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Is a virtual SXSW worth the price of admission?

by Andy Uhler
Mar 9, 2021
Austin’s business community is rooting for South by Southwest to get through this pandemic after being canceled last year.
In 2020, the South by Southwest festival was canceled because of the coronavirus. Organizers can't predict how many people will attend this year's upcoming event.
Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images
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SXSW films to stream on Amazon without a paywall

by Andy Uhler
Apr 27, 2020
For some filmmakers, the exposure could be a boon. But there may be financial downsides.
The SXSW film festival marquee in 2016. This year, the festival goes virtual.
Mike Windle/Getty Images for SXSW
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No SXSW means no economic boost for Austin, Texas

by Andy Uhler
Mar 9, 2020
It's the first time in the festival's 34 years that the show will not go on.
SXSW 2020 banners are seen in the Red River Cultural District on March 6, 2020, in Austin, Texas.
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Why ride sharing companies are absent from SXSW

by Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood
Mar 15, 2017
Austin's 'quirky charm' is partly behind the city's complicated relationship with on-demand technology firms.
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'Silicon Cowboys' documents rise of Compaq

by Molly Wood
Mar 29, 2016
A look at the small Texas startup that took on IBM to become the largest computer company in the world.
The Compaq Computer team with the first Compaq portable computer. From L-R: Ken Roberts, Jim Harris, Bill Murto, Steve Ullrich, Walt Russell, Rod Canion, Tim Tindle, John Reilly, Steve Flannigan, Guy Fielder, Gary Stimac, Bill Bray and Ted Papajohn.
Courtesy Compaq Computer Corporation
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Feeding the crowds at South by Southwest

by Stephanie Hughes
Mar 18, 2016
How a family-owned barbecue joint stays above the crazy at the Austin festival.
IronWorks' brisket. 
Courtesy of IronWorks Barbecue.
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Creator of meditation app gets into Ben Johnson's headspace

by Ben Johnson and Levi Sharpe
Mar 15, 2016
Dialing in to dial out.
Andy Puddicombe, creator of the Headspace meditation app.
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Wash your hands...or your shirt will tell on you

by Molly Wood
Mar 14, 2016
Aside from tacos and barbecue, Austin has cutting edge technology, too.
Eric Schneider in Chaotic Moon's lab space. 
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SXSW 2015: Marketplace Daily Download

by Kelsey Fowler
Mar 17, 2015
Behind-the-scenes recaps from SXSWedu and Interactive 2015 in Austin. #SXMP
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SXSW Interactive: Robot petting zoos and a bionic man

by David Gura
Mar 16, 2015
Checking in Ben Johnson on the latest on this year’s SXSW Interactive conference.
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