With Adrien Brody on the carpet- he was promoting his upcoming Predators film.
In the past 3 years that I’ve attended SXSWi, it has grown in leaps and bounds. I know we say that we’re in a time of information overload, but being there and seeing all the online folks I know offline, made me realize that we’re in people overload too. In between shoots and meetings, I barely got to see half the people I knew who were there. That wasn’t the case in previous years, where the Interactive attendees were far less. We’re connected to more people than ever before, and while that’s what I love about the Internet, it also makes me wonder- as humans, are we are naturally able to maintain this growing network of relationships? What strategies do you have to sustain your on and offline relationships? Please share!
Moving on- aside from my vlogging responsibilities for CBSNews.com, I was also hired by the Parnassus Group and The Hollywood Reporter to host the Tweethouse- an offline event highlighting the converging entertainment and tech communities with panels throughout the day and an evening bash.
I interviewed some of my favorite tech trailblazers and online friends like Robert Scoble, Mashable’s Pete Cashmore and Revision3’s Jim Louderback. I also helped actress Jamie Lynn Sigler make her first tweet:
