As SXSW comes to a close, I have lived vicariously through the tweets, blog posts, and Facebook status updates which have all served as a gentle reminder that I’m not there. Let’s be honest, I have a bit of SXSW envy. For the past five days the SXSW Interactive Festival [2]has featured a plethora of engaging panelists, digital creatives and visionary technology entrepreneurs, all in an effort to celebrate some of the best minds and the brightest personalities of emerging technology. At least that’s what I surmise from the 140 character tweets [3]I’ve come across this past week.
Here are a few of the highlights (with a social media/social change bent) that I enjoyed watching from my seat here in San Francisco.
ROI Poetry Slam: When’s the last time you learned how to measure your ROI through a good poetry slam? Yeah, me either. But, Beth Kanter, Danielle Brigida, Holly Ross, Wendy Harman, Carie Lewis, David Neff, and Katie Paine - used a poetry slam format, to present how they are using social media at their organizations. You can check out the slam here [4].
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Social Media for Social Good at Stubb’s: There was a time not so long ago when the thought of having a nonprofit gathering at Stubb’s BBQ [5] during SXSW would have made traditional SXSW attendee’s ROFL. But this year, James Pulver [6] helped bring together some of the leading social media for social good innovators to share their thoughts on what's next for nonprofits including Stacey Monk, David Armano, Scott Goodstein, James Young, Beth Kanter and Randi Zuckerberg
Pledge to End Hunger Campaign: An innovative collaboration between Tyson Foods and Share Our Strength brought attention to the nation's struggle with hunger through the Pledge to End Hunger Campaign [7]. With a goal of 5,000 people taking the Pledge by the end of SXSW, Tyson Foods committed to donate enough food to feed 560,000 children in need. The three states with the most people signing #HungerPledge will each get a truckload of food sent to a food bank in their state.
SXSWi Web Awards: A mix of well-known and relatively obscure websites walked off with trophies Sunday night at the South by Southwest Interactive Web Awards. [8] Here are the nominees and winners of the 2009 SXSWi Web Awards in the Activism Category (which included greens and nonprofits).
Tweet Congress [9] [WINNER!]
Clif Bar 2 Mile Challenge [10]
I Am Second [11]
Just in Queso [12]
Sunny Side [13]
Whether you were on the ground in Austin or tuning in from the comfort of your couch and MacBook…what were your favorite moments as captured by Flickr, TwitPic, Facebook or others?
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