The hardworking dads fighting to "take back paternity" now have some hardware to help them in their quest. DadLabs can now put (fasten securely) their IAWTV award on the coveted mantle space. The International Academy of Web Television Awards presented the Austin-based show with their Best Educational Series award (a bronze-casted series of tubes), the very first IAWTA award given by the newly formed academy. DadLabs formed in 2004 when a group of filmmakers who happened to be fathers (or is that the other way around) decided to take their parenting experience to the Internet in an attempt "to be the voice of the new fatherhood," through a plethora (800+ to date) of funny and short instructional videos on everything from baby gadgets to swear alternatives. more ›

The winners of this year's SXSW Web Awards have been announced. Check out the best of the best, from activist sites to the most innovative entrepreneurs online. And the winners are... more ›

Big websites like Hulu and Flickr shared the spotlight with smaller sites like The Bygone Bureau on Sunday at the South by Southwest Interactive Web Awards. more ›

• Alex Bogusky, the co-chairman of innovative advertising firm Crispin Porter + Bogusky, is expected to get the first day of SXSW Interactive off to an inspiring start as he talks about B-cycle, a plan to bring bike sharing to America. On Friday, March 13, Bogusky presents "Plan B: Can an Ad Guy Bring Bike Sharing to America?" to talk about the plan and how small changes can make a big impact on local communities and our future.
• More than 80 companies or projects made the finalist list for the SXSW Web Awards, in 18 categories including Activism, CSS, and Technical Achievement. The team at ReadWriteWeb took the time to review all the finalists and give a brief roundup of each one. Also, remember that you can vote for your favorite to win the People's Choice award in each category.
• A leading voice on technology, business and society, Clay Shirky is one of the featured speakers scheduled for SXSW. Here Clay sits down for an interview after his keynote at the FASTForward '09 conference last week in Las Vegas to talk about low-cost coordination and group action and the role of low-cost experimentation in finding new business models.