Watching Twitter and various blogs over the last few days, it has felt as though almost everyone I know was at SXSW. One of the downsides of digital publishing is that if one went to all of the interesting and relevant conferences in the year, one would scarcely have time to actually do anything. Having had a terrific few days at Tools of Change earlier in the year, and with less than five weeks to go until Sarah’s due date, I’m not heartbroken at not being in Austin. However, for anyone else who didn’t travel to Texas, my former colleague Lindsey has been blogging her notes from the conference, including twenty ways to woo users, how manga explains the world and conversations with monster makers.
Notes from SXSW
March 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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1 Lindsey // Mar 12, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Thanks George. It’s been a great conference and I promise I’ll get everything else up on the blog soon. There were quite a few clashes (all the panels are grouped by subject so if there’s a particular topic you’re interested in then you’re screwed) so I missed a few panels I wanted to see, but hopefully they’ll post the podcasts soon. And if you ever get the chance to see Kathy Sierra speak, take it - she was fantastic.
The downside - I now have a serious case of iPhone envy (and liver damage).
2 George // Mar 12, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Hi there. I’m glad that you’ve been enjoying the conference. I saw a prerecorded conversation between Kathy Sierra and Tim O’Reilly at Tools of Change, which was fantastic, so I would imagine that she’s a first class presenter in the flesh.
I know what you mean about the iPhone envy: they’re lovely things.
Safe journey home to you and Alex.
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