Five Sexy Gossip Tips from SXSW
Who loves ya, baby? I do! Big drippy kisses and THANK YOUS go out to the folks who supported my trip to Austin. From hookup stories to gossip about Mark Zuckerberg, I wanna give you “SXSW news you can use” as a Reader Appreciation Day of sorts. Pull these one liners out of your pocket — whether at the office, at home or at a cocktail party — and you’ll sound like you’re “in the know” about SXSWi … even if you didn’t go.
“Damn, that Sarah Lacy / Zuckerberg interview was a fucking train wreck, wasn’t it?!” Wired, Valleywag, Techmeme, Techcrunch, folks on Twitter and people from all over the world have all commented on the madness. Valleywag said Sarah’s “unique” interviewing style is singular because “no one who’s any good uses it,” and they called Mark Zuckerberg “a man with no onstage talent.” Follow the links above for more details. And, for something a bit more positive, check out Sunni Brown’s beautiful illustration (pictured) of Zuckerberg’s key points. Click here for the full-sized image.
“Two words: Gary Vaynerchuk.” If you don’t know this man already, you will. Marketing guru Gary totally killed it at SXSW. If there was a panel, he owned it. If there was a party, he supplied the free wine. If there was a great joke to be told, it came from his lips. He was EVERYWHERE. You couldn’t miss him. Anyone who’s worth their weight in booze (or gossip) could say “Vaynerchuk” correctly by the end of the fest. Wine Library TV is his daily video video blog. Good stuff, indeed. If you stop by his site, tell that punk “funkybrownchick” sent you. ;)
“I SEE BROWN-SKINNED PEOPLE!” Lots of brown fingertips ran across laptop keyboards at SXSW. George Kelly (pictured), Lynne d Johnson, Tiffany B. Brown, Angela Benton, Jason Toney, J Brotherlove, N’Gai Croal, Kathryn Finney and a lot of other wonderful people were there. I didn’t get a chance to hear the “Africa 2.0: Affecting Change Using Technology” session, but I sooo plan to catch up with the panelists in the weeks ahead.
“Have you noticed the guy from Mashable looks a lot like Justin Timberlake?” Mashable brings you “the latest news on social networking and social software.” Really?!?! :) No, seriously, very few of my non-techgeeks knew what Mashable was. So when I saw Pete, I instantly thought: man, you’re ignoring your greatest asset. If you’ve got a cute face, use it. Stick that shit on your site. It’s marketing, baby! Listen to Julia Allison. ;) Seriously, do a flickr search of Pete Cashmore. Nice, huh? And he’s a Brit with a sexy accent?!?! Yum.
“If you’re gonna have sex in Austin …” What conference doesn’t have hookup stories?!?! I didn’t get laid, but I did get “engaged” to a sweet-faced, bearded guy named Mackenzie Cowell. Long story. Anyway. I know plenty of people got action, but I’m not gonna name names. Instead, I’ll give you links to all the sessions (including mine) about sex. Watch out, Austin! The sex-talkers are taking over your city: “Adult Conversations: Sex, Intimacy & Online Relationships”; “Breakups 2.0″; “Pink Ghetto Blasters: Destigmatizing Sex via Online Community Building”; “Sexual Ethics, Interactivity and Virtual Worlds”; “When Your Partner is Your Partner”; “The Porn Police: Know the Rules”; and “Sexual Privacy Online” with Violet Blue (pictured).
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Psssst! By the way, I love love LOVE the FBC readers — especially Ms. Rasco and Gerry T — who walked up to me and said hi. Great meeting you, and thanks for reading my blog!!! :)
March 12th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
fbc, i ‘tagged’ you. see my latest post w. tag ‘rules’ at end. if you haven’t done it, give it a try; it can be fun…if you have the time.
mimi
March 12th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Hey lady!!! :) Thanks for the tag. I just left a comment on your blog. Sooo can’t wait to see you again.
March 13th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Hi Beautiful,
You know that I take everything literally… You got engaged? What? For real?
xo
March 13th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Sounds like you had an ass-kicking time. Sex and comedy are a great duo. Too bad Facebook doesn’t allow polygamous engagements. Imagine that!
March 13th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
The SxSW Black Student Union had a quorum this year. Amazing! And, yes, Pete Cashmore wins the award for “F*cking Hottest Geek at SxSW 2008 – Male”
March 13th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Um… Stick some punctuation in there for me, wouldja?
March 14th, 2008 at 7:44 am
@ Single Mom Seeking: Hey Rachel!! :) Girl, I’m not REALLY engaged. It was just a Facebook thing, but I’m thinking of making my “fiance” the next Manly Monday. I’m like the the anti-marriage drug. Chemo (allegedly) rids the body of cancer. FUNKYBROWNCHICK rids her life of any real possibility of a long term relationships. Not sure how either happens, but it does. :)
@ AkA “Paul”: Hell, Facebook doesn’t even allow domestic partners. Polygamy is waaaay out of the question. :)
@ tiffany: I took care of it for you! :) Now … when are *you* gonna take care of Pete Cashmore??? Tiffany and Pete? That would hawt! Hawt, I tell ya!