Austin's young population (75% are under 45) fuels a white-hot entertainment industry. The South by Southwest festival draws thousands of media professionals to the "live-music capital of the world" (1,580 bands! 70 venues!)
SXSW was awesome. Nowhere else in the entire field of geek can you plug in so easily. There are so many conversations, so many connections. It just feels good to be there. Hummel asked for a transcript of the conference, so here goes…
Brian Rodgers is no City Hall mover and shaker. But he has nonetheless shaken things up with his crusade to stop the tax subsidies that Austin granted to the high-end Domain shopping center in 2003.
Drew: Austin is the perfect community, and GSD&M Idea City is an awesome space for Innovation Camp. Julie and I share a GenX/Boomer fascination with the creative energy that is out there among designers young and old. June 28 @juliegomoll
We’re here to help match up local Austin web ninjas with new projects and jobs as well as provide a resource for those looking for web developers and hosting companies.
What started as a grass-roots movement has become one of the hottest new things in programming technology, generating the same level of passion among its adherents as Linux, another outsider technology that moved into the mainstream.
Austin was ranked today as one of the five "Startup Hubs" in the US by Fast Company magazine. Click here for the entire list of "Fast Cities," and here to read why those chose Austin.
four Austin wireless companies were able to attend and showcase themselves at the CTIA press event, ShowStoppers, at a 70% cost savings. Digby (aka 30 Second Software), edioma, Media Excel, and BrainMedia.