During the week leading up to SXSW Interactive, I started to panic. How was I supposed to handle something most people described as overwhelming? I had never really liked crowds, I was unsure of my abilities to cover an event like Interactive, and with so many options, I had no idea how I was going to choose what to […]
Woah! Is it really over? I can’t decide if that was the shortest five days or the longest five days of my life. Now, where to begin? If there is one thing the SXTXState project taught me, it’s that you need to be organized to get it all in. So, let’s break this down: Favorites […]
After months of preparation and planning, on the second day of SXSW Interactive I completely scrapped the “schedule” I had developed over the previous weeks. Leading up the event, I was really excited about all of the great content involved with SXsports. I’m a huge sports fan so this obviously attracted me. After spending my […]
In the months before SXSW, I prepared. I prepared to be overwhelmed with my choices. With hundreds of panels to choose from and more than 30,000 attendees alongside me making the same choices, I prepared to be jostled, shut-out and waylaid. I knew I might have to change my plans at a moment’s notice. I prepared […]
It is nice to get to speak in my own voice after so much of the last week was saying what was said and offering a take on someone else’s point of view. It feels good to get to put my thoughts down on all that has transpired this past week. SXSW was a tremendous […]
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This is the eighth year of the SXTXState.com project, a course I teach where graduate students prep for and attend SXSW Interactive. What a blast we had. It’s always so great to see the students integrating into the SXSW community, doing interviews and having conversations. This year, TXST students heard from and met with people […]