Omar L. Gallaga writes about technology culture for the Austin American-Statesman. He's worked for the American-Statesman since 1997 and edited Technopolis, the newspaper's personal tech section, and ¡ahora sí!, Austin's Spanish-language newspaper. He's currently a contributor to NPR's "All Tech Considered" segment, which airs Mondays on "All Things Considered." He's been a writer and performer with Austin's award-winning Latino Comedy Project, and is a contributing writer for Television Without Pity. He writes a comic strip, "Space Monkeys!" with his brother, Pablo, and lives in New Braunfels with his wife and three technologically savvy cats.
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By Omar L. Gallaga
| Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 05:32 PM
If you heard late Wednesday that President Barack Obama will be attending an event at South by Southwest Interactive, you should know it’s only a rumor.
The Obama administration did announce a series of roundtables across the country called, “Startup America: Reducing Barriers.” In a press release, the White House said that the second stop on this tour will be March 12 at South by Southwest.
It’s likely that a representative from the administration will attend to talk about emerging technology and entrepreneurship.
However, an article on Portfolio.com appears to have fueled rumors on Twitter that Obama himself will be attending.
Kelly Krause, a spokesperson for the SXSW Interactive festival said she’d heard no such thing.
If we do hear about Obama coming to SXSW Interactive we will make sure you’re the first to know.
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By Brittanie Flegle
March 9, 2011 4:17 PM | Link to this
Awwwwwwesssssommme. :) I think Obama's social media team has done an excellent job keeping the nation informed on his decision-making and political strategy. Definitely deserves a panel at SXSWi. Do you know which panel it will be?