SXSW is one of my favorite Interactive conferences of the year. From catching up with friends, to fun events, amazing food and interesting talks, I always have a good time. Here are some photos from SXSW 2013:
Browsing Tag
Social Media
I’ve always enjoyed reading and writing about social media best practices, specifically the companies who leverage visual content in unique ways. Much to my delight, I was offered an opportunity to submit a “Social Image of the Week,” column for Jay Baer’s blog, Convince & Convert. I also thought I would share the images I carefully curate in a monthly roundup on The SavvyBostonian with links back to Convince & Convert if you would like to read my posts.
I started the column in mid-January, so for my first monthly roundup I have two posts to share and they couldn’t be more random – The White House and the dreaded plaque talk!
Inside The Mapparium
As the famous Ferris Bueller’s Day Off movie quote goes, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Despite always being on the go, I think I did a pretty good job carving out time for amazing food, time with friends, plus other adventures and experiences in 2012. From playing tourist in my hometown, to channeling my inner Martha Stewart, to personal and professional travels, here are 12 photos which celebrate 2012 and a little background behind them.
Now this is what I call conference food!
During social media week in Boston, I was excited to have the opportunity to be the morning keynote on day two of GSMI’s Social Media Strategies Summit Boston. In addition to speaking at the event, I also attended most of the conference for the learning opportunities. I’ve said it before, but social media conferences offer an excellent opportunity to step away from your day-to-day, connect with and learn from other leaders in your field. True to form, this event was no different. Here are several highlights from the event:
The GE booth will have this nifty looking MakerBot printing 3D prototype images.
So, there’s this event called CollegeFest this weekend at the Hynes Convention Center. It’s been more than seven years since I was in college, but I imagine it’s the kind of event you’d want to attend if you were still in school – e.g. live music and tons of exhibitors/booth’s promising interesting experiences and freebies. One of those exhibitors, GE, emailed me a sneak peek of their booth that will be outside on the plaza adjacent to the Prudential Center/Hynes Convention Center and said I could share it on my blog. I think GE’s experiential approach to celebrating innovation through marketing and social media is something we can all appreciate and learn from. So, read more for a sneak peek at what they have going on.