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Prepping for South by Southwest Interactive
It’s almost here! Rejoice, Blackberry thumb-typers and XML geeks! Your time has come!
South by Southwest Interactive starts tomorrow and I can tell you I’m already ready for it to be over. But that’s just me. I’ve been working so hard this week working on stories related to the festival that I almost forgot that the best part is actually going to the festival. I’m sure my memory will be refreshed when I’m standing in line for a badge tomorrow and people-watching.
If you’re going to the fest or even the free events related to the show like Screenburn (see today’s XL Ent interview with fest director Hugh Forrest for details), you really should check out some of these amazing resources.
Digging through the festival book and planning your fest is always a bit of a pain, but this year I’ve seen some of the best, most useful applications to make that process easier that you know I have to share.
First off, SXSWBaby, the Web site, has some great updates on the entire fest, but in particular a sparkling guide to Interactive that is longer than the line to get a table at Trudy’s on a Saturday night and just as rewarding.
Included in that story is the great scheduling tool Sched.org, which allows you to pick out your events for the entire festival and export to iCal or Google Calendar, or to share your schedule publicly. Useful! Handy! Awesome!
If you want to see where I’ll be at the fest (I’m double/triple booking some slots in case panels fill up or turn out to be duds), you can find my public schedule here. I’m still working through it, but I should have it all planned out by the time the fest starts. Please, Veronica Belmont, no stalking. I’m a married man. (Delusional, too, it seems.)
If you want the lay of the land, you can check out some videos we shot with Hugh Forrest. We’ll be rolling them out, one per day, and today’s is right over here.
Skipping the panels, but want some after-parties? There’s a nifty map right here.
We’ll be posting panel write-ups, videos, photos and lots of other stuff here, so keep an eye on this space from now until Tuesday (including the very, very long weekend).
See you at the fest!
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By Jacob Norwood
March 6, 2008 5:36 PM | Link to this
Can't wait it was a blast last year. Strap on learning hat and grab a free drink.