mathowie
Matt Haughey
I agree w/ @Cruftbox, @benbrown nails why SXSWi is out of control big and crazy these days (and why I'm home instead): ilovebenbrown.com/post/190065498…
zeldman
Jeffrey Zeldman
.@maximolly @mathowie @cruftbox @benbrown Sure SXSWi has changed. The web has changed. Money changing the web is not new.
.@maximolly @mathowie @cruftbox @benbrown Sure SXSWi has changed. The web has changed. Money changing the web is not new.
benbrown
Ben Brown
@zeldman money changing the web is fine and inevitable - but at SXSW it used to be our money and is now their money. Pros and cons for both.
@zeldman money changing the web is fine and inevitable - but at SXSW it used to be our money and is now their money. Pros and cons for both.
mathowie
Matt Haughey
@benbrown @zeldman for me it's not about the money but the size, spectacle. If a conf gets so big I can't find my friends, I don't go.
@benbrown @zeldman for me it's not about the money but the size, spectacle. If a conf gets so big I can't find my friends, I don't go.
waxpancake
Andy Baio
@mathowie @benbrown @zeldman Agreed. My favorite part of SXSW was always the serendipity, and that's been lost for me as it's grown.
@mathowie @benbrown @zeldman Agreed. My favorite part of SXSW was always the serendipity, and that's been lost for me as it's grown.
jmcnally
James McNally
@waxpancake @mathowie @benbrown @zeldman used to be that introverts could have fun at SXSW, but much more exhausting now.
@waxpancake @mathowie @benbrown @zeldman used to be that introverts could have fun at SXSW, but much more exhausting now.
benbrown
Ben Brown
@jmcnally Exhausting is putting it lightly. I feel like I barely made it out alive.
@jmcnally Exhausting is putting it lightly. I feel like I barely made it out alive.
floatingatoll
Richard Soderberg
@waxpancake I stopped attending once I found myself spending more time in lines than in events.
@waxpancake I stopped attending once I found myself spending more time in lines than in events.
zeldman
Jeffrey Zeldman
@benbrown in 1999 it was Razorfish's money. That sucked too. There's always been a garish commercial sideshow alongside good indy content.
@benbrown in 1999 it was Razorfish's money. That sucked too. There's always been a garish commercial sideshow alongside good indy content.
benbrown
Ben Brown
Yes, @zeldman, but Razorfish made websites. Amex makes debt. Is SXSW the product that we consume, or are we the product SXSW sells to Amex?
Yes, @zeldman, but Razorfish made websites. Amex makes debt. Is SXSW the product that we consume, or are we the product SXSW sells to Amex?