Yes, Tuesday was the last day of SXSW Interactive and I’m starting to get bogged down. It’s a good that all I have to do is drink more Red Bull and pop the ole collar here. In all seriousness, the day’s events for Tuesday went from learning to exploring to networking to partying. My voice is gone and my legs are dead. But it was all worth it to me. Continue reading SXSW Day 05: Brogrammer Up!
While I was going through the twitter round up, I couldn’t help but notice that the semantics used to address other tweeps include the @ symbol. That got me thinking about how the @ symbol shows up not only on some web services, but also email, blog comments, and even in the Getting Things Done methodology. I also recalled someone saying that the German name translated to “monkey tail” instead of the widely used “commercial at.” After some research, I discovered where the ubiquitous nature of the @ symbol symbol fits and where it potentially could grow.