10 Tips to help you stay sane and enjoy your stay in Austin this year.

It seems it was just yesterday we were lining up at the Austin Convention Center to hear some of our mentors, friends and colleagues speak at South by Southwest Interactive conference and yet, it’s already time to prepare for next’s year festivities.

It seems like it was just yesterday that the JESS3 team was in Austin, soaking in rays of Texas sunshine, scarfing down breakfast tacos and listening in on amazing panels from our industry’s brightest.

Yesterday, our panel, “Social Media Data Visualization: Mapping the World’s Conversations” had the honor of being one of the panels at SXSWi chosen by Ogilvy Notes to illustrate in real time. The result is a snackable illustration by Nora Herting of what was discussed by Adam Bly, Benjamin Wiederkehr, Eric Friedman, and our own Robin […]

Acting as a sponsor, panelist contributor, blogger lounge leader, social content curator and charging station provider, Samsung is fast proving it is a friend and staple of SXSWi 2011. But perhaps its biggest and most visible contribution yet is its the 12-screen media wall, displaying real time geosocial check-ins, popular panels, trending topics and photos.

As an accompaniment to the upcoming SXSW Interactive panel by the same name, Eloqua and JESS3 have put together The Message is the Messenger infographic which examines how influence has shifted to the individual over the last few years. (click here to download large format pdf) Taking a modern twist on a Venn diagram, this […]

Ever wonder how SXSW became the cultural behemoth it is today? Partnering again with Eloqua, we’ve assembled some of the most interesting facts about the Austin-based festival since it came into existence some 25 years ago. The History of SXSW infographic also maps out the immense growth in attendance over the past few years of […]

It is with great excitement that we announce that we have made it to the next round of selections for next year’s SXSW Interactive festival. To help us secure our chances of being included in the final programming selections, please help us by voting, commenting on and sharing widely our panel proposals (all touching on […]