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
| Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 10:49 AM
The South by Southwest Interactive festival say it’s no longer expecting to host Arianna Huffington, who had been listed as a participant in a Featured Session on the SXSW website.
The Huffington Post founder had been expected to speak on the topic of “Content as a Means for Social Change,” but fest organizers now say that Huffington has cancelled.
Also missing from the original list is “Two and a Half Men” creator Chuck Lorre, who was scheduled to do a book reading. The fest says it’s still working to secure Lorre as a speaker for the festival.
Other participants who are still listed in featured presentations include Gawker Media’s Nick Denton, Stephen Wolfram and Anthony Bourdain in addition to previously announced keynote speakers Baratunde Thurston and Amber Case.
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By Jon
November 1, 2011 8:54 PM | Link to this
I was trying to respond to your article about "What If kids take over facebook" as well as the parent article. I hope you will voice for me that the age 13 restriction is not Facebook's policy...it is in compliance with COPPA.
Instead of parents modeling good citizenship writing their reps to change COPPA, they model gold ole "F.U., it's all about selfish little me" policy showing their kids how to lie to beat the system. And, isn't that was has driven America off the financial cliff? What else can be expected from a nation who's idea of "good will to all" at Christmas is to run you down in the name of that "Tickle Me Elmo" (or, what have you) doll?