SXSW: South By South West

Posted March 13th, 2007 by Andre

If you have read any blogs or checked out industry news in the last few days, you have probably come across a 4 letter acronym quite a few times: SXSW. South by South West, or SXSW, is a major festival in Austin, Texas, held every year and celebrating Music, Film, and Interactive Media.

It attracts big names like blogger and now notorious Twitter-user Robert Scoble, legends in gamer circles like Susan Wu, and even folks like speaker/guy who never blinks, Ze Frank.

SXSW is unique in the way that it’s not simply one event; it is really three events in one. It’s a place where musicians, film makers, actors, bloggers, gamers, and anyone in between can get together for a few days and devolve into each other’s experiences. There are concerts, screenings, lectures, panels and chances to meet people whose work you’ve known only through the web in person.

SXSW started on March 9th and will go on until March 18th. I for one wish I was there. After all, who could pass up a chance to rub shoulders with the likes of Scoble or Scott Beale?

On a side note: congratulations to Twitter, for winning the SXSW Web Award in the Blog category!

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