SXSW Interactive 2008: End of Conference Wrap-Up

Here are a few scattered general thoughts and impressions as I sit in the airport after the conclusion of SXSWi:
- SXSWi is somewhat overwhelming because of the size and scope of the event.  I heard an organizer say that the event has doubled in size just since last year, which is phenomenal, given how long [...]

SXSW Interactive 2008 Blog: Day 4

And so begins the final day of SXSWi from Austin… 
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3/11 10:00 am – Content Management System Roundup
George DeMet (Palantir.net), Jeff Eaton (Lullabot – Drupal developer), Tiffany Farriss (Palantir.net), Mike Essl (mike.essl.com), Matthew McDermott (Catapult Systems)
Sharepoint (McDermott)
- Suite of products, starts with free module but web content management component is MOSS 2007 Standard (commercial product)
- Who’s on [...]

SXSW Interactive 2008 Blog: Day 3

Day three from stormy Austin.  Incidentally, the degree to which this town is taken over by SXSW is pretty impressive.  The event is well-organized, particularly given the scale of the individual Music/Film/Interactive festivals all going on at once, and the community as a whole seems to buy in.  So without further delay, here we go:
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3/10 10:00 am [...]

SXSW Interactive 2008 Blog: Day 2

Starting the blog later today.  Here are notes from afternoon sessions:
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3/9 3:30 pm – Content Boundaries, a 12-Step Program
Heather Armstrong, Margaret Mason (both bloggers)
- Mason: Mighty Girl, “No One Cares What You Had for Lunch: 100 Ideas for Your Blog” 
- Armstrong:  Dooce
Step 1: Admit that you are completely powerless over your users
Example: Digg received DMCA [...]

SXSW Interactive 2008 Blog: Day 1

So I’m in Austin, TX for the South By Southwest Interactive conference this week, and am struck by the wide range of panels on a variety of topics.  While taking notes in my first panel today, I thought about how I could share any takeaways from this conference with the whole UA web community, so [...]