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I spy at SXSWi
Things I’m seeing a lot of at South by Southwest Interactive 2008:
- iPhones
- Nokia smartphones, particularly the spiffy N95, which can stream video to Qik.
- Renewed interest in Twitter, as well as Dodgeball to keep track of where your peeps are at the fest.
- Lust for BBQ. On a “How to Rawk SXSW” panel, vegetarians were asked to raise their hands. “What are you doing in Texas!?” they were asked. Everybody wants to go to Salt Lick.
- Lots of first-time attendees. At the same panel, about two-thirds of the audience raised their hands when asked if it was their first fest. Sure, it was the newbie panel, but it was still a lot of people.
- Tons of parties. The evening events, at least on the first day, definitely overshadowed the panels and readings.
- More talk about video games. I met N’Gai Croal last night, which is already a highlight of the fest for me.
- Lots of breakfast and dinner meetups. Twitter, Facebook and Dodgeball are facilitating better communication for like groups to hand out and find each other.
More updates throughout the day, including a brief wrap-up of some of Friday’s panels. If you want to see several videos of Interactive director Hugh Forrest talking about the fest as well as stories from today’s Statesman related to the fest, go to our SXSW coverage page.
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