Our panel, Citizen Dicks: Solving Murders With Social Media, has been accepted for SXSW Interactive 2014.
From the wanted poster to reddit, citizens have been used to solve crimes and catch fiends. Expect examples of how normal citizens are using digital to help track down murders, find missing people, and solve crimes–along with what is sure to be a raucous debate.
We are part of the Global Impact and Policy portion of the program, which will take place on the third floor of the Austin Convention Center. No word yet on time, date or room number, but we will keep you posted.
Other panels we’re exited to see include The US Dept. of States’ Crowdsourcing Diplomancy, Madeleine Bair and Matt Stempeck‘s Hacking Attention: Media, Technology and Crisis, and perhaps the best title of the conference: Truth Will Set You Free But Data Will Piss You Off.
Australian director Matthew Bate has created an excellent short film that combines animation, still photos, found videos, and interviews to try to answer the question of why you see shoes hanging from powerlines. He gets answers from across the globe, ranging from sex and death to religion and drugs. 
