The South by Southwest Interactive festival wrapped up in Austin, Tx., last night with the Interactive Awards ceremony, held each year to recognize standout achievement in digital content on the Web and beyond. In addition to the categories listed on the SXSWi website, special honors were also handed out for categories like the People’s Choice, Digital Campaign of the Year, and Best of Show. The ceremony, held at the Hilton Austin, was emceed by comedian Chris Hardwick. Adding to the entertainment were The Gregory Brothers of Auto-Tune the News. They performed a live version of their “Bed Intruder Song,” as well as a new song reportedly entitled “Winning – A Song About Charlie Sheen.”
While my humbly chosen picks weren’t exactly on the mark, I’ve got a full list of winners for you that includes the special honors categories. And the SXSWi winners are…
Activism: The Tiziano Project
Amusement: Most Awesomest Thing Ever (Also: B2C Feature Article)
Business: Get Satisfaction
Classic: The Onion (Also: B2c Feature Article)
Community: iFixit (Also: B2C Feature Article)
Educational Resource: Rosetta Stone Version 4 TOTALe
Experimental: Isle of Tune
Film/TV: Collapsus: The Energy Risk Conspiracy
Kiosk/Installation: Unilever – Smile Activated Vending Machine
Mobile: Airbnb iPhone App
Motion Graphics: Record Tripping (Also: B2C Feature Article)
Music: Arcade Fire: The Wilderness Downtown
Personal: JKVC Interactive & Print Design (Also: B2C Feature Article)
Social Media: Conan O’Brien Presents: Team Coco (Also: B2C Feature Article)
Student: FeedSpeaker
Technical Achievement: The AP Timeline Reader (Also: B2C Feature Article)
Special Honors:
People’s Choice Award: Groupon
Breakout Digital Trend: GroupMe
Speaker of the Event: Jane McGonigal
Digital Campaign of the Year: Old Spice: Smell Like a Man
Best of Show: The Wilderness Downtown
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Even though SXSWi is over, the roots of the festival — South by Southwest Music — are just getting under way today and will continue until Sunday, March 20, which is the final day of SXSW 2011.
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This article was written for Business 2 Community by Renee DeCoskey.
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