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By Steve Huff 2/22/12 12:37pm

Stop SXSW Chatter-Induced Violence Before It Starts With NotatSXSW

Sometimes those not attending SXSW (South by Southwest) act as if they hate SXSW, or at least hate the flurry of “I’m eating a chili corndog at #SXSW” tweets that clog Twitter timelines for the duration of the event. Fortunately, Techcrunch reports a new browser extension is available to help alleviate any undue #SXSW tweet-stress: notatsxsw.lanyrd.com. Read More

By Mike Taylor 3/10/11 9:53am

Taylor Tees Off

Abolish South by Southwest!

If there’s one thing I hate more than spilling a Shiner Bock on my iPhone 4 just after I just downloaded the newest OkCupid update, it’s South by Southwest, especially the Interactive part, a supposedly technology-oriented appendage of the days-long party.

Let’s destroy this sham of a technological confabulation once and for all. But before Read More

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