Topic: Music Festivals

Datebook

Critical calendar listings for March 2005.READ»

All Points West Music and Arts Festival

The summer music festival circuit has mostly come and gone, but with Lollapalooza still to go in Chicago next weekend, All Points West is carving out a place in the summer schedule, with headliners like Jay-Z, Tool, and Coldplay ...READ»

Innovation Wednesday: Al Gore Transforms Television With A Little Help From His Friends

Now that the Al Gore story is in print, I can no longer pretend that the hours I spend watching Current TV, the network he started with partner Joel Hyatt, is for reporting purposes. I’ve morphed into a bona fide fan, and I’m ...READ»

The Temptation Of Superfly

Its genre-busting all-night jam-athons evolved into the country's biggest music festival--and turned Superfly Productions into a real business. Can it stay alive without losing its soul?READ»

Enter The SXSW Vloggies Challenge!

For those of you enjoying SXSW right now, make sure you check out "The Vloggies Show". Irina Slutsky, co-founder and anchor of Geek Entertainment Television and creator of "The Vloggies" has issued the SXSW Vloggies Challenge. ...READ»

The Ultimate Showdown of Open Source Web CMS

At the recent SXSW (or South by Southwest Conference), they recently held “the ultimate open source CMS showdown.” The format of the event was patterned after “Project Runway” and “The Iron Chef” reality shows where three teams of all-star Web developers were asked to build a Web site in each of their chosen platforms using a single design concept (in this case provided by the award winning Mark Boulton Design studios) and project specification (a fictional nonprofit). Participants came from the camps of three of the best known and most widely used open source CMS projects out there: Drupal, Joomla and WordPress.READ»

Is South By Southwest Really Worth It?

You've heard the buzz about South By Southwest, or perhaps you've seen the hash tag #sxsw take over your Twitter feed. It can sometimes feel like the whole world is in Austin. But will attending really help your small business?READ»

How NPR Became the Hippest Way to Discover New Music

Podcasting. Live concerts on-demand. Full previews of albums. Original performance videos. Curated streaming in 100 different genres. It's not on YouTube. It's on Npr.org/music, a fast-growing site launched by the nonprofit as a way ...READ»

• Will NPR Save the News?

Not ready for the AARP, 'Just Over 50 and Not Dead Yet' panel at South by Southwest Interactive

Want to know what's out there on the web for those of us who are Just Over 50 and Not Ready for the AARP, join the conversation online or in person at South by Southwest Interactive in Austin on March 8. Check the Just Over 50 ...READ»

South by Southwest

It's been called the biggest industry party in the world -- nearly 150,000 attendees, 80-plus venues, and more than 1,800 acts, including Ben Harper this year. But SXSW veterans know the annual music-and-more festival's most ...READ»

Innovation: I Thought This Would Be My Last Post at Fast Company

Free Ozzfest Announcement, Feb. '07 I thought this post was to be my last at Fast Company so I wanted it to be a good one. No, I wanted it to be a great one. But, as it turns out, this is not my final post at all. But if this ...READ»

SXSW Twittering

FC Expert Blogger Pete Fasano wrote about Twitter today: "...a messaging tool and community that connects you to your networks via short messages. Unlike IM or SMS that are requests for dialogue, Twitter messages are location free ...READ»

50 Ways to Green Your Business

Half-a-hundred options for cleaning up your business, from the universal (catch that rainwater!) to the specific (lose the plastic bowls!). Mix, match--join in.READ»

Communicating with Customers

Earlier this week, I was in Austin, Texas, for SXSW Interactive. It was a wonderful conference, and I learned a lot. I also reconnected with a lot of people -- and made some new friends and business connections. So last night, I ...READ»

A Solar Tent for Glastonbury Campers Who Can't Live Without Creature Comforts

U.K. cell phone company Orange takes festival tent envy to new heights with its Solar Concept Tent, designed to celebrate the eleventh year of Orange's presence at the Glastonbury music festival. The concept tent, ...READ»

Interview with Chris Brogan and Ronald Lewis About Social Media

Last week while at SXSW, I sat down for an interview with Chris Brogan, as he guest hosted John Havens's New Media Havens show on BlogTalk Radio. Ronald Lewis of lijit was also there, for a discussion that focused on media making, ...READ»

Fatboy Slim, Jarvis Cocker Go Blue in the Face to Battle Climate Change

Oxfam UK has teamed up with musicians including Fatboy Slim, Jarvis Cocker, Little Boots, and VW Brown for its "Blue in the Face" campaign to highlight the severity of climate change's potential impact on the world's ...READ»

The Social Media Marketing Book Club

I get it. You want to get started in social media marketing, but you're not sure you are going to keep up with it, right? Well, then join our new book club for social media types who want a support group.READ»

SXSW: Boss Lady

Since I couldn't be two places at the same time, but wanted to hear this panel as well as Production Companies 2.0: Taking Online Video to the Next Level, I got there kind of late. And still, I took away a couple of points. The ...READ»

Working the Net

Of all the transcripts I posted while at SXSW Interactive, the sessions attracting the most online discussion and response are the panels focusing on social network software and its application to business. Scott Allen, coordinator ...READ»

What Startups Can Learn from the Dean and Obama Campaigns

In the spirit of avoiding the things everyone else is already telling you from SXSW, I didn't go to hear Dave Morin announce Facebook Connect's availability for iPhone, or Larry Lessig's presentation on how to change Congress. ...READ»

SXSW: 7th Annual Bloggies

(photo courtesy swirlspice) Adam Pash and Gina Trapani of Lifehacker presenting awards at the 7th Annual Weblog Awards at SXSW. Though many are congratulating Twitter for its win in the blog category of the SXSW 10th Annual Web ...READ»

Really?! Plane Crash Documentary on In-flight TV

A blog post to brighten your workday morning with a cheap giggle.READ»

Financial 2.0 Services Growing, Cocky: "Banks Are Evil" Proclaims Mint CEO

    People around the world are radically changing their attitudes towards saving and spending, and alternative financial services sites are reaping the benefits. That was the message from the young ...READ»

Guest Hosts: The Transparency Edge II

Barbara and Elizabeth will continue to contribute to FC Now for the rest of the day -- their stint as guest hosts isn't over yet! -- but I wanted to offer my thanks and appreciation for sharing their experiences and insights this ...READ»