Tuesday, April 29, 2008

sched.org

I heard about this from someone on the AALLNET Advisory Committee - sched.org. It is a web-based scheduling application that was created in 14 hours by two men who wanted to keep up with the South by Southwest schedule in Austin. For more details, check the story from March at Wired.com.

SXSW: This Year's Twitter? A Simple Scheduling App That Brings Order to the Masses
By Lewis Wallace
March 09, 2008 9:34:16 PM
Categories: SXSW, Web/Tech
By Megan McCarthy and Michael Calore

AUSTIN, Texas -- Last year, Twitter was the big winner at South by Southwest. In 2008, it's all about Sched.org.

Every year, one web service captures all the buzz at the two-week-long conference by proving itself to be innovative, geek friendly and, perhaps most importantly, insanely useful. This year, a simple calendaring service is the site most plugged into SXSW's zeitgeist.

The Sched.org website displays the entire conference calendar, covering the interactive, film and music events plus parties and unofficial galleries, on a dynamic, easily customizable web page. The site has proven itself to be a godsend to overwhelmed attendees trying to figure out where to go, when to get there, what the most popular events are and who you'll see once you arrive. (cont.)

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