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It has been said that we live in exponential times, for example in this cool TED video by Ray Kurzweil. Lately I get the feeling that this is also true in terms of startups and initiatives. It seems to explode. This is the cool stuff that I've seen or first heard from this week.

Orgoo

Multi-person chat and video room. Sounds promising, multi-person web-based video chat was still missing. Invite-only beta.

Viddyou

High-quality HD personal video site for consumers. Open to register.

Sliderocket

Make and present beautiful presentations online. Keynote on the web. Invite-only beta. See Scoble's interview.

PageOnce

Like friendfeed but with all business (not personal) feeds in one place. View all of your shopping, travel related information in one screen. Cool but mostly US feeds so far. Invite-only beta.

ZigTag

Social tagging site. A bit like del.icio.us I guess but apparently they have some cool differentiator, see Scoble's interview and demo. Invite only beta, and they even ask you why you care about their product!

Viewdle

Search in video for people and text. Based on KGB technology. Check Vincent Everts' interview. Invite-only beta.

Wiseline

Widget to put your life in a graph. I must love this. Check this youtube demo video.

These are just a few of the new initiatives this week, I think I actually saw these companies only in the past 2 days, during the reports of Plugg.eu and Under the Radar. It is amazing what's being produced. I think we live in exponential times indeed.

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Friday, 7 March 2008

03:00PM Book Reading: The Principles of Beautiful Web Design (Day Stage)
03:30PM How to Rawk SXSW: The Basics (18ABCD)
04:30PM Book Reading: Radically Transparent: Monitoring & Managing Reputations Online (Day Stage)
05:00PM Battledecks II (12AB)

Saturday, 8 March 2008

08:00AM Social Breakfast (Magnolia's Cafe @ 1920 South Congress Avenue)
10:00AM Design is in the Details (18ABCD)
10:00AM Quit Your Day Job and Vlog (12AB)
11:30AM You Are Here: Gaming and User's Geolocation in Web 2.0 (10)
11:30AM Sponsored Panel: Managing Communities That Work (5)
02:00PM Opening Remarks with Henry Jenkins and Steven Johnson (A)
03:30PM The Art of Speed: Conversations With Monster Makers (18ABCD)
05:00PM Social Marketing Strategies Metrics, Where Are They? (18ABCD)
05:00PM Core Conversation: Transparent Business -- How Much is Too Much (Ballroom E)
06:00PM BarCamp Austin (GSD&M | idea city 828 W 6th Street Austin, Texas 78703)
10:00PM 16bit Interactive Party (Scoot Inn 1308 E 4th Street) (Als ik energie heb...)

Sunday, 9 March 2008

10:00AM A/B Testing: Design Friend or Foe? (19AB)
11:30AM Social Strategies For Revolutionaries (18ABCD)
02:00PM Keynote Interview with Mark Zuckerberg (A)
03:00PM Book Reading: Some Assembly Required (Day Stage)
03:30PM Sponsored Panel: Scoop the Story on Your Blog (5)
05:00PM Data as Art: Musical, Visual Web APIs (8)
09:00PM People Powered Party (The Tap Room @ 311 Colorado St.,)

Monday, 10 March 2008

10:00AM Building Developer-Friendly Web Service APIs (10)
11:30AM Core Conversation: Blueprinting Your Project: Put it on Paper or Just Start Coding? (Ballroom E)
12:30PM The Weblog Awards Ceremony (Day Stage)
02:00PM Monday Keynote: Frank Warren (A)
03:30PM Core Conversation: Community & Loyalty: Gamers to Flamers, Lurkers to Workers (Ballroom E)
05:00PM How Are You? A Global Mood Ring (18ABCD)

Tuesday, 11 March 2008

10:00AM Life After the i-Phone (B)
10:00AM Future of Corporate Blogs (A)
11:30AM How to Rawk After SXSW: Staying Inspired (18ABCD)
02:00PM Tuesday Keynote: Jane McGonigal (A)
03:30PM Core Conversation: What's New in Video Advertising (Ballroom E)
03:30PM Core Conversation: The Future of Mobile Video (Ballroom E)
05:00PM Core Conversation: Do You Have to Disappear Completely to Get Things Done? (Ballroom E)

Pff... Meer weten over de events? Check de site van sxsw.

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