One of several Latino-themed panels in SXSWi had the title “Austin: Latino Internet Capital of the World,” and, by all indications, no one in the room thought it necessary to quibble with the bold title.

Statesman food writer Addie Broyles and Miso Hungry blogger Jennie Chen facilitated a packed core conversation called “The Yelp Effect,” posing the question, “what happens when everyone is a restaurant critic?”

The SXSW Web Awards went down Sunday evening, emceed by Doug Benson and MC'ed by last year's SXSW Film breakout MC Frontalot (Nerdcore Rising). And the envelopes, please …

As if being one of the innovators of the god game back in the early Nineties wasn't enough, Peter Molyneux managed to help alter the course of gaming by revisiting the seemingly simple idea of the "human game." His Fable series is now the poster child for incorporating human choices and giving them bearing on your character's evolution.

CEO of local game developer Twisted Pixel – and recent Austin Chronicle cover story subject – Mike Wilford showed gameplay from its awaited release, Comic Jumper. At the ScreenBurn Arcade, he had to fight the techno coming from the nearby rave/art-creation tool booth, but managed to impress the small crowd gathered around the screen.

A bad day for Suicide Girls at the "Selling Sub-Culture Without Selling Out Panel" at SXSW Interactive. The alt.porn website was held up as the prime example of selling out. And no, it wasn't about the money.

The City of Austin is looking to harness the power of SXSW Interactive in the redesign of the official city website. There's a meet and greet Sunday where representatives of redesign effort AustinGO are looking to chat you up about incorporating best practices into the site relaunch.

Social entrepreneur and Project Diaspora co-founder TMS Ruge is a SXSW Interactive veteran. He'll be back on Sunday to bust some misconceptions about technology in developing nations during his talk Africa 3.0: A Look at the Future of a Connected Africa.

As SXSW attendees bring their first day to an end, and ponder another week of quesadilla for breakfast and three panels before lunchtime, there's already been a lot of excitement.