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The biggest wins and fails in SXSW history

At South By Southwest Interactive, it’s boom or bust. Here are some notable highlights from both sides of the spectrum. 

On Feb 9, 2017 by admin

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This map tracks where people are being harassed by Trump supporters

The numbers are staggering.

On Nov 16, 2016 by Mehak Anwar

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Developer of ‘The Rock and the Rock’ explains his interactive film about The Rock falling in love with a rock

You'll never look at Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson the same way again.

On Aug 25, 2016 by April Siese

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MapQuest made a map that tells you how to avoid Donald Trump

MapQuest has just unveiled the most unabashedly Trump-shaming map, and it is beautiful.

On Dec 3, 2015 by Mary Emily O'Hara

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You can contribute a body-part selfie to this artist’s interactive collage

'PartsPartsParts' is a crowdsourced masterpiece.

On Apr 6, 2015 by Miles Klee

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Jiggler is a NSFW app that will transfix the 8th grade boy in you

And the app is just the start: Its creators have big plans for the NSFW app market.

On Dec 9, 2014 by EJ Dickson

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Interactive map has a cool way of showing which college majors are most popular

Wisconsin is the top producer of library science graduates, while Wyoming is obsessed with agriculture.

On Aug 23, 2014 by Eric Geller

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Travel through pop-culture history with ‘The Office’ time machine

Joe Sabia's digital project shows how reliant we are on cultural touchstones.

On Mar 25, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Take a tour through Tom Waits’s world with this interactive map

From the Ganges to "Putnam County," this map tracks every Tom Waits reference. 

On Mar 6, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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Lay’s is looking for a new flavor, and the Internet has some amazing ideas

Our mouths deserve all this and more.

On Jan 31, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Is this Disney character teaching kids to love drone surveillance?

Spycraft at its cuddliest.

On Jan 28, 2014 by Miles Klee

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WebMD unveils interactive cold and flu map for hypochondriacs

Ladies and gentlemen, start your sniffling.

On Dec 27, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Boston’s new online plow map gets stuck in the snow

More snow is on the way Wednesday, and the SnowOps site may not be back up before then.

On Feb 12, 2013 by Justin Franz

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Love doesn’t always conquer on Twitter

This striking, interactive map charts mentions of love and hate on Twitter from around the world. 

On Feb 14, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III