New chip technologies and memory capabilities are enabling music players and a host of gadgets to decrease in size while simultaneously increasing in functionality, so SXSW has a session geared toward the next wave of innovation while also examining the cultural impact of such changes. Eric Hellweg, Harvard Business Review, says eventually companies will find themselves under pressure when only ...

The opening keynote for the SXSW meeting comes mid-afternoon [podcast]. Jim Coudal of Coudal Partners and Jason Fried of 37signals say they have pushed their companies in a more entrepreneurial direction over the past two years. With the idea of taking a greater amount of control over the creative they produce, both firms have built products and businesses which allow ...

The next session I am blogging about today is Convergence and Transformation: A Whole New Creative World – looking at how worlds are interconnecting. The speakers are covering subjects such as how digital convergence transforms the creative world of designers, developers, inventors, and entrepreneurs. In addition, they are tackling how trends and practices can be identified in order to prepare ...

On a personal note, I thought I would check out Better Blogging Brainstorming  – which started out about passion and blogging and why you should find an audience for what you care about. This session’s panel talked about experienced bloggers and their best tips for creating compelling content. Most of the speakers started out as writers before blogging was the ...