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Slideshow: Austin Is the Place for Netheads

While many tech conferences are in trouble, South by Southwest Interactive is fast becoming the most important gathering for internet culture. By Katie Dean.
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-- which centers on when an idea tips from having a few followers and spreads to the mainstream -- has served as "a bible" for bloggers who want to get their ideas seen by as many readers as possible.Courtesy of SXSW

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Starting Friday, Net luminaries like Ana Marie Cox, known for her saucy political blog Wonkette, will converge in Austin, Texas for five days of panel discussions, cool tech tutorials like "How to trick out your iPod," and, of course, the parties at SXSW.

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