Comments on: Takeaways From SXSW Interactive

By: high point seo

high point seo — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:29:27 +0000

This is a great conference, the best yet.

By: Tarakit

Tarakit — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:57:52 +0000

that was a great experienced, hearing from the experts really motivates us to strive harder..thanks ..

By: Dan

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By: Social Media

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By: Shannon Paul

Shannon Paul — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:58:42 +0000

Thanks, Manish! I’m sure you know how great your team is. We all have much to learn, but the humble spirit you express here and your willingness to experiment in the space is a testament to your leadership — kudos. I would love to visit your team again in the future, it was a real treat!

By: Shannon Paul

Shannon Paul — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:55:41 +0000

Same here, Richard! We have a mutual admiration society and I’m glad to have spent so much time with you this year :)

By: Shannon Paul

Shannon Paul — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:54:56 +0000

Hi Stephanie,

Serendipity is certainly a wonderful aspect of conferences like this, but this year I actually did the opposite and tried to schedule much more of my time in advance. I found I was able to get much more out of the conference this year as a result! I don’t know about the lack of a-ha moments — I don’t know if I ever had any in the past when I attended this show. For me SXSW is all about face time and connecting.

My big a-ha moment this year was that there is a huge interest in this show in sharing what works/what doesn’t work with others in the field — especially as it relates to working in regulated industries, or serving them in an agency setting. I hope that the conference feedback and voting will show reflect this in the future. People are interested in the “how” much more now than in the past. In previous years, people seemed to be much more interested in the “why” social media should be a priority to business. Maybe this is a sign of maturation — not just in the market, but in the skills required to bring these great ideas into fruition.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

By: Manish Mehta

Manish Mehta — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:05:02 +0000

Shannon – thanks for the nice shout out to Dell and the time you spent with us before SXSW. It’s a very long journey and we still have so much to learn. Credit goes to the great team we have and their dedication to the customer – both inside and outside of Dell. Please do come visit us again soon.

By: Richardatdell

Richardatdell — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 07:31:51 +0000

Hi Shannon
Great to see you and hang at 3 events. Was thrilled you could spend some time with us at Dell; honored to co-host blog chat with you…and to have you at allhat3 (your third and our third)…thanks for being loyal allhat friend and more :-)

By: Stephanie Hackney

Stephanie Hackney — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:19:38 +0000

Shannon,
I was sorry to miss your panel and missed out on meeting you in person. Just too much going on during SXSW! I hope your feet are soon back to normal.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Here are a few more to share:
1. Face time is really what this event is all about. Most people know each other through online connections and for many this is the one and only time during the year they get to meet each other/spend time together in person.
2. I did not have as many “aha moments” as I had at last year’s #sxsw interactive. Maturation of the market? Less focus on learning and more on making it happen? Or? I welcome your thoughts on this.
3. Going without major “goals” for the event served me well. I went without an agenda and simply open to opportunities, and focused mostly on being part of the energy that is sxsw. This worked well as I was presented with some great “serendipitous” moments and am back now and feeling re-energized.
4. Sorry to hear you had trouble with @AT&T. I experienced the inability to Tweet (or text or get a call out) while at the #NRF conference in NY a couple months back and vowed to never be beholden to AT&T’s network again! I am soooooo glad I switched to @Verizon just before the event. I highly recommend the switch. I did experience a few issues with Tweeting at sxsw, but it was due to @Twitter errors, not @Verizon errors.
5. After a long day in sessions, sharing thoughts and ideas with others during the day and over a drink after the sessions end, and rising early (not easy for a nightowl), I find that I am not into the party all night scene. Screaming over all the “noise” (conversations, music and marketing) is just too much for this gal.

Have a great weekend!