for a year to operate a cinema. Having seen that film, I would suggest that Janet Pierson is more than capable of handling a challenge. I look forward to seeing what next year’s festival will bring. Congratulations and good luck to both Matt and Janet! Film 2008-04-15T16:58:00-06:00 http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/its_a_sickness/ http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/its_a_sickness/#When:20:30:00Z Aside from a ton of inspiration and memories of much great music, some folks returned home from SXSW with a little something extra: a pernicious flu bug. The not-medical-professionals at SXSW Scurvy are dedicated to tracking the epidemiology of the little virus that could and sharing remedies. Interactive, Film, Music 2008-03-30T20:30:00-06:00 http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/google_gets_a_view_from_the_streets/ http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/google_gets_a_view_from_the_streets/#When:20:17:00Z Google Maps has added Austin to the list of cities for which it features “Street View”, photographic representations of map locations. Just enter an address in greater Austin, then click Street View on the resulting pop-up arrow to view a panoramic photo of the location. You can also do the nifty pan-and-scan thing by dragging your mouse pointer around the photo, or just click and drag the little yellow man on the map to see the view of another locale. Just one example: here’s the intersection of Sixth and San Jacinto Austin Life 2008-03-30T20:17:00-06:00 http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/congratulations_to_the_photo_show_winners/ http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/congratulations_to_the_photo_show_winners/#When:15:41:00Z Pixish has announced the SXSW Photo Show winners, and there’s some great work there. The theme was “My Big Idea: From Inspiration to Invention.” Winners receive a free year of Flickr Pro as well as an Interactive badge for SXSW 2009. Congratulations!  Interactive 2008-03-20T15:41:00-06:00 http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/give_your_feedback/ http://www.sxswbaby.com/index.php/site/give_your_feedback/#When:14:55:00Z If you were an Interactive, Film, Music, Gold, or Platinum registrant at SXSW 2008 this year, look in your inboxes for a feedback survey from SXSW. Do fill out the form and let SXSW know how your experience went, from your hotel accomodations to the Convention Center layout to the helpfulness of the staff, and more. If you were an Interactive attendee and want to hash your SXSW out on the Baby! Boards, feel free to add your feedback and continue the discussion.  Interactive, Film, Music 2008-03-20T14:55:00-06:00