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ZZ Ward Harmonizes With Facebook’s Open Graph

David Cohen — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:17:14 +0000

The most innovative use of Facebook’s Open Graph by a musical artist goes to … ZZ Ward, for her 365 Days of ZZ Ward application.

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Facebook Disabled Website At HQ, Prompting Employees To Use Mobile

Justin Lafferty — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:52:39 +0000

Facebook has been big on dogfooding its employees, and it appears the latest round came when the company shut off its website internally, forcing employees to only use their mobile applications. Facebook Product Manager Josh Williams, formerly CEO of Gowalla, told attendees at South by Southwest that Facebook blocked some employees’ access to Facebook.com at the campus for a while in an effort to get them to communicate using the native mobile apps.

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INFOGRAPHIC: Most Instagrammed Venues Of SXSW 2013

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:48:52 +0000

Facebook and its photo-sharing network, Instagram, were all over the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. Stephan Alber, a social engineer for young-adult-focused marketing agency Noise, put together an infographic looking at the festival through Instagram’s lens.

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SXSW 2013 Sponsors’ Facebook Efforts Lacking

David Cohen — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:18:43 +0000

Despite the fact that social media has been a major component of recent editions of the annual South By Southwest gathering in Austin, Texas, social software company Expion found that sponsors of SXSW 2013 did next to nothing to maximize their marketing opportunities on Facebook.

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Facebook At SXSW: More Than 1 Billion Instances Of App Activity Shared Daily

David Cohen — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:46:27 +0000

More than 1 billion instances of application activity are shared via Facebook on a daily basis, and a total of more than 400 billion open graph actions have been shared on the social network, Facebook announced at SXSW 2013 Sunday.

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It’s Possible To Post To Facebook From The Afterlife

Justin Lafferty — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:52:21 +0000

We know how active people are on Facebook when they’re alive, but now there are tools that allow people to post to the social network after death. As CNN reported, a new group of companies allows users to still be alive on their social media accounts, even following their passing.

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CrowdSync Offers Straight-To-Facebook Video Uploading Of Concerts, Events

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:14:34 +0000

While there are a variety of ways to upload video to Facebook, CrowdSync is hoping to change the way people share footage from their favorite concerts and events. The recently launched iOS application allows concertgoers to easily upload videos to Facebook, share with friends, and even view specific events from a variety of crowdsourced angles. CrowdSync announced Tuesday that it has been invited to the South by Southwest Music Festival to compete against other apps in the Music Accelerator contest.

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Esurance Will Send One Facebook User To SXSW

David Cohen — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:28:03 +0000

Looking for a way to get to this year’s South by Southwest Music, Film, and Interactive Conference March 8 to 17 in Austin, Texas? If you are adept at telling stories via social media, Esurance may have you covered.

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Nike Relaunches Nike+ GPS App As Nike+ Running, Deepens Facebook Integration

David Cohen — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:01:45 +0000

Just did it: Nike relaunched the Nike+ GPS application it debuted at South By Southwest in March as Nike+ Running and further integrated the app for the iPhone and Android with Facebook.

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Rock The Vote, PromoJam Enlist Facebook Like Button In Voter-Registration Campaign

David Cohen — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:02:48 +0000

Rock the Vote teamed up with social media promotions startup PromoJam on a digital campaign leading up to the 2012 presidential election Nov. 6, in which various tactics will be used to reach Rock the Vote’s target of registering 1.5 million voters between the ages of 18 and 29, including the ever-present Facebook like button.

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Talenthouse Helps Creatives, Brands Succeed On Facebook

Guest Writer — Thu, 31 May 2012 10:59:12 +0000

Imagine a world where every creative person can pay their bills and all brands are happy advertising on Facebook. Sound impossible? Talenthouse‘s sponsored engagement engine may make both a reality.

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Facebook Application EasyHi Deals SXSW Cards

David Cohen — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:44:21 +0000

First, Facebook card-creation application EasyHi took on Valentine’s Day. Now it has its sights set on the South By Southwest Festival.

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500,000 Artists' Facebook Pages Use BandPage

David Cohen — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:24:23 +0000

Take a bow, BandPage: This leading Facebook page application among musicians has doubled its user base over the past six months, to 500,000 acts worldwide.

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PREVIEW: Facebook Factors Into Most SXSW Events

Jennifer Moire — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:41:47 +0000

It’s that time of year again, when Facebook news feeds become clogged with posts from the hipster enclave of Austin, Texas, otherwise known as the home of the annual South by Southwest festival.

While the technology portion of SXSW runs from March 9 through March 13, 2012, social media factors into nearly all of the 5,000-plus events, including the music and film sessions.

Using the official SXSW Facebook page, we’ve culled highlights from among the various panels, talks and parties.

@TV Engagement: Does Social Media Drive TV Ratings?

Friday, March 9, 2 p.m., Omni Downtown, Capital Ballroom

This panel will explore (and hopefully answer) what is the measurement of success in multi-screen viewing.

The Future Of Social Lounge

Friday, March 9, 1 p.m.

IBM is hosting this half-day event that explores question, “How socially forward is your business?”

But Hasn’t Politics Always Been Social?

Sunday, March 11, 12:30 p.m AT&T Conference Hotel, Salon B

Facebook D.C. is heading to Austin to lead this session, which aims to explain why “social” isn’t a new phenomenon and how 2012 can become the year of the “social campaign.”

Apps And Beer With Facebook

Monday, March 12, 3 p.m., Invite Only, Facebook’s Austin headquarters

This invitation-only event doesn’t promise to make news, but does offer beer, food, and of course, “apps” and partners.

5 Reasons You Should Stop Investing In Facebook

Monday, March 12, 11:15 a.m., Hyatt Regency Austin, Texas Ballroom 4-7

The schedule describes Facebook brand pages as resembling, “online ghost towns with engagement that consists of mere small talk and fake smiles.”To make matters worse, Facebook went from a friendly handhold to a ruthless chokehold of world-wide-web domination.

Pinterest Speaks Up

Tuesday, March 13,11 a.m., Austin Convention Center, Ballroom D

Just added to the schedule is Pinterest founder Ben Silberman. He will be interviewed by Chris Dixon, co-founder and CEO of Hutch.

Social Media Band Camp

Wednesday, March 14, 2 p.m., Austin Convention Center, Ballroom G

This panel discussion talks about how to promote music using social media.
There are myriad Facebook pages devoted to every aspect of SXSW, from parties to music and everything in between.
What are your SXSW plans, readers?

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