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SXSW gets a new babysitter as 2011 event approaches

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In six weeks time, South by Southwest 2011 will start, and as usual I’ll be there on the ground, but this year with a slight difference. In previous years the daily podcast from Austin has been co-hosted on the SXSW Baby blog (www.sxswbaby.com), and this arrangement is going ahead in 2011 again – if you’re in Austin with a great story, get in touch to arrange an interview – but after Brad Graham’s sudden death last year, the Baby was left without a sitter. Those of us still there had our logins, but it turns out there were no other

Walking Over a Digital Grave

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As part of SXSW, I contribute to the SXSW Baby website with a daily podcast from the conference floor. Because of that, and like many at SXSW, I came under the wonderful embrace of Brad Graham. Brad suddenly died in January, which has put a tinge of sadness over SXSW for many, including myself. The tradition of “Break Bread with Brad” on the first night of SXSW ran for almost ten years, and while he won’t be with us this year, Break Bread For Brad will be on the first night of SXSW as usual. More details are on the