The Latest Videos and Podcasts from SXSW

0 Techies are plugged in. We're cutting edge. So, why aren't we more green? Why aren't we the ones using our special power to save the world? In the 2011 SXSW Interactive session, "Techies Can Save the World, Why Aren't They?" Lora Kolodny of Tech Crunch asks a super-stacked panel of environmentally and socially focused tech pioneers to provide insights, examples and practical inspiration for those looking to do some good. As panelist Jack Hidary put it, "There is a lot of talent being attracted to all the great game companies and the great app companies and it's fantastic but the fact is that we have major challenges to solve. Renewable energy, mobility, transportation, all these big areas are really left unsolved." So why do we see so much tech talent flocking to companies that are solving consumer problems rather than humanitarian or environmental problems? Let this kick ass line-up of techies, bloggers and entrepreneurs explain to you how it's possible to both make a bunch of money and do something positive for the environment and society. Tune in here to hear this session in its entirety and as always, follow us or friend us to stay in the loop on all things SXSW over the coming months. Photo by Stephanie Schulz

0 Twitter wasn't around on September 11, 2001, but what if it had been? How would the technology, and others like Facebook, have changed how that day had gone? How would emergency response have been different? What about the reaction around the globe? The SXSW Interactive 2011 panel "Tweets from September 11" presented by Charles Mangin (Option8 LLC), George Haddow, Katrin Verclas (Mobileactive.org), Mark Belinsky (Digital Democracy) and Schuyler Erle (SimpleGeo Inc) discusses this topic and how that fateful day may have differed. Click here to listen to Tweets from September 11. As always, follow us or friend us to stay in the loop on all things SXSW. Photos of Charles Mangin and Scott Belinsky (top) and George Haddow (bottom) by Timmy Huynh

0 How soon is too soon? That's one of the issues groups such as CollegeHumor.com and The Gregory Brothers face. Both do different things, College Humor is a humor website and the Gregory Brothers are a band making parody-type music, but both face similar questions. Do they run the risk of putting something out too soon and offending someone? Do they care? What if they wait too long and they miss the boat? In the SXSW Interactive 2011 panel "Too Soon? Timing Topical Web Videos," Michael and Sarah Gregory of the Gregory Brothers and Jeff Rubin, Patrick Cassels and Streeter Seidell of CollegeHumor.com tackle these issues. Click here to listen to Too Soon? Timing Topical Web Videos. As always, follow us or friend us to stay in the loop on all things SXSW. Photos of Sarah and Michael from the Gregory Bros by Menealos Prokos

0 What does the future look like for microformats? This session looks closely at real problems with implementing microformats in HTML5 and how this can be done, and whether there will be a continuing place for them. A discussion around emerging technologies and techniques, such as RelMeAuth also takes place. As Microformats celebrates its 5th birthday, this panel discusses the highs and lows of the project thus far. Speakers on this session are Ben Ward of Twitter, Frances Berriman of Nature Publishing Group, Paul Tarjan of Facebook and Tantek Celik of tantek.com. Check out each speaker's bio here. Click here to listent to The Future of Microformats. As always, follow us or friend us to stay in the loop on all things SXSW. Contributed by Todd Hansen, photo by Antony Ng

0 After nearly two years of living with a minimal, though completely adequate, amount of personal possessions, Dave Bruno has shaken the habit of consuming for consumption's sake. His mindset and behavior have changed as a result of the 100 Thing Challenge. The challenge has freed his time for all sorts of better endeavors than shopping, like spending time with family, writing a book and scheming about business opportunities. Dave Bruno is an author and advocate for simple living. He's the creator of the 100 Thing Challenge, a project focused on breaking free from the constraints of American-style consumerism. Check out his bio here. Click here to listen to The 100 Thing Challenge. As always, follow us or friend us to stay in the loop on all things SXSW. Contributed by Todd Hansen, photo by Julia Marino

0 A sub-theme of Ben Smithee and Becky Johns' presentation from SXSW 2011 is curation vs. creation. Are people capturing moments in their lives or are people doing things with the social media "share" in mind? Has documentation of experiences become more important than experience itself? Sharing our lives with our networks has become second nature. By being constantly connected, the human experience has shifted from just having experiences to focusing on documenting them. But how much of it is created or altered just to share? We’re all content creators, but how is our desire to share impacting how we live? Join Smithee and Johns in their discussion from SXSW 2011. See speaker bios here. Click here to listen to Status Update….or Status Upgrade?. As always, follow us or friend us to stay in the loop on all things SXSW. Photo of Ben Smithee by William Johnson

0 Social location marketing is the latest in a long line of social media trends, but is it really relevant to marketers? In Simon Salt's 2011 SXSW Interactive book reading, "Social Location Marketing," he touches on this very question. The former Mashable contributor recently released his first book, "Social Location Marketing: Outshining Your Competitors on Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp & Other Location Sharing Sites," and in it he discusses the relevancy of location for marketers, how to apply it, and how to approach it as a scalable campaign. Tune in here to hear this session in its entirety and as always, follow us or friend us to stay in the loop on all things SXSW over the coming months.