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Mashup mocks SXSWi's 'geo' obsession, gender imbalance
Two Digg employees have built "Wheretheladies.at," a relatively simple map mashup that tries to figure out which South by Southwest venues are populated by the most females.

At SXSWi, Facebook flexes its gaming muscle
The social network's annual developer get-together as part of the South by Southwest Interactive Festival focused on how it can bring its Facebook Connect technology to gamers on disparate platforms.

Venezuelan president calls for Internet regulation
Hugo Chavez says "the Internet cannot be something open where anything is said and done" and demands crackdown on a critical news site.

Fiorina follows 'Demon Sheep' with heavenly hot air
A new ad for former HP CEO Carly Fiorina's campaign for the Senate takes the extremes of her "Demon Sheep" ad to even more exalted levels.

How to make Chatroulette a useful video network
There is a way that Chatroulette could become a lot more than a place for people to show off their private parts

Shirky: Napster tapped into our primate instincts
We don't want to share goods, but we want to share information, the NYU professor says at a SXSWi talk, and Napster transformed music into information.

'Faster,' 'instant' Digg 2.0 unveiled at SXSW
Digg CEO Jay Adelson surprises the audience by announcing a revamped version of the service with a big slate of new features.

#OMGConan: The big Digg party Twitter hoax
Word begins spreading on Twitter like wildfire that Conan O'Brien was joining Internet TV network Revision3. But it was actually a hoax that hundreds participated in.

GDC 2010: Scaling the summits of gameplay
roundup This week's Game Developers Conference brings together designers, programmers, publishers, and others for the latest from the world of video play.

Tech finds its place at SXSWi (roundup)
As the Web generation descends on the South by Southwest Interactive show in Austin, several location-based start-ups try to put themselves on the map.

Systems engineer deemed best job in America
A deep and detailed survey by Focus.com concludes that the best job in the United States is a tech job: systems engineer. No. 2: physician assistant. No. 3: college professor.

Privacy is not dead, says SXSWi keynoter Boyd
Recent PR debacles surrounding Google Buzz and Facebook's privacy settings have put the spotlight on basic misunderstandings by tech companies about how people use social media.

A 257-degree panorama from the GDC floor
A view of the expo floor from on top of the Sony booth at the Game Developers Conference in the South Hall of Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Why people really do care about privacy
When Facebook changed its privacy settings, Zuckerberg took pictures off his Facebook pages. Google's Schimdt is reportedly trying to take down his ex-lover's blog. No one cares about privacy? Really?

Selling a car the iPod way
Chevy is hoping to tap into the same sentiments that spark gadget fandom with its new Volt electric car. But is the crowd at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival the right audience?

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