@jbtaylor on tech

I just got back from my very first South by Southwest. I was there for most of SXSW Interactive and one night of SXSW Music. I've been reading the news and blog coverage from Austin and this photo from the Washington Post caught my eye.

While it was taken during the Music Week (after all the bloggers from SXSWi had gone home) I have to agree with the sentiment.

There's a HUGE amount of ego among some in the blogosphere -- we ran into some of that last Monday at a karaoke party Sprint co-sponsored. But my experience in Austin was a lot like my experience dealing with people who work in politics here in DC. The people who really are important, don't act like it; that kind of behavior usually comes from someone who isn't a big deal at all.

I'd say, generally speaking, there's an inverse relationship between someone's importance and how important they act.

But that's just me.