by Brian Solis on March 29, 2009
words and pictures by Brian Solis
During SXSW Interactive 2009, interesting, notable, and unexpected geeks as well as the Internet Famous filled the streets in and around the conference and the after hours parties.
Some of my best encounters happened simply by walking from point A to point B.
I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the stories…

Corvida

Drew Olanoff shows us the bid-winning @melaniemitchell tattoo

Chris Brogan, @geekmommy, Justin Levy throw up Hashtag signs

Dan Patterson of ABC

Sarah Townsend performs on a random Austin street corner

Gregarious Greg Narain vs. Corvida

Scott Beale of Laughing Squid and Brian Solis

Violet Blue, Robert Scoble, Alexia Tsotsis

Frank Gruber channeling Johnny Cash


Sun/Nokia Fogo De Chao

Francisco Dao, Lynne Johnson

Brian Solis, Jessica Berlin, Ilana Arazie, Gregarious
Please read:
The Human Network: The Social Economy is Influenced by How We Communicate Online & Offline (My philosophical analysis of what makes SXSW so special)
Which parties did you hit or miss?
Check em off at Diddit: SXSW Interactive Festival 2009 Party List
Pictures:
SXSW – The Calm Before the Storm
SXSW Day One
TechSet + Windows Mobile Rat Pack 2.0 Party
SXSW Day Two
Diggnation Party at Stubbs
We Flashmob the Driskill
AllHat @Allens Boots
Brian Solis Book Signing @SXSW
Are PR Agencies a Dying Breed: Brian Solis joins the panel
Kirtsy, AllTop Party @Allens Boots
Pool 2.0 – SocialMediaClub
SXSW Day Four
Paul Nelson Performs in the TechSet + Windows Mobile Blogger Lounge
Dell Adamo Premiers at SXSW
Power Geek Girl Tweetup in the TechSet + Windows Mobile Blogger Lounge
Rackspace + Scoble Party
Blurb + Mashable Party
SXSW Day Five
WorldSings.com
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by Brian Solis on September 1, 2008
words and pictures by Brian Solis


Gnomedex is over and since we’re about to fly through several incredible events including Office 2.0, DEMOfall, and TechCrunch50, I thought it would be a good idea to commemorate my incredible experience in Seattle.
Gnomedex is by far one of my favorite stops on the networking circuit as it levels the playing field and creates a truly equal forum for sharing our experiences while learning from those of others. It’s like a TED for geeks. And, it’s not just the valuable lessons and insight that we learn in those action-packed two days, it’s the relationships that you build and carry forward with you that mean everything. If you have never attended, then block out the time and start saving for Gnomedex 2009.
I walked away with so many wonderful memories and new ideas. From Danny Sullivan’s talk on Search Life Meets Real Life and Beth Kanter’s motivating stories on Using Social Media for Good Causes to Francine Hardaway’s fantastic and lively discussion with Mark Bao on Generation Y and Kris Krug’s fun and helpful talk on photography tips (it was great to finally meet him!). The conversations that took place in the hallways as well as the even receptions were also equally significant.
I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story.

Chris Pirillo at the opening reception holding one of the many HP notebooks given away

Brian Solis, Drew Olanoff of Strands, and Sarah Lacy live on GnomedexTV

Tara Hunt

Larry Halff of Ma.gnolia

Danny Sullivan

Mark Bao

Francine Hardaway

Ponzi and Chris Pirillo

Beth Kanter

Sarah Lacy, Tara Hunt, Olivia Hine, Francine Hardaway

Londa Quisling of Iterasi

Ryan Stewart

Ranvir Gujral of Bluewhale Labs

Duncan Riley

Liz Strauss

Geoff Livingston

Robert Scoble

Dave Mathews

Jeremy Wright of B5 Media

Sara Czyzewicz of DandyID

Maryam Scoble and Danielle Morrill

Marshall Kirkpatrick

Liz Strauss and Alex Williams

Brian Solis and Jeremy Wright


The crew at the Edgewater Hotel
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by Brian Solis on August 20, 2008
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Even though I’ll be in Seattle for Gnomedex 8.0, the rest of the bub.blicio.us crew will be supporting the Mashable Monthly Series as an official media sponsor on 8/21.
The event will be held at Roe Restaurant in SF from 7 – 10 p.m. Make sure to stop by the bub.blicio.us backdrop on your way in to have your picture taken by the bub crew.
Join Mashable and San Francisco’s tech elite for an evening of meeting, mingling and conversing about web’s hottest new services while enjoying light appetizers and drink tickets.
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by Brian Solis on July 26, 2008
words and pictures by Brian Solis


1,100 people.
1 place
1 more milestone in the evolution of the Social Economy.
The third annual TechCrunch August Capital party is to the Palo Alto Web 2 community what the running of the bulls is to Pamplona. People flew in from all over the world to be there and it was nothing short of incredible, valuable, and overwhelming. So many fascinating, trend setting, and visionary people mingled freely and genuinely as if for one small moment in time, everyone was equal.
Thank you TechCrunch and August Capital for hosting a memorable and important event.
I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story.

Cathy Brooks and Stephanie Agresta

Eric Eldon and Chamillionaire

Sarah Lacy, Tariq Krim, and Brooke Hammerling

iLick the iPhone

Daniel Brusilovsky

Valerie Cunningham, Matt Marshall of VentureBeat and Adeo Ressi of TheFunded.com

Michael Arrington

Shira Lazar

Chamillionaire, Randi Zuckerberg, Jeff Lange, Michael Teng

Wired Cover Girl Julia Allison and @Miguel23

Miiko Mentz of FWStudios shoots a video for TechCrunch’s Elevator Pitch

Deb Schultz and Christopher Carfi

Michael Arrington

Laurie Anne Lassek, Gregarious Greg Narain, Christine Herron

Alison McNeill of bub.blicio.us


Dave Morin of Facebook and Peter Pham

Jason Nazar of Docstoc and Shira Lazar of NBC

AJ Vaynerchuk


David Sifry and Sarah Lacy

Cyan Banister of Zivity

Greg Narain and Deb Schultz

Tantek Celik

Alex Ho, MC Hammer, Brian Solis, Chamillionaire, Jeff Lange

Miiko Mentz


MC Hammer of DanceJam

The after party at the Four Seasons – Justin Kan and Nick Gonzales of Social Media

The after party at the Four Seasons – Alex Ho, Shira Lazar, Tariq Krim

The after party at the Four Seasons

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