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GroupMe the Winner at SXSW

After spending a couple days at South by Southwest Interactive (SXSW or "South by," as the hipsters call it), my theory that there's a social app for everything is confirmed. While 99% of these social apps seem to add to the chaos of online living, one stood out as simplifying things: GroupMe . There are a lot of others jumping into this space including Mogwee ( owned by Ning ), Twilio , Beluga ( acquired by Facebook ), and numerous others

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Deepwater Horizon: The Movie

Participant Media plans on portraying the moments leading up to the BP oil spill disaster in an upcoming film. Jeff Skoll's social film company, Participant Media , has picked up the rights to adapt the New York Times article, " Deepwater Horizon's Final Hours ." The deal was done in partnership with Summit Entertainment and Imagenation Abu Dhabi--the film will tell the story of what happened on the rig when it exploded, including the story of how over 100 people survived

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