Founded in 2006, Twitter didn't gain a large following until the SXSW Interactive conference in 2007. In that week alone, tweets on the site jumped from 20,000 a day to 60,000 a day and gained the attention of prominent bloggers and won the festival's Web award.
Many consider their launch at the 2007 SXSW to be the tipping point for their popularity.
Answer SXSW questions on Twitter for prizesIf you're attending the Interactive portion of SXSW 2010, look out for tweets from @Answersdotcom asking questions about SXSW. Tweet your answers to @Answersdotcom and win prizes at the event! Start looking out for SXSW questions on Friday, March 12th. Prize collection info will also be tweeted throughout the days of the Interactive conference.If you're attending...Planning to be at SXSW? If you're going to the Interactive track, get in touch with our very own Pickleshy (@Pickleshy on Twitter)! Along with enjoying the sessions, meeting folks and keeping us updated on Twitter, she'll be giving out the prizes too, so stay tuned.Have fun!
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Twitter CEO Evan Williams and Umair Haque of the Havas Media Lab will participate in a keynote interview on Monday, March 15.
There are a lot of live shows planned for SXSW 2010. Check out the Related Links below for the full schedule of showcasing bands for SXSW 2010.
SXSW Presents - 2004 was released on: USA: 11 September 2004
SXSW stands for South By Southwest, a mega event held in Austin, Texas every year.
Here is a good history of twitter: http://profilerehab.com/twitter-help/history_of_twitter
Answers from SXSW participants (as tweeted):@Carrie__White: one of my favorite bands this year: www.megarex.net
The cast of SXSW Presents - 2004 includes: Matt Dentler as Host
Backstage Pass - 2005 SXSW was released on: USA: 7 April 2007
SXSWi, Film and most Music showcases are not free, although there are many free things to go to during SXSW.