SXSW 2009 FTW!

March 17, 2009

I had the most incredible time at the 2009 SXSW conference in Austin, Texas. For the week I was there, it felt like the internet came alive! I got to meet people I follow on Twitter, the authors behind the blogs I read and the web personalities I watch everyday. I didn't know what to expect when I would meet someone in real life that I *knew* from Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, Facebook, etc. But, everyone superseded my expecations and every single person I met was so friendly, cool and just incredibly down to earth.

I was there on behalf of PepsiCo (@pepsicosxsw) and felt so lucky that I was able to attend this immersive real life digital experience for the first time.

My SXSW Highlights

PepsiCo SXSW Podcast Playground (my homebase at the conference)

Photo Credit: jdlasica (photo permalink)

Sony Powered Bloggers (like me!) with their WebbyHD Camera!

Sony worked with Technorati to make this happen

Zappos invited me to be part of their SXSW Breakbox experience!
Watch the video of me opening my box!

Zappos worked with Magnify to make it happen.
Photo Credit: magnifynet (photo permalink)

Wayne Sutton interview's me about Pepsi, SXSW and Social Media