4 Ways to Help You Survive #SXSWi 2012, From a Veteran
Monday, March 5th, 2012
It’s that time of year again when techies, and lots of marketers and journalists, descend on Austin, Texas, for one of the largest annual technical conferences, South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi). SXSWi will be taking place Friday, March 9 through Tuesday, March 13. The conference is massive in every way — total number of attendees, parties, sessions, technology and, of course, buzz. In addition to behemoths such as Microsoft, IBM and Google, masses of fledgling companies and individual entrepreneurs arrive hoping to be “Southby’s” next Twitter or Foursquare. Here are a few things to watch for in the SXSWi 2012 whirlwind.
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4 Ways to Help You Survive #SXSWi 2012, From a Veteran
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