Comments on: Expectations http://southbydeepsouth.com/2008/03/14/expectations/ South by Deep South Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:46:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Stephen http://southbydeepsouth.com/2008/03/14/expectations/#comment-49 Stephen Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:22:51 +0000 http://southbydeepsouth.com/2008/03/14/expectations/#comment-49 I just heard about this from @lalunablanca, and would be willing to help. I just heard about this from @lalunablanca, and would be willing to help.

]]> By: Paul Chaney http://southbydeepsouth.com/2008/03/14/expectations/#comment-39 Paul Chaney Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:05:48 +0000 http://southbydeepsouth.com/2008/03/14/expectations/#comment-39 SXSW this year, as I understand from those I follow at Twitter, was very much about people, socializing, parties...the sessions themselves (Sarah Lacy and the social media metrics panels notwithstanding) seem to take a back seat. I don't know if it was that companies are embracing SXSWi more than previously (hence, more parties), but it did seem that's what everyone was talking about. That being said, I don't know that we need to get too much more social than that. Personally, I put a lot of stock in having interesting, educational sessions. Maybe a barcamp, unconference approach, but still with some facilitated sessions as a skeleton at least. I do like the idea of five different tracks going on simultaneously based on interest areas. That's a good idea. Ike, please know that I'm happy to do whatever I can to help you make this happen. That includes doing grunt work. SXSW this year, as I understand from those I follow at Twitter, was very much about people, socializing, parties…the sessions themselves (Sarah Lacy and the social media metrics panels notwithstanding) seem to take a back seat. I don’t know if it was that companies are embracing SXSWi more than previously (hence, more parties), but it did seem that’s what everyone was talking about.

That being said, I don’t know that we need to get too much more social than that. Personally, I put a lot of stock in having interesting, educational sessions. Maybe a barcamp, unconference approach, but still with some facilitated sessions as a skeleton at least.

I do like the idea of five different tracks going on simultaneously based on interest areas. That’s a good idea.

Ike, please know that I’m happy to do whatever I can to help you make this happen. That includes doing grunt work.

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