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SXSW10: Links For Your Enjoyment | Apr 1, 02:27 PM

As previously mentioned SXSW is long over and the overviews are starting to roll in. As usual, I’m a little late with my final blog posts. So instead of waxing poetically about the conference, here is a run down of some of the links that you should have a gander at. They cover the entire spectrum of the conference, from influential thinkers to upcoming design techniques to new tools for business:

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SXSW10: The Big Showdown - GoWalla vs. Foursquare | Mar 29, 02:53 PM

Well, now that SXSW 2010 is over and everyone has begun shoring up their own conference overviews, It’s about time I finish off the last two posts on the conference.

So with out further adieu, here’s my take on the other big topic at this year’s festival. Yes, friends without question the big showdown of SXSW 2010 was between geo-locational social network superpowers GoWalla & Foursquare.

The big guns were definitely brought out to play, as each of the two superpowers fought for the affection of the influential first adopter crowd. In laymen terms, they were coveting the nerds.

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SXSW10: Twitter Launches The @Follow Platform | Mar 16, 07:48 AM

Much will be said about yesterday’s keynote speaker with Evan Williams. Unfortunately, most of it will revolve around the horrible nature of the interview format and the mass exodus from the panel. But the big news is that Twitter has officially launched a new development platform, which will allow more web site integration for web site owners.

In laymen’s terms, Twitter is trying to compete with Facebook’s Connect (That blue button that you see everywhere) to allow seemless integration of twitter accounts into 10 major web sites. Essentially, this will make Twtter as easy to integrate into web sites as Facebook Connect is. Which will be an incredibly interesting revelation to watch and will alter how information is shared on Twitter.

But what does it mean for smaller web sites with smaller budgets?

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SXSW10: The Big Trend is Web Typography | Mar 14, 11:49 AM

Without question the big stir in the design world at SXSW 2010 is the emergence of Web Typography.

For those unfamiliar, the web design world has been stuck in a conundrum for the past 10 years, as the only typography options universally available for web sites has been incredibly limited. In truth, Web Designers have only been able to use five very basic fonts to build web sites. Which is akin to forcing a painter to paint a portraite with three colors. So without question it has been one of the biggest stumbling blocks for the design community.

But 2010 has changed all of that

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SXSW10: The State of The Internet 2010 | Mar 13, 10:17 AM

As SXSW kicks off, the ideas are flowing and the conversations are blooming.

One of company’s that caught my eye in the barrage of posters and advertising material is JESS3 a design agency out of Washington DC. In their impressive portfolio is their gorgeous state of the Internet vimeo clip, which anyone interested in the metrics of the web should check out.

JESS3 / The State of The Internet from JESS3 on Vimeo.

I’ll have some more posts up over the next few days, but first sit back and get int he mood of SXSW with this beautiful clip.

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