My mind officially has been blown out of the water. I never expected as much as I got here. I've spent the bulk of my time at the Interactive Trade Show, scoping booths by Google, Bing, and a ton of little startups whose names I subsequently have forgotten. I've got the stickers, however, so don't worry, I'll list them all and issue them their due credit in no time. But I am exhausted, running on a free cup of beer from Paypal for my recent woes with their purchasing system and third-party accessors, as well as an overpriced Starbucks latte that, interestingly, was totally worth it because it tasted about 30 times better than the kind I get in the store. Could the reason be that, well, I'm running on about 1.5 hours of sleep?
I think next year I should push for some KOSHER vendors. I mean, how many Jews are here? Observant Jews? Probably not so many. I wonder if SXSW Interactive does any kind of demographic study. If not, they should. Heck, I'll do it for them.
So far, one of the most interesting things I came across was AOL Seed. Now, I hate AOL with every fiber of my being, but the Seed thing seems pretty gnarly. They outsource articles to people and average Joes can write for them, they pick the stuff, and ship it off to whatever vendor has requested it (Engaged, among them). So of course, being an editor, I had to ask -- Who does your editing? Bangalore, he said. BANGALORE!? Outsourcing your editing to foreign countries? Really? That's what really gets a copy editor down. Maybe I put the fear of G-d in him and he'll look me up, who knows.
Okay, I'm off to another adventure. The parties begin soon, and it's a million degrees outside. I'm praying it cools down ... this is no climate for a frum girl! Check out my Twitter stream for lots of fun photos, including a giant floaty Google box, half-naked cheerleaders, and MORE!
4 comments:
I AM SO JEALOUS. I cannot contain my jealousy. I NEED to get there next year!!
okay my husband says there is really good kosher Indian food in Austin. I don't know if they deliver but its worth a shot. the name of it is Madras Pavillion and its # is 512-719-4527. Hatzlacha!
@SuburbanSweetheart You totally should. It's a crazy, amazing time. We might be able to build something bigger next year as far as Judaism/Social Media. Maybe your organization could get you here :)
@Malka I haven't been to the kosher Indian place, but I'v heard the SAME thing. It's kind of far away from everything downtown, however. I wish they delivered!
I totally know what you mean about wanting kosher food at events. I'm still not used to packing food everywhere I go. I just want to be able to grab some food like everyone else. I've been known to go potato chip and soda hunting in spite of my healthy food tendencies because sometimes you need _something_ to eat.
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