Day 1: SXSW from the couch

Tried my first Meebo social chat. Nice interface. Fun little fish running around. Maybe it's just me but I don't really like to chat with people I don't know. Read 3 SXSW blogs...you're killing me man. Found an old friend at SXSW on twitter. Yes we are all connected.

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