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Join in the fun at South by Southwest (SXSW) with PBS.  No, this isn't an old post - I'm just inviting you to glimpse at last week's festivities in Austin, Texas, thanks to some video we shot.

The Engage team was out in full force at SXSW Interactive, where we threw a few parties, hosted some dazzling live music events and chatted with some of the internet's most creative and innovative personalities.  Watch the highlights below.

Austin native and musical mainstay Alejandro Escovedo finishes his set with a blazing guitar battle.more

Once a festival for music industry insiders to get out of their studios on the coasts and hear the hottest new independent bands, the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas has expanded in recent years to also include showcases for film and online innovations.

In fact, "South by" - as those in the know call it - has become so tech-forward that there are a number of ways to participate in the festival online, without leaving home. more

In the wake of the historic election this week, the web has been buzzing with reactions.

Across the nation, people uploaded photos and videos capturing their communities' reactions to Obama's victory.  One Flickr stream shows revelers in Washington, DC flooding U Street in celebration -- the very location of the 1968 riots.   In Seattle, a man led a crowd in song and dance to Journey's "Don't Stop Believing."  Chants of "Yes We Can" could be heard in Harlem for hours.more

The economy dominated the news this week; it's no surprise, then, that it also dominated online discussion, including discussions happening on PBS.org. more

One week ago tomorrow Hurricane Ike slammed into the Gulf Coast, knocking out power for over 4.5 million people in the Houston and Galveston, Texas areas.

As Hurricane Ike was slowly crossing Houston I checked HoustonPBS's Web site to see what the station was doing (I have family who live in Houston so I was looking for any and all information I could find). HoustonPBS had already put up a banner at the top of their site linking to a small Web page full of information and resources for their audience. more

Turns out, teachers want to learn too.  PBS Teachers Connect lets educators save teaching tools like lesson plans and activities to use in the classroom and lets teachers share ideas - enriching their classroom experiences and giving them online discussion boards and access to other exclusive resources.  more