SXSW Interactive: Big Data & the Presidency

Think your Facebook feed and Twitterisms don’t matter? Think again.

"...First things first: big data will not choose the next president. The electorate..."

March 13, 2016 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

The Perils of Big Data

The up- and downsides of student information collection

"...to give educators and administrators easy access to student data. Districts and states could input around 400 different data..."

March 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Crowdsourcing Medical Data Through Gaming

UT’s Simulation and Game Applications Lab helps researchers reach further

"...This smartphone game has created a groundbreaking approach to data collection, leading to an earlier diagnosis of dementia. So..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Screens Feature by felix morgan

Austin Music Census Data Will Remain Private

Attorney General grants exemption from open records requests

"...the survey, isn’t required to turn over the raw data to parties making public information filings...."

Feb. 1, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin @ Large: Canary in the Data Mine

Profile of the 2002 Central Texas Sustainability Indicators Project

"...Summer's here and the time is right for ... big-picture talk about Austin Tomorrow. After a few weeks of..."

June 28, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Panel: Fan Data – Journey from Analysis to Action

Tumblr, data mining, replicants

"...for artists and promoters has long been that the data collected in return – from YouTube views, concert apps,..."

March 15, 2014 Music Post by Austin Powell

New Data and Rules for Dockless Scooters

Open data on 2 million dockless trips, plus new rules for riding on trails

"...It's been a big news week for electric scooters. UT baseball star David..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Under the Big Tent

Does working from home help save the environment?

"...will explain how universities and research entities are integrating big data in ecology, taking huge volumes of satellite information,..."

Oct. 3, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Little Big Plan

The Austin Creative Alliance proves it can think big by thinking small

"...How do you go about building something bigger than anything that's ever been built here before?..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Neighborhood Bankers or International Big Shots?

Laredo National Bank opens a branch in Austin, trailing a big fine and a clouded political and financial history.

"...didn't read in the local daily -- was the big news that came out of Washington the day before..."

June 22, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Big Picture

"...Dear Editor, Thank you for the important article about data storing, pollution, and the climate emergency that is all..."

May 4, 2020 Postmarks

D.A. Candidates Focus on Safety, Data Shows Austin Crime Rates Decreasing

Austin was the safest big city in Texas in 2022

"...election day ballot may have heard otherwise, but the data speaks for itself...."

March 5, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

Big, Contentious Austin Energy Rate Hike Finally Arrives at Council

Power for the people?

"...In April, Austin Energy revealed a big ask: It wants to change its base rate structure..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Big Money for Big Roads

Deciding how the Mobility Bond is spent on Austin's most traveled streets

"...implementation process due to funding constraints. "With so much data and so many plans calling for extended transit priority..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Luv Doc: Come On, Big Boy

Sometimes it's hard to know when a woman is just begging for it

"...and again, I meet women that give me the big “Come on, big boy,” and when I ask them..."

April 11, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

Gay Place: Big Proud Bomb

It's not an anti-Pride: It's Queerbomb!

"...BIG, PROUD BOMB..."

June 5, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Who Is Jhojan Valencia, Austin FC’s Latest Big-Money Signing?

And other Qs asked (and answered) about the 25-year-old midfielder

"...So, who is Jhojan Valencia, and how will he..."

Jan. 12, 2022 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

The Big Crapshoot

Tracking South by Southwest

"...other part of the music business, SXSW is a big crapshoot. And it's a lottery without printed odds...."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Battle of Small Beer vs. Big Distributors Rages on With Texas Beer-To-Go Bill

Another chippy round of political beer pong

"...attracting brewing talent to Texas. And still, perhaps the biggest twist is that Texas wineries and Texas distilleries are..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Reining in the Mother of All Big Boxes

Local activists seek community-wide benefits analyses of big-box proposals

"...Wal-Mart has set its sights on Austin in a big way. There are 10 in the greater Austin area..."

May 27, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Austin @ Large: Big-Box Breakdown

Impact? What impact? The city's slothful retail strategy.

"...week and asked one VIP to comment on the big-box retail study presented to the City Council last week...."

July 9, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Tracking the Next Big Things at SXSW Gaming

Beyond playtime: where the developers and designers will be at SXSW

"...Gaming in 2019 is bigger and more culturally relevant than ever before, with hundreds..."

March 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley

The Big Chill

Wild Thing Chip Taylor waxes political on 'New Songs of Freedom'

"...A big challenge was to get from the facetious chorus ("Just..."

June 27, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Texas Could Lose Big If Census Undercounts Immigrants

Citizenship question could eat into $43 billion state receives in federal funds

"...when it comes to immigrants, Texas stands to lose big...."

April 6, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

A Great Big Bundle of Rail and Roads

Council moves transportation bonds toward a November vote

"...though the road projects could be started regardless. The Big Picture..."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Big-Ticket Races Filling Up

If Rick Perry runs for president, who'll run for governor?

"...Tom Leppert, and ex-Solicitor General Ted Cruz are the big names, but further down the slate there are many..."

July 29, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cool City: My Big Fat Carbon Footprint

One reporter's liberating steps toward energy efficiency

"...sprang on impulse for 20 dollars' worth – five big bags to hoist many a major household shop. I..."

July 11, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Big River

How healthy is Austin's Colorado River?

"...vast resource still faces myriad threats. Two of the biggest headaches right now are non-point source pollution, such as..."

June 16, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Council Recap: A Big Bucket of BidenBucks to Stitch Up the Safety Net

Homelessness response anchors $263.5 million spending plan

"...“the partners we need to tackle challenges that are bigger than what the city, county, or [any] service organization..."

June 11, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Big Brother Sets Eyes on Immigrants

Footage from last week's capitol demo against new detention center

"...end to Secure Communities – a mega-network of arrest data pooled from local, state and federal agencies for Immigration..."

June 27, 2011 News Post by Katie Tomasino

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