Larissa Meek

Photo By: El Sanchez 

So, I decided to not lug my 7LB laptop around all day like I had done in previous years. While I was itching to recap all of the great panels I went to in detail, I don’t miss fighting for open floor space to sit next to an outlet so I can keep the battery charged. I felt very disconneted without email. I don’t have an iPhone and I’m probably one of the few people here who doesn’t. And yes, I am jealous - I want one now.

This year is proving to be pretty exciting but for me it’s different than it was the 3 years ago when I first attended (by myself). I’m happy to have fellow AgencyNetters around to discuss the panels and share a good brew with.

I have a gold badge this year which gets me into both Film and Interactive events. And it also gets me these heavy canvas bags filled with crap stuff. I’m very disappointed with all the flyers and “junk” in the give-away bags. It seems like such a waste. Most of it just gets tossed. When you think about the fact that this is an “interactive” festival and that flyer’s seem somewhat antiquated, I have to ask… Isn’t there a better way? At least to target people who are actually interested in that specific flyer or business?

My favorite sessions of today were the KeyNote with Henry Jenkins and Steven Johnson and the session by 37 Signals 10 Things We’ve Learned.

I don’t have time to go into much detail about what I took away from each session as the night events are gearing up and it’s time to go. For photos check out El Sanchez on Flickr.

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