My posts from South by Southwest 2011
A collection of posts from my fifth year at South By Southwest as posted at the Social Studies blog. Be sure to come find me! SXSW: Unleashing Employees: Empower Innovation from the Ground Up SXSW: How...
View ArticleTweets I would have posted if the wifi had been working on my flight to #sxsw
Captain: “We apologize, but it appears the GoGo wifi on this flight is not working.” 75 #sxsw geeks groan in unison. Not like 75 #sxsw geeks would have made any use from all tapping the dripping...
View ArticleImportant SXSW 2012 Photos
Angie seems to think something is going to fall on her head at any moment Carl is tall I found a Delorean The plaided bearded men of Weber Shandwick Angie’s leg My Army (client) panel Giant plate of...
View ArticleSXSW 2013 Roundup
Because it will never be as comprehensive as I want it to be, I finally just hit publish on my 2013 round-up over at Perfect Porridge. SXSW 2013: Exponential Thinking, Exponential OpportunitiesFiled...
View ArticleRobots predicting our emotional states – already exist
“I can see a robot standing in front of a crowd, looking at faces—probably a lot like the way theyre scanning license plates on the interstate now—and very rapidly reading the room and accurately...
View ArticlePatents: haptic feedback coming to your next iPhone?
Ever since the Disney Research presentation on Haptic Feedback at SXSW (link), I can’t stop thinking about using electricity to reverse-engineer the sense of touch (wetness, heat, pricklies, etc)… It’s...
View Article5 Things That SXSW V2V Does Better than SXSW Interactive
The inaugural SXSW V2V is purposefully smaller and more focused than the legacy SXSW in Austin each March. With the focus toward innovation and startups and a smaller footprint, there are significant...
View ArticleTop 5 Takeaways From SXSW V2V and my favorite quotes from the conference
More than 1500 innovators, entrepreneurs, developers, engineers, angel investors and a handful of marketers descended on Las Vegas last week for SXSW V2V (visionary to visionary, or voice to voice, or...
View ArticleFirst timer SXSW advice from the Pros
Dear SXSW first time attendee, I’m so excited for you. The South by Southwest Interactive conference held in Austin, Texas each year can truly offer unforgettable experiences and mind-expanding...
View ArticleSXSW 2014: Quit looking to others for the next big thing. Go make it yourself!
This was my eighth year attending South by Southwest Interactive (SXSW) in Austin, TX, and the expectations were high. The key theme I took away from SXSW 2013 was “Exponential Thinking, Exponential...
View ArticleMy SXSW 2016 Session Preview and First-Timer Advice
I’ve blogged at-length about the importance of South by Southwest and its effect on my career. I’ve reached the decade mark in attending this conference every March, and it seriously gets better every...
View ArticleSXSW 2017 session preview and first-timer advice
I’m excited to share our panel at South by Southwest 2017 — Game Changer: Spectacles Come to Sports, telling the story of how we got one of the first pairs of Snapchat Spectacles and partnered with...
View ArticleSpectacles take SXSW 2017
For more than 20 years the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival has catalyzed creativity, technology and innovation for thousands of global attendees each March in Austin, Texas. SXSW was...
View ArticleSXSW first-timer advice for 2018
IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME ATTENDING SXSW? I’m a SXSW old-timer at this point. This will be my 11th year attending. I’ve spoken four times and am now on the SXSW Advisory Board. I directly credit this...
View ArticleSouth by Southwest 2019
South by Southwest (SXSW) is emerging as a modern-day world’s fair — complete with global attendees, activations and tracks that serve as “pavilions” dedicated to countries and emerging technologies,...
View ArticleSocial Pulse, Week of 4-1
Amy Webb’s emerging tech trends report keynote from SXSW is now posted live for streaming. It’s worth spending an hour this weekend or on your commute to watch. Webb is a quantitative futurist whose...
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