SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST Interactive (“SXSWi” or simply “South by” to its friends) has somewhat brazenly announced that I will be the first inductee in its new Hall of Fame. The induction will take place during the 2012 Interactive Awards presentation in March of next year. There will be flowers and virgins. Well, flowers.

SXSW Interactive features five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology. Founded in 1995—the same year I started this website—the Austin, TX-based interactive festival attracts tens of thousands annually.

I hope this announcement will not negatively affect attendance.

Filed under: Acclaim, SXSW, Zeldman

20 Responses to “SXSW love me long time”

1. 
   Jared M. Spool said on 17 November 2011 at 10:31 am:

   Congratulations, Jeffrey!

   Well deserved.

2. 
   Jeffrey Zeldman said on 17 November 2011 at 10:32 am:

   Thanks, Big Daddy!

3. 
   John Morrison said on 17 November 2011 at 10:36 am:

   “I hope this announcement will not negatively affect attendance.”

   Amazing. Congrats sir!

4. 
   Jeff Johnson said on 17 November 2011 at 10:47 am:

   Congratulations!

5. 
   Eric Brooks said on 17 November 2011 at 10:48 am:

   Did I ever tell you you’re my hero? :-D

6. 
   Bryson said on 17 November 2011 at 10:50 am:

   Very cool! Congratulations!
   Great meeting you at AListApartDC last month.

7. 
   Cameron Moll said on 17 November 2011 at 11:03 am:

   Very well deserved!

8. 
   Ben Peck said on 17 November 2011 at 11:16 am:

   Hail the all mighty! Good on you sir. You deserve it.

9. 
   Eric Peacock said on 17 November 2011 at 11:33 am:

   Or put another way:

   Did you ever know that you’re my herrrrrroooooo!

   (Note: the element is deprecated as of HTML 3.14159265. I apologize for its use.)

10. 
    Eric Peacock said on 17 November 2011 at 11:37 am:

    Oops, WordPress took that literally and stripped it out because I forgot the code element. My bad.

    I meant the <bettemidler. element.

    Did you ever know that you’re my herrrrrroooooo!

11. 
    Jeffrey Zeldman said on 17 November 2011 at 11:54 am:

    Nice one.

12. 
    Sharron Rush said on 17 November 2011 at 12:01 pm:

    Hooray! Well deserved, all of us from Knowbility will be there cheering you on.

13. 
    Justin said on 17 November 2011 at 1:03 pm:

    That’s because you rock harder than Dokken.

14. 
    Neal G said on 17 November 2011 at 1:22 pm:

    Once you’re in the hall of fame, does that mean you’re retired? :P

15. 
    Jeffrey Zeldman said on 17 November 2011 at 2:02 pm:

    Neal G, I sure hope not.

16. 
    Margot Bloomstein said on 17 November 2011 at 3:21 pm:

    Will they raise a blue beanie to the rafters? Big congrats, and bigger thanks.

17. 
    Erik James Albaugh said on 17 November 2011 at 6:06 pm:

    I can’t think of anyone else who should be the first inductee… except maybe Al Gore? Congratulations brother.

18. 
    Faruk Ateş said on 17 November 2011 at 6:38 pm:

    Congratulations, Jeffrey! Well-deserved for sure. Tip for the party: blue beanies for everyone!

19. 
    Mike Gossmann said on 17 November 2011 at 8:57 pm:

    Congratulations!

20. 
    Mau said on 18 November 2011 at 10:12 am:

    Well deserved, my friend!

    Congratulations!

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