PJ and I are down in Austin for the annual SXSW Interactive conference. I’m taking a break from the insanity to charge up my phone, post this blog and get cleaned up before heading out again.
This place is nuts. I’ve never seen some many people walking around looking at their phones. Mostly iPhones. That seems to be the overwhelming flavor of choice. Apple in general is the default for this group. I’m just as guilty as the rest. So I’ve had to run back for quick re-charges a few times in the 30 odd hours I’ve been here so far.
Only 30 hours, hard to believe, and I’ve been asleep for about 6 of those. I was warned to rest up before coming. I could have done better.
Some random highlights:
Seeing Jason Fried of 37 Signals speak and sorta read from his new book “Rework” which I read on the flight done.
Hang out with my buddy Burr Settles who is presenting here on his FAWM.org project. He is also working at Carnegie Mellon on a fascinating project involving scrapping the web for contextual/localized content. They have a Google Grant to help with funding. Smart dude.
Meeting a woman who was sent by the Chickasaw Nation to learn about how they can use Social Media to connect their people.
Going to an awesome throwdown/party at The Boiling Pot put on by our friends at Kristian Andersen Associates (thanks Kristian!)
Attending numerous panels/speakers/workshops that built/expanded/challenged/educated me in many ways I could never cover now but did via my Twitter posts. (I was disappointed that all the CMS talk at events is around Drupal with no attention to proprietary or even Microsoft solutions.)
To follow my travels and thoughts please follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/jebbanner
more soon!
Great stuff Jeb and PJ! I cant wait to hear about your experiences in person and learn something new. I hope this experience at SXSWi will help Small Box and Indianapolis grow and become better and better!
PS Cant wait to work with you guys when I get out of school in May!