We saw and heard loads of amazing things at SXSW Interactive 2012. I thought it would be good to share the technology, processes and principles that I think are going to make a real difference in the next few years. I'd love to hear what your favourite things were.

1. THE JOY OF SXSW

2. THE JOY OF SXSW
Some of the things we saw and heard at SXSW
Interactive 2012 that we thought were cool.

3. MOBILE WALLET
Joint venture between AT&T, T-Mobile &
Verizon. US Rollout June. Wide range of
compatible handsets.
SXSW 2012

4. Gregg Wygonik from Frog Design
talked about making a “Taco Ring”
and turning a laptop into a teatray
with his 3d printer. Thingiverse.com
3D PRINTING (AT HOME!)
SXSW 2012

5. PROTOTYPING
Jared Ficklin from Frog Design talked about
iterative prototyping is more powerful & faster
than a flat-visual design process.
SXSW 2012

6. WE’RE ALL CYBORGS
Amber Case summed how our relationship with tech has flipped.
Machine is no longer separate from man. Visit: Wearcam.org
SXSW 2012

7. GEOLOQI
SXSW 2012

8. SQUARE
Whilst not strictly part of SXSW, I was
delighted to see that Jack Dorsey’s Square has
deleted checkouts in shops, empowered
cabbies and enabled casual golf game wagers.
SXSW 2012

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10. RAY KURZWEIL
Was just awesome. Talked about Moore’s Law;
the technological singularity; the sub-optimal
nature of blood cells. “What difference does it
make if my phone is outside or inside me – it’s
still fundamental to my existence”
SXSW 2012

11. STEPHEN WOLFRAM
The inventor of Mathematica and Wolfram Alpha. More and more we’re
going to see information and action being pre-emptive. Not just hosting
and sorting information but analysing it and defining actions based on it.
SXSW 2012

12. FACTUAL
55 million
entities in
50 countries
SXSW 2012

13. SOCIAL TRACKING
Location-based social
tracking for around
$200/month
SXSW 2012

14. INSTANT APPS
Build basic Apps with content feeds, website
integration, location-based features,
community and events features.
SXSW 2012

15. SOCIAL TV
Milyoni specialises in social cinema or live
streaming video. Payment by Facebook,
Paypal and credit cards.
SXSW 2012

16. KIN 2
Using existing social data, Kin2 uncovers
family and interest relationships in your social
sphere. You can visualise & share them.
SXSW 2012

17. LIVE EARTH!
SXSW 2012

18. OCCUPY DEMOCRACY
Al Gore and Sean Parker closed the show rallying
everyone to harness the power of digital social
networks to drive political change.
SXSW 2012

19. THE
JOY
OF
SXSW.
@jamesjefferson
SEE Y’ALL NEXT YEAR
SXSW 2012