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• At plutopia 2010 #sxsw noisy art, like it http://tweetphoto.com/14570176 #
• When in Rome do like the Romans. I am in Texas eating a breakfast taco. #sxsw #
• Resolution of the real world is bigger than the 10cm x 5cm smart phone screen. #pervasivegames #sxswi #
• #sxswi "90% of waking hours spent staring at glowing rectangles." (source: the onion) #mobileissocial #

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• At plutopia 2010 #sxsw noisy art, like it http://tweetphoto.com/14570176 #
• When in Rome do like the Romans. I am in Texas eating a breakfast taco. #sxsw #
• Resolution of the real world is bigger than the 10cm x 5cm smart phone screen. #pervasivegames #sxswi #
• #sxswi "90% of waking hours spent staring at glowing rectangles." (source: the onion) #mobileissocial #

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• Quote of the day: "This is NOT a tweetup" (moderator at FB garage, #sxsw . Would make a good t-shirt #
• Gary Vaynerchuck – surround yourself with great people and treat them like family (i already knew that from watching Sapranos) #sxsw #
• New Twitter website integration announced. Hover to check tweets. #evwillams #sxsw #
• "Ecosystems need management, shepherding." #evwillams #sxsw Actually, only artificial ecosystems. Natural ones are self managing. #
• Mass exudus from twitter key note being mass tweeted. Is this irony? #sxsw #

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Topic: Practical ways to turn any website into a game, and the serious risks of doing it wrong. (description)
, by Andy Baio.

Starts off by showing some games…

Quest for the crown

Desert Bus (1995, Sega TV, unreleased) – Drive the Penn and Teller tour bus in real time. Get to the end (after 8 hours) and you get 1 point. (video)

Marathon video tame – Run a virtual marathon in real time button tapping, guy did it, took him three hours. Showed vid. Guy looks like he’s going to die.

You only live once – Standard platformer. When character dies, it’s for good. When you restart the game you’re still dead.

Upgrade complete – Game about upgrading a game. Game play itself is pretty booring. Can even buy the ending.  (walkthrough here)

Achievement unlocked – Get achievements for everything.

Punchline: All these use games to discuss what games are. Last two focus on the meta game. Even though you know you’re being manipulated, it’s still fun.

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Topic: Obama’s election and post-election Iran barely scratch the surface of what’s possible when people self-organize. (description)

Presenter: Scot, CEO of Meetup

Movement is a feeling.  People identify themselves as part of it… “environmentalist”, “union member”, “evangelical”.

Fan page – It’s the problem.  Erin is not a fan.  She wants to be part of it.

It is easier than ever to get psudo members, harder than ever to get real members.

Example:
ipledge2protect.org (now offline) – “join the movement against genocide”

But wait… What am I pledging to do?  This isn’t a petition.  What does it mean?  “I pledge to click submit” 
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Description: Space sector representatives will discuss how the use of web and mobile technologies create opportunities for participation in future exploration of the Moon.

McGregor – Did Mars lander account, astroid watch, Mars pheonix, etc

Nick Skytland @Skytland – Future missions, advocate of participatory exploration

Amanda Stiles @alias_amanda Xprize foundation, online community manager and google liason.

Dave Masten @dmasten – Space entrepreneur

C. Higginbotham – @Cariann Co-owner and host of spacevidcast

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• Irrationality – the more complex the decision, the more likely people will do the default (ex opt in/out on organ donation) #sxsw #

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• Irrationality – the more complex the decision, the more likely people will do the default (ex opt in/out on organ donation) #sxsw #

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Was a crossover panel with SXSW film.  Fantastic.  Best so far.  (description)

What is a viral video?

Different answers…

Is kind of a sliding scale. Most popular video on youtube has been seen over 100 mil times.

Where a significant amount of the viewership wants to help with the distribution.

Anything with boobs or kittens. (shows video)

Taps into something essentially human, something people can feel compulsive about sharing.

Two big buckets: Viral by accident. Happen to capture something extraordinary or cute or something. Flash in the pan. But can also create them intentionally.

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Topic: Communities of skilled people can serve as platforms for sourcing ideas, work, and solutions across industries. But how can we ensure that the new era of crowdsourcing actually empowers those that participate? (description)

Crowdsourcing is really an umbrella term, it encompasses a number of different things. June 2006 – term crowdsourcing was coined by Jeff Howe, it existed before that and has been utilized for decades. “Customer made” was one of the other terms going around at the time. Social media was on the rise, provided opportunities.

Common misconception – Crowdsoucing ONLY equals access to free labor. It can have other advantages as well. “Wisdom of the crowd”.

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