Tag: planning

Getting yourself organised for SXSW 2010

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So the broad strokes are now in place. This weekend I booked my flights to Austin and South by Southwest 2010 (and added a few days in San Francisco and The Valley – get in touch if you want to ‘do coffee’); the hotel room was reserved as I left Austin last year (forward planning, got to love it); and the Platinum pass was sorted in November. Now it gets interesting though, because it’s time to plan out and organise my time at SXSW. More than any other conference, SXSW Interactive is incredibly busy, with multiple and concurrent official sessions

How Should I Cover The Fringe With The New Web Tools?

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With the Edinburgh Fringe fast approaching, I’m thinking about the best way to cover the Fringe with the newest web tools. Naturally the core product is still the podcast – with a daily 30 minute show from August 7th through till August 31st available through this podcast / RSS feed (or via iTunes), along with the weekly preview shows I’m currently running. The question is what else to do? The rise of Twitter is the obvious tool to consider using (especially after the success of my Eurovision coverage), but the Fringe isn’t a mass shared experience as the song contest