#SXSW: Tips from Top Tipsters
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
Packing for SXSW? Here’s a round-up of some of the best ‘tips for hipsters’ packages now proliferating online.
Michael Pusateri, cruftbox.com: How to prepare for SxSW, version 2011
With eight SXSWs notched, Michael Pusateri is a bona-fide SWexpert. He offers some of the best advice around, from the practical (“Always be Charging”) to the punctilious:
When asking a question in a session, don’t make a sales pitch – From time to time, people use the question time during sessions to pitch their own projects. No one cares.
Luke Garro, Antler: How to Prepare for SXSW 2011
Luke Garro taps into his experience performing at SXSW Music (as a member of the band Piebald) to offer 8 things to consider.
Be nimble. Don’t be too strict with your schedule if something better comes up last minute. Follow the energy and see where it takes you.
B. Bonin Bough, Forbes: A User’s Guide to SXSW 2011
PepsiCo’s Director of Social Media forecasts some trends at the “Davos of Digital,” including star treatment for photosharing:
Photo aggregation and sharing is one of those areas no one has quite gotten 100% right yet, but companies like Instagram, with their innovative use of hashtags, are certainly getting close, and I expect big things from them and other photosharing players at SXSW this year.
Britt Hayes, Yahoo! Movies: SXSW 2011: A Beginner’s Survival Guide
Britt Hayes covers 5 important topics, including the controversial “to badge or not to badge” issue:
Without a badge, you are nothing. This isn’t hyperbole: if you do not have a badge, you will look like a self-important jerk who thinks he’s too good to work his butt off for a badge like everyone else.
Alan Weinkrantz: Alan’s Guide To #SXSW 2011
Alan, an event speaker at SXSWi, offers 12 quick tips to first-time goers. Because, as any second-timer knows, there are just some things you forget to think about:
Wear good, very comfy shoes. And a easy to wear t-Shirt.
Barry Moltz: How to Prepare for SXSW
Barry admits you can never be 100% prepared for SXSW, but you can pretty much count on being overwhelmed. So…
Set up appointments with people I want to meet again and for the first time. SXSW is so huge, it is unlikely you will just run into them. I am setting up specific times and places.
Are you a jaded SXSW-goer or a nervous first-timer? Badge or no badge? How are you preparing for Austin?