Tech invades South by Southwest confab

Blogs, podcasts and community Web sites enjoy spotlight at South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas.

Roomba takes Frogger to the asphalt jungle

A tricked-up robotic vacuum cleaner helps bring the early video game to life in the streets of Austin.
March 14, 2006

Sci-fi author laments state of world

In his annual talk closing out the South by Southwest interactive conference, Bruce Sterling says the world is in crazy shape.
March 14, 2006

Sex alive and well in video games

blog There's never been a better time to be designing sexually oriented games, panelists say.
March 14, 2006

Craigslist, Wikipedia founders chat at SXSW

Craig Newmark and Jimmy Wales discuss the importance of content on user-created community sites during a keynote conversation.
March 13, 2006

Texas beckons with gobs of music

download.com CNET's site for music, video and more gathers MP3s and streams from nearly 200 artists appearing this year.
March 13, 2006

To her fans, Dooce is wild

Not content with her official South by Southwest keynote, the famous blogger suggested a casual meet-up with fans. They came in droves.
March 13, 2006

SXSW has Macs, is cool

blog Everyone who goes to South by Southwest knows that it's the coolest conference there is. But you throw Macs into the fray, and you push the cool needle off the dial.
March 12, 2006

Dooce and Jason Kottke on blogging

blog Two of the blogosphere's biggest stars philosophize about the daily lives of people who are known to millions, if only through the words they craft on a daily basis.
March 12, 2006

Bloggers: Use caution

blog Laina Dawes and Elaine Liner discuss how bloggers who write about both their personal and private lives can navigate the waters of honesty and disclosure and still remain employed.
March 12, 2006

previous coverage

Techies get set for Austin's South by Southwest

The famed SXSW fest goes beyond just music (and film), with equally lauded interactive events for bloggers, podcasters and others.
March 10, 2006