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An Epic Tweetup in Chicago For Those #notatsxsw

The parties are already starting for those who are #notatsxsw.
Here’s one of the first we’ve seen. It’s a week from today in Chicago:
Hey y’all! So we’re all stuck in Chicago instead of enjoying the fabulousness that is SXSW, so let’s drink and cheer up! Come out for a beer or two and maybe some [...]

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farewell, notatsxsw, the fires are burning

What’s next? We are going to stop singing…for a little while. We’ll be back. Recaps this week.
Farewell notatsxsw 2009 from Splice Finders on Vimeo.
That’s me on vocals. Video editing and audio production by Broken Hours. Produced by Splice Finders for notatsxsw.com.

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Sketch Notes From SXSWi and My Friend In Brooklyn

Mike Rohde drew seventy  pages of sketches and notes from SXSWi.
He designed the SXSWi tote bag.
I am notatsxsw but I did use my SXSWi 2007 tote bag to carry groceries today.

My friend Drew is notatsxsw. He draws in his sketch book, too.

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a twtpoll: why are you notatsxsw?

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11 reasons why it’s ok to be #notatsxsw

A #notatsxsw top 11 list from Popular Enthusiast. Top 11 – isn’t that appropriate for notatsxsw?
He points out a lot of what we are noticing this year, mostly from the Twitter stream

The twittering from SXSW panels can be maddening
Sponsors are everywhere
And there are stil tons of good shows here, notatsxsw.

And #8 on his [...]

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notatsxsw added to Wikipedia

How about that – notatsxsw is in Wikipedia.
Here’s the excerpt from the SXSW page for the 2009 festival:
….Also new was the founding of an international netroots organization for those not attending, dubbed NotAtSXSW. Coordinating though Twitter and other online tools, notatsxsw events were held in London, New York, Wisconsin, Portland, Oregon and Miami.[12] According to [...]

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notatsxsw portland party entertainment ;)

who had the bright idea to sing notatsxsw to danny boy?

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A Unicorn Delivered Some Good News This Morning

A unicorn #notatsxsw delivered some really good news this morning. Ruth Jamieson wrote a super sweet post about our fun in The Guardian.  Wow, Ruth, thanks for sending the unicorn to deliver the good news. I’ve never had a unicorn bring me such a nice gift.
Sweet, I might add, because Ruth, is, like, the founder [...]

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living large – late night apple sauce

Apple sauce at 3 am after a night #notatsxsw.

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twestival and some fave tweet tags

A London writer sent us a tweet. She saw #notatsxsw and pitched it to her editor as a “twestival.” That’s one I have not heard. But I do think you could say that notatsxsw does feel like a twestival, doesn’t it?
I think the story is coming out today, maybe tomorrow. I liked her interest. [...]

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