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The article presents information on technology journalist Kara Swisher, who hosted the SXSW Interactive conference, in Silicon Valley, California. It is stated that 51-year-old Swisher co-founded the Silicon Valley tech conference with her longtime business partner Walt Mossberg; and this is an event where Apple Inc.'s Steven Jobs and Microsoft Corp.'s Bill Gates have in the past come together onstage for a historic conversation.

The article discusses the highlights of the marathon session at the D: All Things Digital conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California in May 2012 which was started by Kleiner Perkins partners Mary Meeker, who offered the latest version of her annual Internet trends report. Meeker's report showed that Internet growth remains robust and rapid mobile adoption is still in the early stages. Conference hosts Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher later joined Meeker to discuss the presentation.