Tag: SXSW

SXSW will host an online festival in 2021

As part of its 2021 plans, SXSW will host an online festival that will attempt to replicate the best features of its annual conference in Austin, Texas. SXSW Online will run from March 16th to March 20th, 2021. SXSW's organizers say the event will al… Source

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Amazon #AtHome brings free content to Fire TV and Fire Tablet devices

To help keep users entertained while they stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon is bringing curated content from over 100 partners to a new #AtHome section on its Fire TV and Fire Tablet devices in the US. Fire users will have access to free… Source

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Amazon will stream SXSW Film Festival selections for free for 10 days

SXSW was cancelled this year due to COVID-19, but that isn't stopping organizers from offering a taste of what the Austin event would have offered. They're partnering with Amazon on an SXSW Film Festival Collection that will stream movies from the fe… Source

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SXSW cancels its 400K-person conference due to coronavirus

SXSW has officially announced it will cancel its tech and music conference slated for March 13th to 22nd in Austin, TX due to concerns around coronavirus, though it’s exploring rescheduling. “Based on the recommendation of our public health officer and our director of public health . . . I’ve gone…

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How to make a deal with a VC at a tech conference

Mahendra Ramsinghani Contributor More posts by this contributor With Alibaba, Pivotal and Lightbend on board, Reactive flexes its ROI muscle in the microservices world Investors are waking up to the emotional struggle of startup founders Are the schmooze sessions, after-parties and secret dinners with investors that take place during tech…

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