Jeremy Tanner Life in Boulder: Every day an adventure.

Where The Fun’s At Episode 5: Post SXSW

I’ll be posting a full wrap-up or rather some thoughts on the conference / festival soon. Until then, enjoy 9 minutes of Where The Fun’s At…

Show notes:

SXSW
Interactive, Film, Music.
RiP a Remix Manifesto
Number One with a Bullet
Jake and Jeffrey Show
Threadless TV
BJ Novak
Where The Fun’s At
The Ill Doctrine with Jay Smooth
Baratunde
Paul Stamatiou
Startup Weekend
Skribit
Mugasha
BizSpark Accelorator
Gary Vaynerchuk
Slingshot Wine
Laughing Squid
32 Bit Party
Shout Now
Kirtsy
BlogHer
Rediscover
These United States
Shirock
the Wrens
Shout Out Out Out Out
Silversun Pickups
Decemberists
Startup Weekend Detroit
Web 2.0 Expo SF
Kegs and Kites
My Ford Fiesta Movement video application
-Jeremy and Andrew

I Don’t Want to do Anything This Year

I’m only three weeks into the new year, that means there’s still plenty of time for navel gazing introspective posts. 2009 is the year that I don’t want to do anything. This does not mean I’m looking to be a slacker, completely the contrary in fact. It’s just that in previous years I’ve wanted to write more, wanted to take more photos, wanted to travel more, wanted be a better friend. Sometimes things worked out. Sometimes they did not. I don’t want any of that this year. I will write more. I’ll work to become a more effective communicator. I’ll speak at more conferences. I’ll be organizing more community events. I’ll work more with video. (New weekly show TBA this weekend) I’ll share more pictures. Wanting is one step removed from wishing. Making a list of wants / wishes without resolve is a roadmap to disappointment.

Are you wanting, wishing or working?

Making shirts? Do it right.

 
From recent travels and conferences, I now have a large pile of T-shirts, and a much smaller pile that made it into the daily rotation.  The point is this, if you’re going to print promo T-shirts, do it right.  First rule, unless your company logo is So Hot Right Now™, have the shirts designed.  If the guy in marketing thinks it looks good, it doesn’t.  A design specific to an event can also earn extra points.  Second, if you want people to wear the shirts, print on American Apparel.  Sure, it costs twice as much, but the shirts will be worn more than 10 times more often.  People wear shirts that are comfortable, my favorite shirt was an American Apparel shirt before I knew what American Apparel was.  Lastly, don’t go with a large solid print on the shirts, it makes them wear like plastic bags, they don’t breathe at all.  And there it is, how to keep your promo T-shirts from ending up as rags.

1000 Cubes for SXSW

That’s a box, 2 inches shy of a foot on every side 10″x10″x10″, all the more I’m going to fly to Austin with. If it doesn’t fit in the bag, it’s not coming. I’ll be around for 77 hours (we’re losing an hour to daylight saving time, remember to set those clocks back forward kids) In midnight Saturday morning, out early Tuesday. Sort of a snack-size SXSW. Leaving the laptop and SLR at home, packing one T-shirt (I hear they’re going to be growing on trees), one pair of shoes, underwear for each day and a jacket. I can avoid doing laundry before leaving if I buy new socks before heading out. Twitter updates @Penguin and I’ll edit this post when I figure out where the iPhone images are going to end up from the weekend.