Influential Weekly Roundup: March Madness

March rolls in like a lion this year, with plenty of activity to keep the tech and politically savvy up late. South by Southwest goes into full swing this weekend in Austin, TX. Meanwhile protests continue in Wisconsin as Governor Scott Walker and the GOP lead state senate finally passed legislation eliminating collective bargaining by public employee unions in an effort to close a massive budget deficit. This is sure to frame the debate in the 2012 elections, and in months ahead as the opposition weighs recall efforts. By the way, some of the creative folks at Influential produced great spots for Mr. Walker’s campaign while at the RGA (check out “Barrett’s Brew“) Facebook’s new web-wide, real identity-driven comment system is...