There’s a little piece of chaos at SXSW for everyone; and every year, some folks navigate the flood of people and sensory overload a bit better than others – the difference between a SXSW veteran and noobie is noticeable at first glance. In an effort to reduce apparent nerd-ism, I’ve put together some helpful tips and found some neat tools for first-timers at SXSW.

Last week an uncommon thing happened, 20 women working in technology got together to talk shop. Yes everyone, women do exist in tech. It’s not all greasy haired programmers and shiny suit wearing entreps. Looking around at any tech party in Austin, you usually think “There are too many damn men in this room”; and you’d be right.

If you’re into mobile and you’re in Austin, or your coming to Austin for SXSW you might want to checkout the Austin Ad Fed‘s meeting on March 11th. It’s going to be at the AT&T Executive Conference Center from 5pm – 7:30pm. It’s $25 in advance or $30 at the door and will feature networking and cocktails. Some of the panelists include: David Gill, Director of Mobile at Nielson Company Michael Weaver, VP of Phluant [...]