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The Linkdown for Thursday, Dec. 1
Photo by Brantley Essary, courtesy Bohemian Innovation studio.
The Linkdown refrained from blowing the entire bank account on Cyber Monday, but just barely. Yes, the economy is in the tank, but we love a good sale. Here’s some tech-related events and news stories you should know about:
Events:
- Austin High Tech Happy Hour is tonight (Dec. 1).
- 1 Semester Startup demo day happens tonight at UT.
- Austin Random Hacks of Kindness deadline for registration is today.
- Big Data Love happy hour is on Friday.
- December is also DeSTEMber, says Girlstart.
- Shoebox, which makes the “1000memories” app, will be helping people digitize their photos Saturday at Little Walnut Creek Library.
- Video game art and consignment expo happens Sunday.
- Looking to get hired? Rackspace is hosting a “Rackerpalooza Network Security Edition” at its Austin offices Dec. 10.
- Trey Ratcliff hosts another Austin PhotoWalk on Dec. 10.
- The Refresh Austin holiday bash is on Dec. 13.
- Austin Social Media Club holiday party is on Dec. 15.
- December BASHH is scheduled for Dec. 15. Location hasn’t yet been announced.
- Skillpoint Alliance is looking for some volunteers for upcoming LEGO League Tournaments.
Internet goodness:
- Some cool digital art was exhibit at the recent East Austin Studio Tour. Here are some photos from Bohemian’s interactive party.
- Yahoo has released its year in review searches list. Top search for 2011 was “iPhone,” followed by “Casey Anthony” and “Kim Kardashian.”
- TED has launched an iPhone app.
- Austin-based Mutual Mobile was named one of Forbes’ most promising companies.
- Playlist party! Spotify has launched an app plaform.
- Path, the personal social network, releases version 2.0, rethinking some core elements.
- iPhone filmmakers: a little Steadicam-type device on the cheap.
- People be shopping: Cyber Monday sales up 33 percent.
- Maybe it’s impractical, but I’m in love with how this tiny printer (called “Little Printer”) looks.
- Wordpress gets into the blog ads business.
- Austin-developed personal security app “Guardian Trace” has launched.
- “Fahrenheit 451” finally available as an ebook.
- Good article about apps for kids with autism.
- Germophobe? This one’s for you: thePocket Purifier.
- Holiday shopping help: Google Catalog app for Android or iPad tablets.
- Tough corporate culture and growing pains at Zynga.
- Springbox has put up an interactive display on S. Congress starting this evening.
- “Show Me Decorating” app got an assist from UT student Will McCraney.
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