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SXSW 2013:Trends from the Trenches
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Apps & Sites
Organization / Collaboration
Multimedia
Storytelling & Content
Networks & Platforms
Event Tools
Analytics & Monitoring
Data Visualization
Presentations
Travel Tools
MSU student team project won grand prize in Student Startup Madness at SXSW!
Release date in mid-April
Mailbox
Sources for Organization
• Purchased by Dropbox• Get on the waiting list!• Slide far left to send to
list or left to delay response
• Slide far right to delete or right to archive
• Get to Inbox Zero!
Evernote Hello
Sources for Organization
• Syncs people you meet with their online profile information
• Syncs to your calendar for meeting information
• Scans business cards• Connect with a group
through wi-fi
CharlieHQ.com
Sources for Organization
• Personal assistant app• Provides information on
contacts before meetings, conferences, or phone calls
• Syncs with calendar• Sign up for early access
Tempo Calendar
Sources for Organization
• Contact management• Facebook & Twitter
integration• Create personal groups• Replaces caller ID on
phone – give names, last email exchange and recent social media posts and text messages
ThreadApp.co.nz
Sources for Organization
• Connects with email and calendar
• I’m Running Late feature
• Pulls in related documents & emails for your meetings
• Syncs with Google Maps• iOS only
Cobook Contacts
Sources for Organization
• Add contact pictures and social profile data to your address book automatically
• Free for iPhone & Mac• Android coming soon• Cobook.co
TeuxDeux
Sources for Organization
• To do list modeled on the basic white paper design
• Schedule recurring to-dos
• Mobile app• Download your lists• Free trial• v2 released at SXSW
Easily Do
Sources for Organization
• Personal assistant app• Actionable invites,
birthdays and announcements from friends in a feed
• “Time to Leave” alerts• Merge duplicate contacts• Works with Eventbrite,
Meetup, Ticketmaster, Open Table & Evernote
• Free!
Dropmark.com
Sources for Collaboration
• Cloud collaboration• Drag & drop• Full-screen
presentations with images, videos & sites
• Organize content in collections – share what you want with who you want
• Instant photo slideshows• Collaborative playlists &
podcasts
Iceber.gs
Sources for Collaboration
• “Visual organizationfor creative minds”
• Collect websites,pictures, text, notes,files for researchand inspiration
• Organize into groups• Share “icedrops” or
“icebergs” with anyone• Collaboration features
coming soon!
Volerro.com
Sources for Collaboration
• Collaborate with timelines, annotations and comment streams
• Kanban-style boards• Use with Office docs,
Adobe docs, images, video, URLs and more
Trello.com
Sources for Collaboration
• Collaborative decks of cards
• Use for to-do lists, record tracking
• Web and mobile based for all platforms
Vine
• Looping videos / GIFs• Share on Twitter or
embed in a website• Lots of use at SXSW,
but…..
No one was really using it effectively.
Sources for Multimedia
*Make them into GIFs with the Vine GIF’r tool for Mac
Takes
• Records video while taking photos
• Splice together short sequences and add a soundtrack
Sources for Multimedia
Marksta
• Photo editor• Adds copyright notice,
watermarks, text and metadata to pictures
• Works with photos from iPhone and iPad
Sources for Multimedia
Snapguide.com
• Create how-to guides from a series of photos
• Now available on iPad• Browse by topic• Share on Twitter,
Facebook and Pinterest
Sources for Multimedia
NFC Business Cards
Sources for Multimedia
• Link card to anything• Access by scanning with
phone app• Link to mobile content!• Moo.com: Share portfolios,
contact data, web video, etc.• Sharetapes.com: Cards that
look like cassette tapes – good for sharing audio from any source, including SoundCloud
Finding Stock Images
Sources for Multimedia
• Stocksy.com: sustainable stock artist-owned co-op
• Pond5.com: artists set their own prices
• Photopin.com: free photos for bloggers & creatives
ThingLink.com
Sources for Content
• Tell the storybehind the image
• Add icons you can hover over for pop-up infotabs on images
• Tag any image• Link any content• Comment, share, embed• Business version available: includes Twitter cards,
Facebook apps, Tumblr integration, metrics
Flipboard 2.0
• Make and share your own magazines
• Subscribe to others’ magazines
• Use bookmarklet to add anything you want to your magazine
Sources for Content
Meograph
• For journalismor education
• Create multi-media stories by combining video, audio, pictures, text, links, maps & timelines
• Embed on websites or share on social networks
Sources for Content
Feedly
• New features to appease Google Reader transition users
• Tip: Partner with Pocket
Sources for Content
Pulse.me
• News and article aggregator, RSS feeder
• Can replace Google Reader
• Web and mobile• Browse by theme• Very similar to Zite, but
with a carousel design (like the NPR app)
Sources for Content
Phone2Action.com• Advocacy group,
associations and agencies use to engage supporters and spur action
• Polling, calls to action, one-to-one texting, mobile petitions & fundraising, letters to the editor
• Finalist for SXSW Accelerator
Sources for Networks
Path
• Private messaging network for friends & family
• Share text, location, photos, stickers & more
• Import from Instagram, Facebook & Foursquare
• Google Glass integration
Sources for Networks
Pheed
• iPhone only – Android coming soon
• Express yourself through text, photo, video, audio and broadcast
• 81% of users are ages 14 to 25
Sources for Networks
Sulia.com
• “trust” instead of “follow”
• “Channels” of content by subject – includes non-profits and NGOs
• Login with Twitter or Facebook
• New content gets higher rankings (as opposed to RSS-fed)
Sources for Networks
CrowdAct.com
• Subject-based network• Lots of political and
cause subjects• Place to share opinions
Sources for Networks
Close.com
• Let’s you sort by family, close family, close friends and friends
• Coming Soon• Based on the “circles”
principle• Location and status
sharing
Sources for Networks
Hater App
• Social network based on things you hate
• Make sure your brand isn’t on there!
Sources for Networks
Ban.jo
Sources for Events
• Explore what’s going on anywhere in the world
• Explore places, activities & events
• Monitor “here” & “there”
• “The next best thing to being there.”
• CNN used it to monitor SXSW 2012
Highlig.ht
Sources for Events
• If someone near you has the app, their profile shows up on your phone
• View mutual friends, photos, name, etc.
• Runs in the background
Sonar.me
Sources for Events
• Tells you friends who have checked in on Facebook & Foursquare in your location
• Allows for messaging with those around you
Lanyrd.com
Sources for Events
• Targets professional events / conferences
• Track Twitter, slides, video and podcasts
• Create a speaker portfolio of your talks
• Now has a location-aware feature: now.lanyrd.com
TweetWallPro.com
Sources for Events
• Custom branded tweet walls at events
• Live moderation• They provide the service
– request quote• Concerts, conferences,
television, trade shows• Free version: Another
Tweet on the Wall (no moderation features)
Yapp.us
Sources for Events
• Create your own mobile app for events
• Include day-of itinerary, speakers list, news feed, image gallery & more
• Freemium templates• Paid custom themes &
premium features
Eventbase.com
Sources for Events
• Custom apps for events of all sizes
• SXSW Go! app uses this platform
• Freemium• Interactive maps,
surveys, website sync, photo sharing, branded design, attendee profiles…
MobileRoadie.com
Sources for Events
• CMS-based custom app creation
• Push notifications, custom designs, badges, icons, categories, photocards, videos, product sales
• Social integration• Analytics• Build for multiple
platforms
CrowdVine.com
Sources for Events
• Custom sites for events or conferences
• Help attendees meet• Price based on
conference size – larger conferences get more features
• Freemium• Pay per event
Pathable.com
Sources for Events
• Social network and private meeting scheduling tools for attendees to schedule meet-ups
• Pricey: starting at $800 for 250 members
Sendible.com
• Solo, marketer, business & corporate pricing
• Social dashboard, analytics & monitoring
• Works with dozens of platforms, including Google+
Sources for Analytics
MyBucketz.com
• Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, LinkedIn & Twitter feeds in one stream
• Sort buckets for monitoring accounts – by user, topic, influencer, etc.
Sources for Analytics
Piqora
• Pinterest marketing suite• Formerly Pinfluencer• Track influencers &
advocates• Post to network & track
pin traffic flow• Run promotions• E-Commerce
functionality• Must request demo
Sources for Analytics
Curalate.com
Sources for Analytics
• Instagram & Pinterest marketing suite
• Analytics, monitoring, custom promotions, site analytics, social optimization
• Check out their blog – blog.curalate.com
• Highly visual
en.Mention.net
• Replacement option for Google Alerts
• Monitor brand, industry, company, name, competition
• Real-time results• Freemium
Sources for Analytics
iCharts.net
Sources for Data Visualization
• Freemium pricing• Upload your data from
multiple sources• Create many types of
visual charts• Customized branding• Publish and share
Easel.ly
Sources for Data Visualization
• Create infographics with visual theme templates
• Currently in beta mode
Custom timelines
Sources for Data Visualization
• Dipity.com – integrates multimedia
• Timeline – text-based with pop-up buttons to click on (http://www.Simile-widgets.org/timeline/)
Custom maps
Sources for Data Visualization
• ModestMaps.com – interactive maps
• Leaflet.js – opensource data; HTML5
• Exhibit – interactive with images embedded(www.simile-widgets.org/exhibit)
Haiku Deck
• Zen-inspired slide designs generate images based on your text
• Create right on your iPad/iPhone
• Host online or embed in your own site
• Paid upgraded templates available
Sources for Presentations
Present.me
Sources for Presentations
• Freemium• Syncs your slides with
video of you giving the presentation
• Finalist in Social Technologies at SXSW Accelerator
ClickWithMeNow.com
• Share your browser with anyone
• No downloads required• Have to request a demo
to sign up• Finalist in Social
Technologies at SXSW Accelerator
Sources for Presentations
Slidesnack.com
• Free• Upload PDFs and record
voice to make slidecasts• Share to Blogger,
Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, WordPress, Tumblr, and more
Sources for Presentations
Brainshark.com
• myBrainshark – free for individuals
• Paid enterprise versions• Converts PowerPoints
to online videos• Broadcast & annotate
presentations• Sharing & analytics• Mobile app: Slideshark
Sources for Presentations
Vuvox.com
• Blend pictures, audio, video and text
• Integrates with social media
• Collage creates panoramas
• Studio creates media presentations
• Express builds presentations from RSS
Sources for Presentations
PlotterApp.com
Sources for Travel
• Create, share and discover maps
• Subscribe to existing ones or create maps to share with others
• Crowdsource recommendations
• Won Best Social Technology at SXSW Accelerator
Wanderu.com
Sources for Travel
• Find and book inter-city bus and train tickets
• Searches routes, operator and schedules to find the best time & price
• Private beta – you can apply for access
• Won Best Innovative Web Technology at SXSW Accelerator
Traverie.com
Sources for Travel
• Explore travel through your Facebook friends
• See where friends have travelled, their pictures, and places to go
• Make bucket lists to remember what you want to check out when traveling
Google Field Trip
Sources for Travel
• Evolving guidebook with info on cool places and events nearby
• Uses GPS to recommend historic landmarks, tourist hubs, restaurants, cafes, bars, museums & art galleries
TravelNerd.com
Sources for Travel
• Airport, taxi and shuttle guide
• Travel tips• Parking information• Airport navigation
Citybot.com
Sources for Travel
• Smartphone travel guides
• Currently: San Francisco, San Diego, Austin
• New Orleans Coming Soon!
• Make itineraries, budgets, see must-see attractions
Scout by Telenav
Sources for Travel
• My Dashboard – personalized home screen
• Turn-by-turn navigation• Personalized commute
times, alternate routes, favorites list
• OnMyWay ETA sharing• Syncs calendar meeting
locations to maps
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