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Sample SXSW Questions
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Answers: Steps and Tips
| 1 | Go to the The Band List page Its linked on the right sidebar or from the Band section |
| 2 | Find the band on the page Use control-F and begin typing or pasting the name. In this case: "Morning State" |
| 3 | Click on the sxsw link to go to the band page on sxsw. These are generally nice mobile pages. |
| 4 | Select the venue and showtime info on the page Send it using the Guide Tool bar: "Morning State plays at Fado Patio, 214 W 4th St. in Austin, at 10pm on SAT 3/15" |
| Add Wow |
Search using the Search Schedule search box on the Schedule page to see if there is any listing that the band is playing at a party or unofficial venue. In this case, Morning State actually is scheduled for two unofficial shows: "According to ShowListAustin, Morning State is playing: 3/13 12:50pm at Scoot Inn & 3/14 11pm SXS&M at Chain Drive" |
♦Bands: What is the latest news on 'The Raveonettes'?
| 1 | Go to the The Band List page Its linked on the right sidebar or from the Band section |
| 2 | Find the band on the page Use control-F and begin typing or pasting the name. In this case: "The Ravonettes" |
| 3 | Use the "news" link to go directly to Google News about the band and find a recent, relevant story to find result. In this case, one of the articles from NME notes: "The Raveonettes sell out LA's El Rey Theatre on March 4th" |
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Use blog and search
links should the news link not have any valuable results. |
♦Parties: What parties are going on tonight at sxsw?
| 1 | From the Parties section, click on the day in question. |
| 2 | Find Party info for that day. Depending on the day, there might be a lot of parties. Try recommending something noted as a top pick, or something based on the user's History. |
| 3 | Select the info on the page or a related link. Send it using the Guide Tool bar. For example: "Try the End Sounds Pre-SXSW Music Party 8pm at Emo's or the Frrvrr™ Launch Party 9pm at the Mohawk. Text back for more." |
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Try Austin360.com, Upcoming, or OhMyRockness.com for more info; you might get a glimpse of something hot. |
♦Parties: Where is the 'DC Does Texas' party?
| 1 | Use the Party / Schedule Search in the Parties section. |
| 2 | Select a result like ShowListAustin and find the info on the page. |
| 3 | Select the info on the page or a related link. Send it using the Guide Tool bar. For example: "DC Does Texas party is at Cream Vintage (2532 Guadalupe, noon-7pm) on the 13th" |
| Also | You can also search for the result using site search on the advanced search page. Put the search term in quotes for best performance. You will get a hit on the Mar 13th Parties page, where you can find the result. |
♦Parties: Who's playing at the SPIN party on Sat?
| 1 | Use the Party / Schedule Search in the Parties section. |
| 2 | Select a result like OhMyRockness and find the info on the page. |
| 3 | Select the info on the page or a related link. Send it using the Guide Tool bar. For example: "SPIN Magazine Party: X, Vampire Weekend, The Raveonettes, The Whigs, Ben Jelen, The Switches, The Scarlet, Diplo (DJ Set)" |
| Also | You can also search for the result using site search on the advanced search page. Put the search term in quotes for best performance. You will get a hit on the Mar 14th Parties page, where you can find the result. |
♦Parties: When does the Limewire party start and where is it located?
| 1 | Use the Party / Schedule Search in the Parties section. |
| 2 | Select a result like ShowListAustin and find the info on the page. |
| 3 | Select the info on the page or a related link. Send it using the Guide Tool bar. For example: "Limewire Party: Monday 3/10 9pm at Club Deville, 900 Red River, St." *The address and time info was on the Club Deville site link. |
| Also | You can also search for the result using site search on the advanced search page. Put the search term in quotes for best performance. You will get a hit on the Mar 10th Parties page, where you can find the result. |
♦Schedules: When is the Mess With Texas 2 Party?
| 1 | Use the Party / Schedule Search in the Parties section. |
| 2 | Select a result like Do512 and find the info on the page. |
| 3 | Select the info on the page or a related link. Send it using the Guide Tool bar. For example: "Mess With Texas 2 Party: Saturday 03/15 (12:00PM) @ Waterloo Park 403 E. 15th" |
| Also | You can also search for the result using site search on the advanced search page. Put the search term in quotes for best performance. You will get a hit on the Mar 15th Parties page, where you can find the result. |
♦Schedules: What bands are playing at the Beauty Bar tonight?
| 1 | Go to the Venue section. It is on the top dark gray menu bar. |
| 2 | Find the Venue on the page Use control-F and begin typing or pasting the name. In this case: "Beauty Bar" |
| 3 | Click on the venue name link to go to the venue page on sxsw and find the data. Let's use Mar 12th as our 'tonight'. |
| 4 | Select the info on the page or a related link. Send it using the Guide Tool bar. For example: "Foot Patrol, Corn Mo and the .357 Lover, Faceless Werewolves, Car Stereo (Wars), Awesome Cool Dudes, Tim William" |
♦Schedules: When is the Hip Hop Radio II party & who is the sponsor?
| 1 | Use the Party / Schedule Search in the Parties section. |
| 2 | Select a result like Austin360.com and find the info on the page. |
| 3 | Select the info on the page or a related link. Send it using the Guide Tool bar. For example: "BRMG is the sponsor for Hip Hop Radio II at the Firehouse Lounge, 605 Brazos Street, 2-9 pm March 15th" |
| 4 | You can also search for the result using site search on the advanced search page. Put the search term in quotes for best performance. You will get a hit on the Mar 15th Parties page, where you can find the result. |
♦Venues: Is the Continental Club all ages?
| 1 | Go to the Venue section. It is on the top dark gray menu bar. |
| 2 | Find the Venue on the page Use control-F and begin typing or pasting the name. In this case: "Continental Club" |
| 3 | Select the info on the page or a related link. Send it using the Guide Tool bar. For example: "Continental Club at 1315 S Congress Ave in Austin is listed as '21+'." |
♦Venues: Where is the Brush Square Park?
| 1 | Go to the Venue section. It is on the top dark gray menu bar. |
| 2 | Find the Venue on the page Use control-F and begin typing or pasting the name. In this case: "Brush Square Park" |
| 3 | Select the info on the page or a related link. Send it using the Guide Tool bar. For example: "Brush Square Park is at 5th & Neches, just north of the Austin Convention Center." |
♦Local: Where can I get good Mexican food in Austin?
| 1 | Go to the Austin section. It is on the top dark gray menu bar. |
| 2 | Click on the 'dining google map' link to bring up a targeted Google map of downtown showing restaurants. |
| 3 | Enter 'Mexican food' in the search box to see Mexican restaurants in and around the festival. |
| 4 | Select the info on the page or a related link. Send it using the Guide Tool bar. For example: "Manuel's Downtown, 310 Congress Ave, Austin, TX, (512) 472-7555. Reply for more options." |
| Add Wow |
Search for 'Mexican food' using the custom search in the right corner of the page. This will return Austin-focused results, like the CitySearch page noting Fonda San Miguel as the audience award winner for Mexican food. |
♦Local: How long does it take to get to the airport from downtown?
| 1 | For directions, use Google Maps and under the search bar, click Get Directions. |
| 2 | For start address type, "downtown Austin, TX" and for end address, "Austin airport, Austin TX. At the top of the directions Google Maps estimates a distance of 10.9 mi or about 19 mins. |
| 3 | Select the info on the page or a related link. Send it using the Guide Tool bar. For example: "From downtown to airport is an estimated distance of 10.9 mi or about 19 mins without traffic. Need the number for a cab?" |
| Also | With Google maps you don't always need addresses. You can search for things like "walmart Austin, TX" as a location and Google's "Did you mean"function will suggest several locations matching the description. Be sure to use the format "(location) City,State" OR "(location) ZIP". |
♦Local: Are there really lots of bats in Austin? Where are they?
| 1 | Using the search in the corner of the Scouted Content SXSW Tool type 'Austin bats'. |
| 2 | A top result will be Austin Congress Bridge Bats |
| 3 | Select the info on the page or a related link. Send it using the Guide Tool bar. For example: "World's largest urban bat colony of over 1.5 million bats. They consume up from up to 30,000 pounds of insects a night!. Try Congress Bridge for a view." |