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Trivial Posts #7: Omnishambles, Mobile Search, And Freemium Snooze Buttons

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There are some weeks I find a lot during the week to put on the blog, others where it is either a bit quieter, or my attention is focused on deadlines or other projects. It was the latter this week, but I’ve still been squirreling away links and articles that have made me think. And as Monday kicks off, you can enjoy them as well in my��weekly collection of interesting posts, ideas, video clips, essays, images, and anything else that catches my eye online. Don�t forget to�subscribe to the mailing list�so you�always get your Trivial Posts every Monday. Trust The

Announcing the 7th SXSW Baby Social Breakfast

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Okay, so a little bit last minute, but hey, isn’t that the Southby way? Now that I’ve made it to Austin and caught up with the rest of the  SXSW Baby! team, everyone has been asking if we’re organising our regular breakfast on the Saturday morning of Interactive at Magnolia Cafe (South Congress), I guess it’s time to make it official. This year’s ‘SXSW Social Breakfast‘ will be on Saturday March 8th, starting at 8am at Magnolia Cafe on South Congress. Everyone is welcome, and the SXSW Baby! team will be there so make sure to say hi! A big thank you as always to the staff

Arriving early for SXSW Interactive? Let SXSW Baby! suggest a bar or five

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SXSW Baby! is a blog that’s been running since the dawn of time (thirteen years and counting) and has passed through the hands of a number of Webmasters (all called the Dread Pirate Roberts). I’m the current janitor, with a great team of writers and contributors. Eric’s the local ‘man on the ground’ and he;s put together the pre-SXSW Interactive pub crawl. Starting at the Bungalow, 92 Rainey Street, from 5pm on Thursday 7th March (nominally heading out at 9pm) it’s going to be indie bars and craft beer all the way. As expected there’s an app for it as

Walking Over a Digital Grave

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As part of SXSW, I contribute to the SXSW Baby website with a daily podcast from the conference floor. Because of that, and like many at SXSW, I came under the wonderful embrace of Brad Graham. Brad suddenly died in January, which has put a tinge of sadness over SXSW for many, including myself. The tradition of “Break Bread with Brad” on the first night of SXSW ran for almost ten years, and while he won’t be with us this year, Break Bread For Brad will be on the first night of SXSW as usual. More details are on the