Only a few days until the start of SXSW 2012. For everyone going for the first time, these are the lessons that I learned from last year: Wear comfortable shoes. If you’ve ever attended a large university, the campus for… Continue Reading
Wow your coworkers with the new words you learned like “gamification” (pronounced: game-eh-feh-cay-shin) Get all sorts of free swag – “Yay! Another free t-shirt that I probably won’t ever wear” Free beer and food during the entire day – “Would… Continue Reading
Session 1: Long After The Thrill (Sustaining Passionate Users) Stephen Anderson, @stephenanderson This was also in my top 3 sessions of SXSWi. Â Throughout SXSW, you definitely noticed a theme amongst the various sessions which were: “gamification” (e.g. think Foursquare) and… Continue Reading
Session 1: Neurons Sparking! Design with the Brain in Mind Dr. M.A. Greenstein (George Greenstein Institute), @DRG This session focused on optimizing game design based on reward, trust and IQ systems in the brain. Â I apologize if my notes for… Continue Reading
Session 1: The Science of Influence (Panel) Marshall Kirkpatrick (www.readwriteweb.com), @marshallk Dan Zarrella (HubSpot), @danzarrella Ramya Krishnamurthy (Klout), @ramyatkj Michael Wu (Lithium Technology), @mich8elwu In this panel, each participant went through a short 5 to 10 minute presentation on varying techniques of how they… Continue Reading
Since I skipped the entire first day, including all the parties, I was able to get started bright and early on Saturday morning. Â First thing I had to do though was pick up my badge at 9 am. Â There were… Continue Reading
Since this is my first time at South By Southwest (SXSW), I figured it would be a good idea to write about my experiences for others who are contemplating going in the future and also, make sure I don’t forget… Continue Reading
