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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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The AllFacebook Guide To SXSW

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:00:15 +0000

Facebook is at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, both personally and through the myriad smartphones on scene. Everywhere, people are liking, commenting, and sharing. The social network recommended to AllFacebook some applications that festival-goers can use to enhance their experiences, while others are using the event to gain traction.

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BandsInTown Plans To Connect More Fans To Concerts Through Facebook

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:27:51 +0000

BandsInTown, the top concert-discovery application on Facebook, plans to deepen integration within the social network. The app, which reaches more than 20 million unique Facebook users per month, wants to connect more fans through concerts they’re planning to see. BandsInTown CEO Julien Mitelberg spoke with AllFacebook about how the app will use open graph technology to make Facebook users more aware of events featuring their favorite artists.

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Early Investor Yuri Milner: Facebook Will Last 100 Years

David Cohen — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:06:46 +0000

Facebook will last 100 years, as will Google and Wikipedia, according to early Facebook investor Yuri Milner, founder of Digital Sky Technologies, who spoke at a talk at SXSW 2013 hosted by Vanity Fair.

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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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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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Facebook Dominates Social Content Sharing At SXSW

David Cohen — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:52:09 +0000

Facebook was the dominant social media platform for sharing content from South By Southwest 2012, accounting for 28 percent of shares via AddThis.

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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.
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Is Beluga Facebook's Social Savior?

Nick O'Neill — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:01:08 +0000

For a company which is known as the leader of social media, it’s incredible how little Facebook has been used by attendees of the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in order to socialize. Instead, group texting via Beluga and check-ins served as the primary communication utilities for this early adopter crowd.
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How To Plan Your SXSW Experience On Facebook

Brian Ward — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:00:28 +0000

Thousands will take to the streets of downtown Austin for the 25th annual South By Southwest Festival, starting March 11 and continuing for nine days, bringing some amazing film and music talent to the city. We’ve gathered a round-up of Facebook pages to help make the massive event a little easier to manage.
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