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First Timers: Tips For Surviving South by Southwest Interactive 2011
In just one week from now, thousands of geeks, nerds, entrepreneurs, investors and marketers will be converging on Austin, Texas in one of the biggest celebrations of technology, innovation, social media and networking. For over 25 years, the South by Southwest conference has been one of the shining parts of the year that has helped […]
Seven Video Interviews That Showcase The Power of Social Media
Last month in Seattle, I was fortunate enough to attend Gnomedex 10 – supposedly the last of its kind run by tech geek, Chris Pirillo (@chrispirillo). While I thoroughly enjoyed the presenters who gave rousing talks about how technology has affected their lives and their jobs, I took to the hallway to find out what […]
Decompressing: How I Ran Through SXSW
I’m back from my second year at the South by Southwest interactive conference and I must say that it was a totally new experience for me. And while there have been posts written condemning SXSW as a place full of douchebaggery and others praising it for being a great one, I’d like to think that […]
Survival Tips For South by Southwest 2010
We’re less than one week away from the 2010 edition of South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, TX and I thought I’d put together a bit of a travel & survival guide on how to really do this year’s conference. Last year I wrote a blog post with some insights and since this is my […]
Coming Full Circle To SXSW & This Time I’m Photographing It All
A year ago around this time, I found myself taking a big risk by going to my first conference. I had just moved to San Francisco and began networking with people in the technology and Internet industry, but I found out that this one conference would be good because I’d be able to network with […]
Meeting Influencers and Inspirers at Gnomedex
Starting on Friday, another great conference takes place. For over nine years, technology evangelist Chris Pirillo has hosted what is known as Gnomedex in the beautiful city of Seattle. This year, I am privileged to be attending along with my friends Shashi Bellamkonda (the Social Media “Swami”) and Steven Fisher, both of Network Solutions. During […]
Google Searches For Keynote at SES. Twitter Could Have Told You That.
In attending the 2009 Search Engine Strategies conference in San Jose, it’s probably near impossible for you to talk about search marketing and strategies without uttering the G word: Google. That’s right…the 800 lb gorilla in the room plays quite heavily in the industry which is why it wasn’t surprising to hear that the SES […]
Getting Social In Real Life With The Social Media Club
It’s fascinating how people use social media. Really. It’s definitely a means of communicating with one another and getting people sharing common interests. If enough people are interested, then perhaps an organization forms. This is exactly what will happen this Saturday in the San Francisco Bay Area. Organized through the work of Barbara Drady and […]
How to hack into conferences and get noticed
Objective: To attend a tech/web conference and get noticed while having maximum exposure. I got this latest blog post idea from soon-to-be author and owner of Duck9 (and a great networker) Larry Chiang from “What They Don’t Teach You at Stanford Business School” and you should read his earlier version of how to work a conference. […]
South by Southwest: sessions & events do not a boondoggle make.
A couple of days ago, I got back from my inaugural trip to Austin, TX where I attended the interactive portion of South by Southwest. Like a bunch of my industry colleagues and many others I’ve spoken to that are unable to attend, I was worried about the expensive cost for attending so I tried […]
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