SXSW 2012 – Jay-Z’s Livestream and Apps Gone Wild

“South by South West” kicks off this Friday, March 9th for two weeks of the hottest movie premieres, showcases of interactive creations, and performances by the biggest bands of contemporary time. Ben Huh and Grace Helbig share their stories from previous years, offer some tips to have a great time, and get excited for all the fun that is SXSW.

We’ll be livestreaming from the Samsung Blogger Lounge with celebs, online leaders and innovators from March 10th-12th noon-5pm CT. If you’re in Austin, come stop by. Otherwise, we’ll be livestreaming at youtube.com/whatstrending.

Below is a schedule of who to look out for!

Saturday- March 10th

Highlight CEO, Paul Davison

Forest Whitaker announcing JuntoBoxFilms.com

Gary Vaynerchuk

Comedian Greg Proops

Amber Case

Special live show from 4-4:30pm CT – Social TV and Building New Media Brands with Meghan McCain and Bravo’s Andy Cohen.

Sunday- March 11th

X Prize founder Peter Diamandis

Tim O’Reilly

Guy Kawasaki

The Webby Awards Executive Director David-Michel Davies

Special live show from 4-4:30pm CT – 2012 Tech Trends with Foursquare Co-Founder Dennis Crowley, Instagram Co-Founder Kevin Systrom and Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh.

Monday- March 12th

Funny Or Die Creative Director, Andrew Steele

YouTube Star Olga Kay

Director Morgan Spurlock

YouTube Star Harley Morenstein aka Epic Mealtime