Knowing that I’d have a slew of other things to do on Memorial Day weekend, I decided to purchase a Friday only pass to the Big Design Conference in Dallas, Texas. The conference did so well in 2009, that this year they expanded it to two days. This was my first year in attendance, but not my first conference. Here’s a quick re-cap through the eyes of a Big D newbie.

At the beginning of this year I knew I needed to get my tail in gear. As a social media enthusiast and online brand management wanna be expert, I’ve known for quite some time I need to do a better job of practicing what I preach. Yet, I have always found it exhausting to take a dose of my own medicine.