They Went to SxSW and All I Got was a T-shirt

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This year, all of my clients; Tungle, @toms from Crisp Wireless, and Lullabot; are off to South by Southwest Interactive while I man the fort back in chilly New England.  While I wish I could be there to be part of the energy and buzz, not to mention find out in person about the next big thing, I will be following the action from Twitter and through all the posts piling up in Google Reader.

Not all of the fun is being had in Austin, some of it is happening along the way.  We set up for Tungle to sponsor the trek from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Austin of some intrepid bloggers, Rick Mahn and Albert Maruggi from Social Media Breakfast.  Throughout the trip, Rick & Al have scheduled meet ups with local social media organizers using the Tungle.me online scheduling application.  They are spreading the word about how easy it is to schedule meetings using Tungle.me, while getting to meet face-to-face with virtual friends in colleagues in cities throughout the mid-west.  It all culminates down in Austin at the mega Social Media Breakfast for a national gathering of members sponsored by Tungle.me.

So while all I got was a t-shirt, it was a thrill to be a part of the planning.

And for those of you SxSW newbies, here are some good guides on what to expect, what apps to use, and what to bring to make sure your phone battery doesn’t die (assuming you have coverage.)  Have fun!

The SXSW Interactive Mobile Thriving Guide

C.C. Chapman’s SXSW Advice: 2010

SXSW Advice: 2010 Edition from C.C. Chapman on Vimeo.  And C.C., when you are scheduling those breakfast meetings, check out Tungle.me!

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