Sausage Fest at SXSW? This app tells you “Where the Girls At”

Tech conferences aren’t exactly known for attracting hot chicks. They are traditionally overrun with geeky male hormones, but this year at SXSW, there’s an app to lower your chances of winding up at a sausage fest. It’s called “Where the Girls At?” And this is their Austin, TX edition for SXSW.

It reminds me of Assisted Serendipity, a free service that pulls in Foursquare check-ins and notifies you via e-mail a soon as the male/female ratio turns in your favor at your favorite local hangouts.

So, “Where The Girls At?”

Trending Now in Austin (past 3 hours): The Girls Are At:

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For tonight, your best chances to find the most girls will be:

The app was coded by Alex Manelis and designed by Alex Baldwin of Kiwi Grove using data pulled from Foursquare with Gowalla and Facebook Places coming soon. While they’re pulling data for 20+ cities, they’ve launched this web app just in time for the infamous tech conference in Austin, Texas.

Story by Courtney Boyd Myers

Courtney Boyd Myers is the founder of audience.io, a transatlantic company designed to help New York and London based technology startups gr (show all) Courtney Boyd Myers is the founder of audience.io, a transatlantic company designed to help New York and London based technology startups grow internationally. Previously, she was the Features Editor and East Coast Editor of TNW covering New York City startups and digital innovation. She loves magnets + reading on a Kindle. You can follow her on Facebook, Twitter @CBM and Google +.