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I went back through my 287 tweets from five days at SXSW Interactive with an intention to do a dozen different blog posts.  Instead, I realize that I just need to share bits of inspiration instead of piecing together thorough notes for each session I attended.

Overall takeaways:

• Portland interactive and social media attendees were huge – there were probably 250+ Portlanders attending SXSW and we got to spend more quality time in sessions, restaurants, house parties, and bars in Austin, TX than in Portland – funny how that happens.
• eROI team-building was pretty amazing.  There were 15 of us at the event and it allowed us to learn and share in a very human way, which is a lot tougher to do in the office.
• Informal vibe to the event: thankfully.  Couches were in some sessions, outdoor tent parties just outside the Convention Center. But, the tone that speakers and attendees had was very informal and allowed for the walls/barricades to be down to facilitate networking and learning.
• Rebellious attitude – maybe this is the influence of indie musicians and film-makers filling in towards the end of the Interactive part of SXSW, but one keynote in particular exemplified this: James Powderly explaining his mass-scale graffiti art. I loved this edge to the speakers and sessions.

OK – I guess I need to do separate blog posts to show some cool visuals and videos of my favorite influences there.