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I had a blast in Austin, TX at my first SXSW. I attended some great panels and keynotes, and had the opportunity to meet some talented people in the interactive industry. One of the perks of SXSW is that you can really increase your t-shirt wardrobe. I came home with a total of 12 t-shirts. (Needless to say, my suitcase was much heavier on the way back.) I decided to showcase my top 5 t-shirts in this blog post. Enjoy!

1. Foursquare

I’ve been a foursquare fan for the past few months. Recently, I blogged about the reasons why I was digging foursquare. To get this foursquare t-shirt I actually had to play the four square game. Yup, four square is actually a real game!

2. Facebook / Gowalla

The DIG team attended the Facebook Developer Garage at The Phoenix in downtown Austin. Speakers at the event included members from Facebook, Gowalla, Seesmic, Playfish / EA Interactive, and PopCap Games. Andrew Mager has a good recap of this event on his blog.

3. Whrrl

Whrrl is another check-in application that I’ve been using. However, whrrl is more than just a check-in app, as it lets you add photos and notes to your locations, unlock societies based on places you go, and you can easily check-in with your friends.

4. Tungle

Tungle is a calendar accelerator that syncs with your existing e-calendar so that you can easily schedule, share and connect with others. Tungle syncs with Outlook (with or without Exchange), Google Calendar, Apple iCal and Entourage for Mac. Tungle tries to make scheduling easier by handling double bookings, time zones, invitee replies and even updating your calendar. I can attest to the time zone problem with my calendar on my trip to SXSW – it almost made us miss our flight back to Atlanta!

5. Huddle Hub

Huddle Hub is an application that allows you to manage your fantasy sports teams. If you’re like me, you play fantasy sports on several different websites (e.g., ESPN, Yahoo, CBS, etc.). Huddle Hub brings all of your fantasy teams into one convenient place. Check out this interview Jeff Hilimire did with them here. Huddle Hub is scheduled for release on March 23rd, just in time for Fantasy Baseball season.

If you want to see some more of the techie t-shirts from SXSW, be sure to check out the blog post from Coty Gonzales.