We've been recently invited by Cisco to participate with a solution at the Cisco Expo Portugal and we thought it would be interesting to let visitors share pictures of the event on the Web and also on the screens that were available at the venue. This idea is completely aligned with Cisco's "The Human Network" concept, letting people collaborate easily through the use of technology.

To make it all work we created a specific workflow accepting pictures sent to a custom e-mail address. Pictures were then published on the Web and presented on the screens at the venue almost immediately.

Are you gonna be at SXSW this year? Do you wish you could grab your cell phone, take a picture, and have it automatically published on Flickr and twitter with all the right tags? We thought about that and created a very easy way to automatically share pictures while enjoying the numerous conferences and parties happening in SXSW.

How does it work? Simply go to http://tarpipe.com/workflow/sxsw09/ and click on the "Start sharing!" link. Follow the instructions and you can start sharing by sending MMS or email messages to the generated email address. The generated workflow will perform the following actions on your behalf:

• publish your pictures on Flickr;
• add SXSW tags to your pictures;
• associate them with the SXSW event on upcoming;
• announce your pictures on twitter;
• add the #sxsw hashtag to your tweets.

You can even change the created workflow if you want to publish information to social media destinations other than the featured Flickr and twitter.

What are you waiting for? Start using this workflow, enjoy your time at SXSW and share what you're doing with your friends!

DISCLAIMER: The SXSW logo is © 1995 - 2009 SXSW, Inc. All other logos, mentions or names are considered trademarks of their respective owners. tarpipe is not affiliate with the SXSW Festival nor is this workflow generator considered an official SXSW tool.

tarpipe is co-sponsoring the Pastries and Pasties party taking place at Emo's on Friday March 13, 2009 starting at 8pm. This is an official SXSWi party meaning that any badgeholder will get free admission.

So, what's going to happen? Here's the official party description:

Want to have your cake and eat it too? Well, with the magic of Austin's newest culinary trend, and the help of our finest performers, now you can! Come to Emo's to celebrate the cutest confections that amateur and professional cupcakers have to offer. And, while you're wiping that icing off your 'stache, watch some of the finest tassel-twirling you've ever seen! Also, featuring stars from Kitty Kitty Bang Bang, Jigglewatts, and Big Star Burlesque! Free to SXSW badgeholders.

The burlesque performers include:

• Kitty Kitty Bang Bang
• Jigglewatts
• Big Star Burlesque
• Schave and Reilly

Here's a partial list of the Featured Pro Cupcakeries:

• Mad Cakes
• Polkadots
• Toot Sweet
• Fiddler's Hearth

Don't forget to RSVP. Let's meet there and have a great time!

We're thrilled to be one of the 5 finalists on this year's SXSW Web Awards Technical Achievement category. This category is, according to SXSW's own description, all about "sites that are re-inventing and re-defining the technical parameters of our online experience" — and that's exactly what we're doing.

The SXSW Web Awards are divided into 18 categories, covering all possible areas of Web creation. While the winners of each of these categories are chosen by a jury, there's also the People's Choice Award where you can participate by voting on your favorite finalist.

So, thank you all for making tarpipe evolve from a proof-of-concept into a valuable application. If you're going to SXSW this year let us know your whereabouts and we'll be more than happy to meet you and listen to your ideas.

tarpipe is co-sponsoring the First International Erlang eXchange 2008, which will be held on June 26th-27th. This conference is aimed at anyone interested in Erlang, concurrent and sequential programming.

Here's a partial speaker list:

• Joe Armstrong — Erlang creator;
• Jan Lehnardt — CouchDB;
• Matthias Radestock — LShift;
• Simon Thompson — Wrangler.

Tickets go at GBP 300/delegate for 2 days, packed with workshops and sessions. Please use the promo code ERLA-TAR3130 when you register to get a Go! Gameboard with your Erlang eXchange ticket.