For SXSW 2010 we partnered with Sched.org to provide streaming information about every event they have listed in their schedule. At last count that was 7,091 events. To get the information click an event in the schedule and select view full details, on the event page you will see a real-time stream of information about that event powered by Collecta.
Just a quick note to let you all know about the panels that Collecta will be participating in at SXSW this year.
Sat 3.13.10 @ 11 AM – Jack Moffitt is on the panel “Can the Real-Time Web Be Realized” -
Official Hash Tags:: #SXSW #realtimeweb
Follow it on Collecta: http://collecta.com/s/sxsw+realtimeweb
Monday 3.15.10 @10 – Don’t miss out on the the second annual Microsoft BizSpark Accelerator. Collecta is a finalist this year so come cheer us on! The event kicks off on Monday and continues through Tuesday for the finals. Full schedule available here.
Official Hash Tags: #SXSW #accelerator
Follow it on Collecta: http://collecta.com/s/SXSW+accelerator
Wed 3.17.10 @ 2PM – Brian Zisk is on “Social Networks and the Future for Musicians“.
Official Hash Tags: #SXSW #socialnetworksmusicians
Follow it on Collecta: http://collecta.com/s/SXSW+socialnetworksmusicians
If you are not already, follow us on Twitter for more announcements about whats going on and how to get the most out of SXSW.
Collecta Mobile has been live only a couple of days and it has already proven to be quite valuable to a couple of people. Yesterday JetBlue gave away round trip tickets to people following a special hash tag, if they could find them in NY they would get a tickets.
Its too late for you to win JetBlue tickets, but with SXSW just starting up on Friday, Collecta Mobile could prove just as valuable to you. Maybe you cant decide what party you want to go to. You can use Collecta Mobile to find out where the hot parties are, or find out which ones are over crowded. Or maybe you just want to know where all the free beer or cocktails are, we can help with that too.
We are excited to announce Collecta Mobile is available now for the iPhone, Droid, Palm and Nokia Maemo. Simply point your mobile browser to http://m.collecta.com and you have the power of Collecta right in your hand.
With Collecta Mobile, users can begin their streaming search for any topic of interest — from SXSW and the Oscars to the elections in Iraq and MLB spring training. Collecta pushes a live stream of pictures, news articles, status updates and more right to the mobile device. As a result, people now have the power to watch events unfold in real time no matter where they are.
Launched just in time for South by Southwest, Collecta Mobile offers a real-time window into all things SXSW. Users can stay on top of whatever is said or heard across the web, whether it’s about the festival in general or any given topic, person, panel, band, movie, or party of interest. The mobile app is ideal for festival attendees walking to the next event or waiting for a panel to start, as well as for those who can’t make it to Austin but still want to stay connected.
“The web is alive. At any given moment, new content is published, news is broken, opinions are shared, and thoughts are posted,” said Collecta CEO Gerry Campbell. “Collecta Mobile delivers all the streaming real-time goodness of the Collecta.com site, but packed onto a mobile site that can be accessed anytime, anywhere.”
Today Twitter announced their partners that will get access to the full stream of tweets. Collecta is excited to be included in that list of partnerships.
While we have always had tweets in the Collecta real-time stream, having access to the full firehose will maximize the experience for our users. Along with our existing network of more than 10 million social media and established news sites, expanded Twitter data will make our real-time results even more comprehensive, and allow us in future to offer some of the additional functionality users have been requesting.
With moves like this, and the resulting excitement in the industry, we can see that the future of real-time search is not only bright, but a potentially phenomenal driver of innovation and value.
For those wondering if the title of this post rang familiar…
