I landed back in the UK two days ago, and I can already feel the most vivid memories of the week slipping away. Before any more memories disappear, better put pen to paper (figuratively, you know I rarely use paper) and note the salient points of South by Southwest 2009. I arrived a day early [...]
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Recently, I wrote about making use of your travel time to arrive to your destination feeling smarter. As a self-employed consultant, every moment matters; every hour spent smartly while commuting means one free hour later to work on something else or an opportunity to finish work an hour earlier. Optimising your trip planning is another [...]
Heading to Texas next week for SXSWi
I get the impression that a very large British contingent is heading to Austin, Texas for SXSW this year, based on the few conversations I’ve seen floating around Twitter. I’ll be amongst the masses, heading to my favourite event of the year. South by Southwest Interactive is “Spring Break for Geeks”, with around 7,500 attendees; [...]
Time to pick your favourite SXSW 2009 panels
It’s barely been a few months since I’ve stopped clap-trapping on about how utterly awesome my first SXSW experience was, but yes, I’m already talking about the NEXT South by SouthWest. I realise it isn’t until March 2009 and that I have to wait 215 days before the Interactive festival even begins, but I need [...]
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