Tag: South by Southwest

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 […]

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 […]

Zappos.com shows that customer service is a good thing.

View more presentations from zappos. One of the two keynotes that I attended at South by Southwest last week that I really enjoyed as given by Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh. Zappos is one of the biggest brands that I know that not only “gets it” when it comes to exploiting Internet technology, but also really […]

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 […]

South by Southwest bound.

South by Southwest Attendees: Organize!

The 2009 South by Southwest interactive (SXSWi) conference is rapidly approaching and this past weekend I had a crazy idea that I’d actually attend this year. Why? Because I’ve heard about some great networking parties that take place and that you basically have a great time. The keynotes and interviews were pretty interesting and one even […]

Reading about SXSWi is almost like being there

I’ve heard of South by Southwest many years ago, but haven’t had the luxury of attending…but from what I’ve been reading on various blogs like Technosailor, The Social Times, and Valleywag and also on Twitter, it’s quite amusing to learn what’s happened in Austin over the last 24-48 hours. From Scoble’s Qik tour of the […]