SXSW 2010 in Austin Latest News
By Arnab, Gaea News NetworkSaturday, March 13, 2010
AUSTIN, TEXAS (GaeaTimes.com)- A lot of small tech companies are trying to get the focus at the ongoing SXSW 2010 festival in Austin. The South by Southwest festival is held each year and it covers movies, interactive technologies as well as music. In the next few days, it will have the presence of companies like Google, Twitter, Microsoft and the relatively lesser known ones. It is likely to draw thousands of music and technology addicts. Besides, it will witness the presence of bog stars and music artists. Werkadoo, a tech company based in Houston has also attended the event. The site is aimed at employers and freelancers. Last year the festival proved to be a huge success.
Since the number of attendees in the SXSW 2010 festival in Austin is huge, the smaller companies need to resort to innovative means to stand out in the crowd. Natuba, a photo-sharing site gave a pin and sticker placed in a goodies bag to be given to the attendees of the conference. A number of companies are also handing out candy and t-shirts to the viewers. Twitter, which is wildly popular now, benefited much from this festival in 2007 when it was just starting out.
The fans of music and technology are searching for the latest news on the SXSW 2010 festival in Austin. The brands that succeed in striking a chord with the viewers become popular and get a chance to go mainstream even after the festival is over. The games developed for mobiles are much in demand this year and a lot of entities that make mobile applications have attended the festival.
