It’s not original, but my adoration of alliteration is altogether too alluring. Here’s the first installment of Tech Tuesday, a few links and my brief thoughts on the world of technology. Fortunately, it’s an easy enough segment to start this week, what with SXSWi (South by Southwest Interactive) in town.

Wearing Your Stickybit on Your Sleeve, or Elsewhere
Stickybits are the sought-after items in the giftbags given to attendees of SXSWi. In short, they’re barcodes on stickers that allow you to overlay digital information on real-world objects. Scan the sticker with your iPhone or other (inferior) device, and you can either tag the physical object with digital comments or photos or see what others have posted. Don’t be surprised to see these pop up at a lot of places in Austin now.

Drowing in Ads at SXSWi
I understand the necessity of advertising, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it. I appreciate creative advertising much more than the brute approach. (I appreciate skipping commercials even better). Marketers, keenly aware of the masses of people drawn to Austin for SXSW, try to outdo themselves every year.

A very personal Google Android vs. Apple iPhone war just got some more personality
A new team member working on the Google Android phone “calls out” the iPhone. Even though I’m still an ardent iPhone supporter, the quote in this article has merit. He talks about the “open vs. closed” debate of these two platforms and how that relates to what the Internet is supposed to be about in the first place. It’ll be interesting to see what each of these companies do in the mobile sphere in response to each other.