Sessions at SXSW Interactive 2012 about Religion

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Sunday 11th March 2012

• Optimism: The Ultimate Revolutionary Act

  by Mona Eltahawy

  It takes optimism to launch revolutions, to believe that you can end decades of dictatorship and that you deserve freedom and dignity. Why are the people of the Middle East and North Africa - all too aware of the challenges they face in rising up to despots - more optimistic about their revolutions and uprisings than those outside the region - who all too often take for granted their own freedoms?

  • Freedom
  • Politics
  • Religion
  • revolution

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

  In Ballroom EF, Austin Convention Center

  Coverage audio clip

Monday 12th March 2012

• Bridging the Digital and the Divine

  by Adrienne Baker, Daniel Pawlus, Mathew Tombers, Paul Drohan and Patton Dodd

  Surveys regularly show 80% of Americans consider themselves religious or spiritual. How do religion and faith play out online, and how are organizations trying to engage diverse faith audiences? In this panel, 3 highly successful faith organizations and the interactive agency that has supported them will discuss their success and frustrations as they try to bridge the digital and the divine. Patheos will share their expertise in social media engagement and talk about how to monetize content in the faith space without losing your soul. Odyssey Networks will show how they are using multiple applications, including a mobile app, to distribute content. Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) will discuss their new digital strategies, via their Webby-nominated website and social media platforms. Digitaria will bring its extensive interactive knowledge and the new technologies they use for both non-profit and Fortune 500 clients to drive engagement and dynamic user experiences.

  • Digital
  • Religion
  • Social Media
  • Spirituality

  At 12:30pm to 1:30pm, Monday 12th March

  In Capitol E-H, Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol

  Coverage audio clip