SXSW Interactive 2008 Podcast

Here’s the link for the podcasts of the interactive sessions from the 2008 SXSW interactive festival. Enjoy! I was listining to Tantek Çelik’s Body Optimization talk this morning on the way to work.  Almost makes me want to become a vegetarian ;)

SXSW: A Critical Look at OpenID

Ryan Janssen has an excellent summary of the OpenID panel I sat in on at SXSW:

I actually made my way through the labyrinth that is SXSW to one of the lesser rooms about 15 minutes early (WAY early in SXSW time). To my shock, the room was already packed (300-500 people). Even more telling, this was a very sophisticated 300-500 people. I would guess that about a quarter were implementing or looking to implement identity solutions in some form or another. In other words, this space is SCALDING hot.

SXSW Report: A Critical Look at OpenID

Two of my favorite panel / presentations from SXSW 2008

I sat in on many panels this year in Austin.  Some of them turned out to be major duds and some were simply amazing.  Of the set of panels I felt I got a lot out of, two have placed their slides online for everyone to enjoy.  They are obviously not as good as actually sitting in on their panels, but you can still get something from them.

The first up is John Resig’s Secrets of JavaScript libraries.  The panel consisted of Sam Stephenson (prototype), Alex Russell (dojo and fellow Purdue alumni), Thomas Fuchs (Scriptaculous), John Resig (jQuery), and Andrew Dupont (also prototype):

The second was a panel put on by Derek Powazek called Weird turn Pro: Crowdsourcing for Creatives. Derek talked about his vast experience in building growing online communities, highlighting what works and what doesn’t work and how you can help your contributors and fans feel like they’re a part of something larger than themselves:

There currently exists no audio for these two panels, but the SXSW staff is producing and posting them at a rate of about three to four a day and posting them on their podcasts page.

SXSW 2008: Content Management System Roundup

I saw this panel and immediately thought of our director, Jason Marlin. The only problem? Where the heck is MODx? :)

SCHED: SXSW 2008: Content Management System Roundup

A variety of widely-used CMS products will be covered, including Drupal, Expression Engine, SharePoint, and Collage, and the panel will also cover the challenges of developing a “home-grown” CMS from scratch. Panelists will include front-end interface designers, back-end programmers, and consultants who will provide an overview of each system and discuss their experiences using them in corporate, academic, and not-for profit environments.