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Nasa wants to beat Bieber in the Twitter wars

Nasa wants to beat Bieber in the Twitter wars (#weapprove)

Social media might be making the world smaller, but NASA is helping us make it bigger - by connecting us to the rest of the universe.

GE brings facial recognition to your morning coffee … but it’s more etch-a-sketch than laser printing

GE is rolling out its Brilliant Brew truck equipped with Barista Bots that can draw your portrait on a cup of coffee. But don't expect realistic results.
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Forget social influence, Prollie scores your skills and passions

Klout, Kred, Peerindex track influence and reach, but SXSW newcomer Prollie scores your skills and passions.

MakerBot launches the true 3D printing beginner’s tool at SXSW

3D printer creator MakerBot is spicing up SXSW by unveiling a new printer prototype for people without design experience.

Hands on: Memoto life logging camera prototype debuts at SXSW

Kickstarter success Memoto life logging camera has made its way to reality, and we got a hands on with the miniature device at SXSW 2013.

Break out your calculator, because to win at online dating, you’ve got to do your math

She wanted a husband, so she took to online dating. But to find the lover of her dreams, it would take more than just JDate to churn out random guys.

Since Facebook won’t add a dislike button, here comes the Hater app

Everything is always a bit fluffy on Facebook, where you could only Like statuses and photos. That's why Jake Banks launched the Hater app in time for SXSW.
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Want to tweet from the grave? DeadSocial promises online immortality

DeadSocial has officially launched at SXSW - now you can sign up to manage what happens to your social networks after you've dearly departed.

Indie band Quiet Company and the terrifying, murky waters of streaming sites and social networks

Austin-based band Quiet Company has had something of an Internet upbringing, as the first and only group Grooveshark has partnered with.

Inside the #SXSWTechCab, where I traded my digital sins for a free ride

Kendo UI is giver SXSW attendees free taxi rides for a small fee: Confess a technological sin with host Irina Slutsky and she'll be your chauffeur.

Expanding the social barrier: Q&A with Suicide Girls co-founder Missy Suicide

We sat down with Suicide Girls co-founder Missy Suicide to talk about new extensions of her website in the era of mobile apps and microblog platforms.
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Flying too close to the sun, or, how I met Grumpy Cat

What happens when the meme of your dreams is inches away? I had the chance to find out - Grumpy Cat is at SXSW.

TastemakerX: A fantasy league … for music?

Launching at SXSW, TastemakerX turns listening to music into a fun, social game.
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The best SXSW Twitter feeds to follow the madness in Austin as it unfolds

If you're headed to SXSW or following from home, use Twitter to find out what's going down. We rounded up some of the best Twitter accounts to follow.

Can’t make SXSW? Here are the best apps for pretending you’re there

SXSW is here. It's impossible to keep up with every event, so here are ways you can virtually keep up with SXSW happenings in real-time.
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How to survive the wild, weird weeks of SXSW

SXSW is the Wild West of digital and social festivals, mixed with music and film - and a lot of partying. Survive with the help of our SXSW 2013 guide.
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Why the SXSW curse? Apps launched in fantasyland seldom survive real life

Need a place to crash at SXSW? WeHostels has you covered – if you move fast

With SXSW on the way WeHostels is offering up 49 beds reserved for its members to launch its new Hot Trips feature.

Highlight 1.5 update adds location-based photos and event discovery

Just ahead of SXSW, SoLoMo app Highlight adds photo and event features.
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The e-sport evolution continues as gaming edges closer to pro sport status

Arcade Fire releases trailer for Spike Jonze short film ‘Scenes from the Suburbs’

4chan founder says Mark Zuckerberg is ‘totally wrong’ about online anonymity

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Apple said to open temporary store at SXSW

Microsoft confirms Internet Explorer 9 launch for March 14

BlackBerry Playbook will launch with 13 million song catalog from 7digital

Foursquare 3.0 lands right in time for SXSW

Get Ready for Twitter Everywhere…Er, @Anywhere

Digg Buries Old Site, Breaks New Ground with Personalization