Last Week to Vote for SXSW 2009 Panel -- Hear Secrets From Matt Basta and the Widget Warriors

Widgetbox Intern Bastawhiz and widget wizard Bunnyhero will tell first-hand tales about web revolution in SXSW Interactive Widget Warrior Panel

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 26, 2008 --

Core News Facts

•    Widgetbox Intern, amateur videographer and widget developer, Matt Basta, is nominated to speak at the SXSW panel: "Widget Warriors: Dominating the Web by Building It"

•    Who's behind the widgets you see everywhere on the web? These people. Come learn their secrets.

•    Are widgets just good for throwing virtual sheep? The panel addresses the widget hype and how these portable pieces of the web will change the face of online advertising.

•    Community voting counts for 30% of how the panels are chosen.

•    Voting ends on August 29, 2008

•    SXSW Interactive will take place March 13-17, 2009 in Austin, Texas. It will feature five days of panel content and parties for the brightest minds in emerging technology.

•    Confirmed panelists include Wayne Lee from Bunnyhero, whose widgets are in the top five worldwide.

Multimedia Elements

•    Where the hell is Matt…Basta? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFyLfkBePjY)

Links to Related Content

•    Follow Widgetbox on Twitter (http://twitter.com/widgetbox)

•    Follow Matt Basta on Twitter (http://twitter.com/bastawhiz)

•    Matt Basta's Youtube Page (http://www.youtube.com/user/bastawhiz)

•    Matt Basta's Website (http://serverboy.net)

•    Bunnyhero Labs Website (http://www.bunnyherolabs.com)

•    Widgetbox Website (http://www.widgetbox.com)

•    Subscribe to the Widgetbox Blog (http://blog.widgetbox.com)

•    SXSW Interactive Panel Picker (http://panelpicker.sxsw.com)

•    SXSW Interactive (http://sxsw.com/interactive)

About Widgetbox

With more than 125,000 widgets and 60 million unique monthly viewers on over 1,170,000 domains, Widgetbox is home to the world's largest widget community. Since 2006, Widgetbox has pioneered the rise of widgets and connects widget creators, consumers, and advertisers by providing choice to those who want it and reach to those who need it. By leveraging its massive widget exchange, and understanding the desire for users to have online freedom, Widgetbox is accelerating the Internet revolution through unlimited access to and easy use of web widgets.

Contacts

Page One PR

Ariana Parasco, 415-321-2340

ariana(at)pageonepr.com

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