In case you’ve never noticed, Texans are fiercely proud of, well, being Texan. Nowhere is that more evident than in Austin, capital of the Lone Star state. While yes, you’ll see signs that say “Don’t Mess With Texas” or “Texan First” or “Keep Austin Weird”, the lone star...
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Aside from the panel discussions, fantastic networking opportunities and multiple parties, SXSW is a foodie’s heaven. Food truck events, free samples, bbq, tacos, breakfast burritos, bbq, tacos, free drinks, desserts, bbq, tacos and did I mention bbq and tacos? Austin is a fantastic food town. Trucks with korean bbq tacos (see...
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There has been a lot of navel-gazing in the industry around the New Media Strategies gaffe on the Chrysler Autos Twitter account, and whether the reaction by Chrysler to terminate its relationship with NMS was warranted. In fact, on the flight from Minneapolis to Austin for SXSW last week, I participated in a great Twitter...
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Social media analytics. Twitter thinks they have one of the most open public APIs. Raj from ViralHeat disagrees that it is good enough at serving the needs of his clients. Jason Falls is a fabulously entertaining, engaging and informative speaker, if you are a newbie or small business owner. Every small business owner who is...
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After realizing that the left turn arrow from Cesar Chavez to Congress en route to the Hyatt was not working, and sitting through multiple cycles, then avoiding the confederate re-enactors on their horses and with their wagon pulled by donkeys we got in 15 minutes late and filled with road rage. First session of the day was...
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