Just in case you think that we were expecting to be one of four, we weren’t. In fact, the notification caught us off-guard as we were completing our 4th move to our 4th temporary space since Ike. However, the excitement and gratitude soon set in as we realized what this meant for both our company and the product. Several years of hard work and planning have gone into MotionNotes. And there is still room for more. The next few planned phases of the product will completely shift it from what we intended at the onset to what the web industry is missing.
So, what’s the SXSW Accelerator? It’s a new product showcase and competition (friendly…or at least that’s how we’re viewing it) that takes place at SXSW. It’s divided into several categories, but our category is online video. Similar to TechCrunch50, the Accelerator allows finalists to present their apps, sites, and technologies to a panel of judges and a room of bloggers, media folk, and other tech enthusiasts. Although the prize for the winner of each category are still being ironed out and firmed up, we’re just happy to be one of four. We don’t know how many people applied, but from Twitter searches, it had to be quite a few.
As we begin to get prepared for the presentation, we’ll keep you posted here about the latest and greatest with MotionNotes. For now, I hope that you can at least plan to check out the Accelerator at SXSW if you plan on going to see us present.
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