Below are some random photos shot at SXSW Interactive 2011:
Scott Beale had his meet-up at the Ginger Man again and as usual, it was a fabulous turnout in the back deck where the weather and beer was grand.
A bunch of VCs including Blumberg Capital and Intel Capital threw a fabulous pitch afternoon and networking bash at a steakhouse
Dachis Group had an amazing rooftop party at the Art Room on Congress Street
Hey there Tantek Celik….I landed in your microformats panel thinking it was the South African Technology Summit (wrong day: LOL)
Sanford Barr (don’t forget that tweeting for meat IS the WAY to go Sanford)
The infamous red couch at the Ritz Carlton (thx The Mix Agency and sponsors)
The Plancast guys: Mark Hendrickson and Jay Marcyes
Sixth Street had no shortage of pool tables….or draft beer
Steve Rosenbaum with his new book on curation (there was a book signing and he’s soon going on the road)
Susan Etlinger, Chris Shipley
Frederic Lardinois, Sarah Perez from ReadWriteWeb
More Mashable (not quite as much brand recogntion as Pepsi but after four parties, it was getting close)
Cathy Brooks & friends (thx for the great invites Cath)
Joe stump, Natalie Pethouhoff, Renee Blodgett, Jay Adelson
Adrant’s Steve Hall in a rare moment without his camera
Kevin Marks, Renee Blodgett, Ewan Spence, Heli Haapkyla
Acrobats in motion for our entertainment only….Kenichi Restaurant (there was a chick in silver too in case gold isn’t your color)
Mobile meets social meets geo-logo meets?
Alicia Navarro of Skimlinks at the Path Party
Late night…….but not late late night (that was the Driskell and beyond). Did I mention East Sixth Street — across the bridge? Where all the authentic BBQ food trucks are? (see below)
Mashable allowed peeps to play in front of the camera
Got to hang a bit with Juliette Powell during the Chris Cornell concert (Canadians continue to rock!)
Nokia’s Manager of Crowdsourcing, Concepting & Innovation over from Finland: Heli Haapkyla
Aza Raskin, Tristan Harris
Groupon’s CTO Ken Pelletier (left)
Hamming around at the Mashable Bash
Yes, that’d be Jeremy Tanner
USA Today’s Jon Swartz, Jay Meaney
Hugh MacLeod (aka @gapingvoid) getting creative in the blogger lounge with Liz Strauss behind him.
Seth Priebatsch gave an inspiring talk which brought gamification into the real world: business and education. He also engaged the crowd and got us all to play a game to prove the point that unified action is powerful. Here’s an extensive blog post including video I did on his keynote.
Angry Birds get far too much credit if you ask me, but then again, I don’t get fads that get this much attention for a stuffed creation that are not anywhere as cute as stuffed teddy bears.
Yup, that’s Chris Saad and ReadWriteWeb’s Mike Melanson at the Nokia bash
The Blogger Lounge had Samsung as a sponsor as well as others, free wings, beer, diet coke, crackers, cheese and of course music and panels along the way.
You don’t need a music pass to enjoy some of Austin’s talent. Many of the 1,900 bands who showed up for the week actually play in the streets and in the local bars. These guys actually named their band the night before I met them, well sort of. They don’t actually have it nailed down yet. When they do, I’ll report back.
Patrick from The Next Web tried to raise money for Japan.
Then there was Uber, which was a popular app at the show. It provides on-demand town car service via both its app and text messaging service. You simply launch a map so Uber determines where you are, lock down where you would like to be picked up and put in a credit card.
Late late night.
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
