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5 Reasons to Check out the ACTIVE Booth at SXSW
It’s that time of year again, where the frost starts to melt, flora and fauna resurface, and the creative community takes Austin by storm for the annual South by Southwest Conference and Festival. Having inspired a slew of nicknames, SXSW Interactive is fondly referred to as “spring break for geeks,” “nerd prom” or taking a “nerdcation”. Call it what you want, but the best and brightest in the industry will be there, and you should be too.
ACTIVE Network has teamed up with Mashery, and will be in the Circus Mashimus lounge to demo our APIs and provide a sneak preview of the new ACTIVE.com website. Make sure to pay us a visit - here's why:
1.) Overview of our Developer Portal: Get personally escorted through ACTIVE Access, our developer hub for API documentation, embeddable widgets, affiliate resources, and more.
2.) Check out our App Showcase: See what other developers have built by integrating our Activity Search, Campgrounds, and Golf Tee Times API.
3.) New ACTIVE.com Sneak Peek: Get an exclusive first look at the new site! It offers a more visually appealing and intuitive user experience, enhanced search technology, and boasts a wealth of consumer, organizer, and branding benefits.
4.) Partner Demos: Hear first-hand how some of our partners have hacked the ACTIVE APIs to create award-winning apps.
5.) Win Cool Stuff: Enter your info for a chance to secure some sweet prizes. Learn more here: http://developer.active.com/giveaway.
How can you prepare for the panels, parties and more? There is a ton of advice out there on making the most of your SXSW Interactive experience. Check out these eight tips from BeyondThe.Biz to help you stay focused, fed and blister-free. As the blog emphasizes, if you don’t already have a Plancast account, do it now. It will get you plugged in to all the official and unofficial event happenings, including the POWER UP! Morning Run hosted by ACTIVE. Come sweat out the remnants of the evening’s festivities on Friday and Saturday morning (March 8th and 9th) at 8am. Yes, it’s an early wake-up call, but a great start to the day, a chance to mingle with folks like Dennis Crowley, CEO and Co-founder at FourSquare, plus you’ll score some killer swag!
Any SXSW vets out there? The best part of SXSW Interactive is ________. Fill-in-the-blank with a comment below!
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