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Surviving South By

March 24th, 2007 at 8:47 a.m.

It’s been a good week and a half since I got back from South By Southwest and I’m just now feeling like I can talk about it a little. It was that intense. It’s a marathon and a sprint. Maybe it was because it was my first year, but even when I tried to pace myself I felt like I was doing too much. You’re meeting people constantly wanting to give them your full attention, to have that meaningful conversation, but then you’re off to a panel, or somebody needs to talk to you about something else, or your at a party and there’s another party you just have to get to.

It’s grueling, inspiring, and totally fun all rolled into one. I met some incredible people, had some great conversations and heard some panels that inspired me. Sure there were a few low points, I saw some panels that weren’t the best, but overall it was a great conference. To add to the many voices SXSW comes highly recommended.

I’m glad to be back and if I didn’t meet you this year I hope to see you again next year.

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Check pulse—yup I’m still alive.

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T Incorporated is me, Tom Watson, online. It’s a bit of a throwback to personal websites, something I believe were, and still are, the cornerstones of the original social network: the Internet. I’ve been publishing online since 2001 but have lost much of that work to the digital dustbin. What you will find here is all that is left.

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