Just a few years after the first mention of Arduino at SXSW, it's now part of the festival's bingo. Trust me, in geek circles, this counts as a breakout moment.
[hat tip to Adafruit]
It's a bit scary up there with the Twitter mob commenting on your every move. Fortunately, they didn't turn on us, but it's freaky to watch the feedback in real time. The revenge of the audience!
While I am familiar with the concept of "Long Tail", I did not know he introduced it / conceptualized it - that's impressive! Long Tail @ wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Tail
and for those not familiar with South By Southwest (SXSW) - it's not just music/film festival...there is a tech "wing" with all kinds of gadgets and other techy stuff. It's a geeks paradise and I wish I was there.... http://sxsw.com/interactive
Comments
Nice summary:
http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2009/03/anderson-kawasa.html
Little more detail:
http://blogs.utexas.edu/diia/2009/03/17/sxswi-tuesday-keynote-inter...
my $0.02 (or is it $0.00 :) ) - I'll buy a book (5% crowd)
For those interested Chris A. of DIY Drones ( :) ) will be keynoting tomorrow, Tue 03/17 at 2pm (we'll be listening for mention of DIY Drones :) )
see link
http://sxsw.com/interactive/talks/panels/?action=show&id=IAP090...
While I am familiar with the concept of "Long Tail", I did not know he introduced it / conceptualized it - that's impressive! Long Tail @ wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Tail
http://sxsw.com/interactive