At a recent SXSWi panel conducted “core conversation-” style (in which a presumed thought leader guides a group discussion on the subject at hand), the hour spent sitting on the floor in a cramped meeting room proved one important fact about social media: Even the professed experts are doing it wrong.

Check out the amazing pics I got at Austin's SXSW Music festival! Includes indoor and outdoor concerts, rooftop parties, bizarre street scenes, the works! Really a must-see!

Yesterday was some SXSW Music awesomeness. It was my eighth consecutive day in Austin, TX; after taking a "breather day" to shake off the Interactive and get into the Music vibe, I headed downtown. Scams were pulled, parties were scoped, artists were met, fun was had. Click 4 pics.

Jolie O'Dell on a long, hyper, post-SXSWi geekout. Recorded at the Salt Lick BBQ in Driftwood, Texas, just outside Austin, by Kurt Daradics on his super neat Flip camera.

"All in all, it was given that WAP technology is dead, fully Flash-enabled devices are the next step, image recognition capabilities and more detailed location-based information are crucial, and the idea that you’d have to actually plug a device into an outlet for any reason is becoming increasingly laughable."