Sessions at SXSW Interactive 2012 about Crowd Consumption

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Sunday 11th March 2012

• Mixel: Art, Tablets and the Creator Economy

  by Khoi Vinh

  What comes after just reading on iPad? A new form of creation that's much closer to consumption than what we saw on desktops and laptops. Mixel co-founder and CEO Khoi Vinh takes a look at the journey that led him to create Mixel, the world's first social collage app. Its goal is to get non-artists making art, and Vinh will look at the ways in which the social network has met, exceeded and fallen short of that goal.

  • Art
  • Creator Economy
  • Crowd Consumption
  • iPad
  • Social Networks
  • Startups

  At 12:30pm to 1:30pm, Sunday 11th March

  In Texas Ballroom 1-3, Hyatt Regency Austin

  Coverage audio clip

Tuesday 13th March 2012

• Death of Digital Downloads: MP3s the New 8-track?

  by Tom Perry and Rick Schwartz

  Over the past decade, we’ve seen consumers opt for digital downloads over the almost-extinct CD. In 2010, CD sales suffered a 20 percent decline for the fourth year in a row, with digital downloads garnering a 13 percent increase. With the proliferation of new cloud storage services and music streaming solutions (e.g., iCloud, Amazon, Pandora, etc.), we are now seeing another shift in the way music is consumed. With these new services that offer anytime, anywhere access to music content, will the once-revered digital download be the 8-track of the future?

  This “Core Conversation,” led by PacketVideo’s content manager, Tom Perry, will offer a platform for attendees to discuss the future of music consumption. Participants will be prompted to offer opinions and insight into how this shift away from digital downloads will impact the music industry as a whole, and how new music services will foster the consumer need for anytime, anywhere access to music.

  • Crowd Consumption
  • Digital
  • Music
  • streaming

  At 5:00pm to 6:00pm, Tuesday 13th March

  In Capitol View North, Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol