App Darlings at SXSW 2011

If there’s an app that allows you to stay in touch via a geo-specific hashtagging text widget, while messaging your nanny about new formulaic changes in your child’s eating schedule, it’s going to be used (if not launched) at SXSW.

Twitter, Gowalla and Foursquare were some apps that became popular among this notoriously tech-hungry crowd. Continuing the conversation at the Friends of (mt) BBQ, industry-leaders and newbs alike describe what apps they’re using now and their highlights of SXSW 2011.

Commonly Mentioned Apps:
Beluga
Hashable
Gowalla
Groupme
Twitter
Boxcar
into_now
…and a surprisingly strong showing for old fashioned phone calls and texting. Go figure.

Guest Interviews:
Richard Moross – us.moo.com
Kyle Bragger – forrst.com
Todd Garland – buysellads.com
Mark Burstiner – getftw.com
Adam Berke – adroll.com
Chris McCann – startupdigest.com
Matt Burniston – heshereallweek.com
Joe McCann – subprint.com
Mike Prasad – mikeprasad.com
Owen Stone – owenjjstone.com
Jonathan Moore – newezra.com

See more pictures on Flickr

Music provided by: Fitz & the Tantrums
Photography provided by: Erin Fuentes, Gustave Cadet