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Photo of the Week: This photo was taken while recording this Blog Talk Radio episode with Kris "Croncast" Smith and Rox from BeachWalks.tv at SXSW Interactive in Austin, Texas. Photo thanks to Roxanne Darling.
SOMEWHAT FRANK Weekly Tidbits: 03.16.2008
SXSW COVERAGE
Mark Zuckerberg, Sarah Lacy Interview Video
My friend Nick O'Neill over at AllFacebook posted an interview from the SXSW interview which I covered previously. He also got a chance to sit down and chat with Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg while at SXSW and titled it My Interview With Mark Zuckerberg.
An Epic Wine Event at SXSW
This flash wine event is one that will go down in SXSW lore - find out just how it all went down with a little social media help.
SXSW Videos on Bubblicious
Adriana Gascoigne shares some Bub.blicio.us video episodes she shot while at SXSW. Also check out this great post filled with SXSW photos.
Zuckerberg Speaks at Austin Dev Garage
Mark Zuckerberg had a Q & A with a number of the developers that were present as well as a few other people at SXSW.
SXSW Vlogging Panel
Quit your day job and VLOG!!!
Jim Coudal on the General Theory of Creative Relativity
One of the keynotes at South by Southwest was Jim Coudal, founder of
Coudal Partners and advertising platform “The Deck" spoke at SXSW about
his theory on creativity and included one of his well known clips about
the creative mindset.
A Somewhat Frank Hallway Interview at SXSW
I sat down to chat with Aaron Brazell, Director of Technology at b5media, in the hallway at SXSW.
TIDBITS
MySpace Application Directory Goes Lives
MySpace
launched their application directory this past week. Initially the apps
will not be featured prominently on the site. This is most likely to
work out any initial bugs but look for a prominent applications link to
be featured on the site header in
Video Coming To Flickr Soon. Really.
Rumors
are flying that Yahoo intends to integrate video into Flickr very soon,
perhaps in the next three weeks. Part of the delay may have been a long
internal debate about how to make Flickr Video special and distinct
from what YouTube already offers.
Yahoo Goes All Semantic On Us
Stowe Boyd gives his perspective on Yahoo's recent move towards embracing the semantic web.
Meredith Acquires Interactive Agency, Web 2.0 Shop
As magazine publishers struggle to redefine their medium because advertisers are migrating to digital media, publisher Meredith Corp. has purchased two interactive advertising agencies, genex and New Media Strategies.
Facebook To Launch Instant Messaging Service
Facebook has been testing a new instant messaging service and will be launching it to the public soon, perhaps in the next week.
YouTube Goes High Quality With Videos
This feature applies to all eligible videos uploaded from the YouTube community, and is not restricted to partner content, so everyone can enjoy this upgrade.
FriendFeed vs SocialThing!
Blake Robinson compares FriendFeed and SocialThing for us all on ReadWriteWeb.
Y Combinator Demo Day Roundup for Spring 2008
The fledgling startups listed below will present their ideas and initial products to investors at this spring’s Y Combinator Demo Day on March 18. Of the 19 companies in this batch, 10 have already launched and only one remains in stealth mode.
KickApps May Be Next AOL Acquisition
Kara Swisher says she thinks AOL bought KickApps for $90 million.
AOL Buys Bebo For $850 Million
AOL has acquired social networking site Bebo for $850 million in cash.
Official: AOL On The Table For A Deal
Time Warner Chief Executive Jeffrey Bewkes has said that Time Warner is open for a deal on AOL.
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