Networking groups to avoid like the plague
I have been a member of some awesome networking groups and meetups over the years -Tuttle, Cambridge Geek Night, SXSW kebab, Chinwag, London VRM, Dunedin Skeptics in the Pub. But finding and choosing a good group is a skill. Today we discuss how to get the right group for you. First let me digress – [...]
By rebecca Monday June 20, 2011
SXSW Feedback – poor to dreadful. How was yours?
Many conferences ask for feedback after the event and the Interactive SXSW one arrived today. As a research survey it was flawed in three ways. First error – question structure Take this example of a question on the first page Overall, how satisfied were you with the information distributed in our print publications? 5= Very [...]
By rebecca Friday March 25, 2011
3 Easy apps for SXSW conference goers
I am heading over to Austin Texas for South by Southwest Interactive Festival next week. SX Social website – the insiders registration site where you can create a profile, connect with friends and see what’s inside their freebie “Swag” bag. Also SXSW Go which is a mobile app including a handy scheduling service. Mobile Tweetdeck [...]
By rebecca Friday March 4, 2011
Please help us get our panel onto SXSW 2010
We had a ball at the South by Southwest conference in 2009 when the Brits got bored with the samey-ness of the panels packed full of Yanks all spouting the same old stuff. So we hijacked an empty room and started our own non-panel with the help of the AV guys. It turned into the [...]
By rebecca Sunday August 16, 2009