Prepare Yourself for SXSW
With SXSW quickly approaching, and all of us here at AEMMP scrounging together our plans for the week, I figured it would be good to throw a few ideas out there for how to make the best of our experience. This is completely from a technology stand-point, so you are forewarned. Nevertheless, here are my few suggestions…
1. Mobile device – This is pretty self-explanatory, yet extremely essential. Beware if you have AT&T, though, as they have had many network issues in the past few years due to the abnormally large number of tech and music people with iPhones. Keep your phone close, as you will want to use it to discover what stuff
2. Foursquare / Gowalla – This is the year of the location-based apps, and these two are the best. Foursquare is the one that I prefer, but Gowalla is based in Austin so they may have a few more SXSW-centered featured. Nonetheless, the most important thing is what are your friends using?
3. Plancast – Use this to plan out your schedule while you are in Austin. See what is going on and who is going to what events. If you are going with a group, then this might be a great resource for you.
4. Twitter – The king of the 2007 SXSW will be back again. Try to keep up with what people are talking about so you can find hot events in your area. Turn on location-sharing as well to help the cause.
There are many other tools you may want to use, but I like to keep it simple. Mostly it comes down to using the tools that have the most users who share your relevant interests. This is definitely one where you will want to follow the crowd.
Tags: foursquare, gowalla, plancast, SXSW, twitter