Comments on: The Post-SxSW Report http://corvusconsulting.ca/2008/03/the-post-sxsw-report/ Home of Todd Sieling's product design and strategy services for the web. Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Michael Klassen http://corvusconsulting.ca/2008/03/the-post-sxsw-report/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Michael Klassen Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 I've never attended a SxSW but always wished I could. I've been to tech conferences of a different sort (E3) and found that eventually the event's pomp became overbearing, and the true believers (in this case gamers) stopped coming. So they put the event on ice for a while. Something tells me that SxSW will either sustain itself like a Sundance Festival (it's probably a HUGE economic engine for Austin, TX), or be upstaged by the next 'cool' alternative tech/music/cultural festival. Thanks for the report, Todd. I’ve never attended a SxSW but always wished I could. I’ve been to tech conferences of a different sort (E3) and found that eventually the event’s pomp became overbearing, and the true believers (in this case gamers) stopped coming. So they put the event on ice for a while.

Something tells me that SxSW will either sustain itself like a Sundance Festival (it’s probably a HUGE economic engine for Austin, TX), or be upstaged by the next ‘cool’ alternative tech/music/cultural festival.

Thanks for the report, Todd.

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