There are just a few days left for you to influence next year"s SXSW panels, and we have two for your consideration

Entry to the BIMA (British Interactive Media Association) Awards, now in its 25th year, has been extended until Tuesday 24 August

Voting has opened in the annual .net magazine Awards – a celebration of the very best in web design and development

Music discovery service Shazam is one of the most popular – and profitable – mobile apps to date. CEO Andrew Fisher tells Oliver Lindberg why they chose to charge and how Shazam will change the advertising industry

What"s your favourite mobile app, and why?

After filmmaker Katy Lock and web developer Daniel May put their docu-soap about five friends with learning disabilities online, it went on to win a Webby

Balind Sieber from RED Interactive Agency demonstrates how to create an experience site with the "wow factor" using Photoshop, After Effects and ActionScript3

How do you keep your website up to date and relevant, without having to constantly overhaul the design, content and code? Craig Grannell quizzes industry talent about the best ways to ensure your website doesn"t expire through neglect

Improve your conversion rates in online stores and surveys by paying more attention to progress bars and their underlying markup, says Craig Grannell

Looking for a frustrating, disappointing and ultimately futile experience? There"s an app for that, says Gary Marshall

Norwegian web developer Ola Helland made a bet with his friend to crowd-source one million hand-made giraffes. We caught up with him to hear the full story

Fast-growing startup Zynga is leading the social game revolution. Oliver Lindberg talks to Mark Pincus, its founder and CEO, about his recipe for success and how a major scandal left the company"s popularity pretty much undented