Dispatches from SxSW, Part 2: A Whole Mess o’ Guides

If you’re not wasted, the night is! That’s Robert Scoble and me, partying it up in 2008.

There are a whole lot of guides, how-to and whats-going-on articles on the South by Southwest conference. As a public service, I’ve collected a few that I found helpful and have posted them here. Enjoy!

Survival Guides

Check out slide 13 of this slide presentation. You’ll see someone familiar!

• 4 Ways to Help You Survive SxSWi 2012, From a Veteran
• 8 Tips on Preparing for SxSW
• 9 Tips to South by Southwest for First Timers
• Citizen Taco’s 2010-but-still-relevant guide to SxSW
• Guest of a Guest’s SxSW 2012 Party Guide
• Long Straws: The A – Z of SxSW (A Beginner’s Guide)
• Austin Eavesdropper: The Neurotic’s Guide to SxSW
• A South by Southwest Guide to Surviving the Nerdpocalypse
• SxSurvival
• SxSurvival: 10 Tips from Jess3
• SxSW Expert Advice: The One Thing You Need to Remember
• SxSW Primer for the First-Timer
• The Unofficial SxSW Insider’s Guide

Sessions and Happenings

Anthony Bourdain will be speaking on Tuesday. Expect the hall to be packed to the gills.

• Austin Chronicle’s Guide to SxSW
• The Definitive Digital Author’s Guide to SxSW 2012
• Gary’s Guide: The Definitive Guide to SxSW Interactive 2012 Parties
• Guide to SxSWi 2012: A Pinterest Experiment
• IBTraveler – SxSW 2012: Experiencing Austin Through the Festival Events
• Lanyrd’s SxSW session listings
• Partaypeeps: What’s happening in Austin
• Republic of Austin: 25 SxSW Free Party RSVPs
• Showlist Austin
• Yelp’s list of bike rental places in Austin

Food

Austin is famous for its food carts – make sure you stop by a couple and try their stuff!
Creative Commons photo by Noah Jeppson. Click to see the original.

• 6 Must-Try Food Events at SxSW 2012
• Austin 360: 50 Places for Brunch
• Austin Food Carts
• The Austin Vegan Guide
• Culturemap Austin: Where to Eat in March – Nobles, Olives, New Chefs and All That Jack
• Epicurious’ Top Five Places to Eat in Austin
• GQ: The Short Order – Chef Larry McGuire’s SxSW Guide to Austin
• Serious Eats: Where to Eat in Austin

And Finally…

Remember to make some memories while you’re there!

One more thing: Kevin Cheng’s guide is so short, it fits in a tweet:

The only SxSW guide you need: have fun.