How to Support My SXSW Panel Ideas

South by Soutwest (SXSW) is an annual conference that covers music, film, and technology (called the “Interactive Festival”).  As in recent years, the conference scheduled for 2010 allowed anyone to submit a music, film, or technology idea.  After the ideas are submitted, an online vote is held that allows anyone to vote on the submitted ideas.

I submitted two ideas for the 2010 SXSW Interactive Festival.  The first one is called "How Social Media Can Destroy Your Business Model" and discusses the critical importance of a complete social media risk mitigation strategy.  The second one is called "Can Social Media Erase the Digital Divide?" and talks about the limitations of universal broadband and the power of minority generated content.

I would greatly appreciate your support for my SXSW panel ideas.  The topics I submitted are ones I am passionate about, and your vote will increase the chance that they are selected.  This will allow me to speak at the 2010 SXSW conference and share what I think are important points about business strategy and how we cannot leave anyone behind in the new media revolution.  Voting opened on August 17th and will close on September 4th.

It’s easy to vote for my panel ideas:

1. Register using this link:  http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/users/register
2. After you register, you’ll be sent an email to the email address you used during registration.  Click the link in the email to confirm that you want to register.
3. Use this link to see the list of SXSW Interactive submissions:  http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/index/interactive
4. Click “Sign in” in the upper right hand corner and enter the username and password you entered during registration.  You’ll be returned to the list of panel ideas.
5. Using the same web browser window, enter this link to find my first submission ("How Social Media Can Destroy Your Business Model" ):  http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/3635
6. Click the “Thumbs Up” image next to “Your Vote”.
7. Using the same web browser window, enter this link to find my first submission ("Can Social Media Erase the Digital Divide?"):  http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/4325
8. Click the “Thumbs Up” image next to “Your Vote”.

You’re done!  However, I would really appreciate any comments you would like to leave on my ideas.  Just an "I voted!" would be nice.  Comments will help me fine tune my submissions and, hopefully, make them better candidates to the SXSW Advisory Board.  It will also help me know how I’m doing with votes since the SXSW Panel Picker doesn’t show vote totals.

I would also appreciate it if you supported my friends and their submission ideas:

• Dantrel Robinson (http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/4517 and http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/4513)
• Adria Richards(http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/4399 and http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/4394)
• Corvida Raven (http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/4429)
• Kami Huyse (http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/3758 and http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/3780)