Staff Picks - SXSW '10

“Check into your favorite places, unlock badges, become mayor, (sometimes) get free stuff. If you went to SXSW, you probably don't need to be told what foursquare is.”

“A geo-mobile game that allows you to check-in and collect virtual “items” at locations.”

“Instant Tweetup is a fun and easy way to make new friends, connect with local people and find out whats going on in your community. ”

“Google Alerts meets Twitter Lists Receive hourly or daily a digest of the tweets from any given Twitter List.”

“Official SXSW iPhone App. 'Nuff said.”

“Post your plans online and invite your Twitter followers to join you. Useful for an impromptu tweetup perhaps?”

“A tool for speakers to poll their audience (or their followers). Votes can be collected via SMS, Twitter, or the web and results are displayed in realtime.”

“Discover events through your Twitter network and see who else is attending. SXSW specific features: a comprehensive list of parties, a male-to-female ratio calculator, and... a hang over kit.”

“Discover panels and share where you’re sitting at with your friends and Twitter followers.”

“Perhaps the most efficient way to track SXSW buzz on Twitter - Tweetmeme has built a special SXSW only edition to keep you in the know during the conference.”

“Zone out and gaze at keyword tweets from the flow around the conference. Famously adapted by Pepsi for a special SXSW visualization in 2009.”