Quixotic Bravado by Josh Babetski

• The Panel picker is live! Please vote for our 2009 SXSW Interactive sessions: http://icanhaz.com/sxsw2009 If you have a panel, let us know!
• CD Blog Post: Please Vote for our SXSW Panels http://tinyurl.com/6bs66d
• @icelander being hard is probably part of the reason for taking it out of their pants! zing!

Today the voting begins for panel selection for the 2009 SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. Traci and I have been fortunate enough to have a total of three sessions accepted for voting. Voting goes through Friday, August 29th and we need your help voting up our sessions!

If you’re not a SXSW alum, please fill out a quick sign-up at the SXSW Panel Picker. You don’t have to be planning to attend SXSW (although you totally should) to sign-up and vote and you will not get wind up getting spam. Promise!

Please vote for our panels (5-stars will work) and any other topics you find interesting. There are a lot of great session ideas worth checking out. Vote on what interests you. Even if you’re not going, you can read about the panels you liked from the comfort of your blog reader. If you are going, let’s grab a beer while we’re there.

Here’s our Panel Info:

• “You Need to De-Geek the Geek, Geek!” by Traci Miller
• “Friends And Following Has Flaws” by Josh Babetski
• “Whereify Your Content; Gain an Audience of Millions” by Josh Babetski

We thank you very much for your support and please encourage everyone you know to vote.

Vote early and often! Thanks!

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• Both my 2009 SXSW panel submissions are accepted for the Panel Picker! Prepare for shameless vote soliciting; voting starts on August 8th!