She's even lifestreaming on the streets of New York (and dropping names like Mediabistro Circus speaker Robert Scoble):

Then we came across a widget she embedded into one of her recent blog posts:

Pretty endearing huh? We know you're tearing up. We're pulling for Alana, because after perusing her blog and seeing how she uses technology, she pretty much represents the media pro of the future, in all her blogging, Twittering, lifestreaming glory.

So if you're feeling generous, help the girl out. We'd love to see her at the Circus, rubbing elbows with Scoble and the rest of us.

UPDATE: Success!

We here at mediabistro.com love all things Mashable: on the blog, on Twitter. There's even Mashable-branded transportation.

Lip Dub - Need You Tonight by INXS from sarahlane on Vimeo.

Series creators Kathleen Grace and Thom Woodley will appear at a special evening "session" of the Circus to talk about the docu-comedy and explain how, as we reported in March, former Disney CEO Michael Eisner tapped them to develop the show for his interactive media venture, Vuguru. After they chat us up for a few minutes, the band will rock out, B-52s-style, for a full set.

Personally, we love a conference session that involves rock music, cocktails, and at least one sequined dress.

Be an informed concert-goer on May 20 and check out The All-For-Nots series here.

More band photos here.

Animoto did most of the leg work. Picking Daft Punk was all us.

Revision 3 has made some big news the past couple of days. They just released their own branded video player with Miro, enabling delivery of Revision 3 shows to the desktop. And yesterday they signed a syndication deal with blip.tv, which will spread the Revision 3 goodness around the web faster than an Indiana Jones spoiler.

Mr. Louderback was kind enough to answer some questions about his business and how it fits into the future of broadcasting, as well what he enjoys watching on his four giant televisions.

Click here to see more photos from Mediabistro's invasion of SXSW Interactive in Austin, TX

This cartoon was created on Bitstrips, one of the awesome exhibitors at the conference.

We'll be working hard to create cartoon versions of all our Mediabistro Circus speakers in the next couple months. So get ready!

Amanda, our Marketing Diva here at Mediabistro, made a great point to me as I was trying to make sense of the SXSW schedule before I landed in Austin last week - Mediabistro Circus is like an aggregator. We filter through all the news (and noise) about technology and media, and have chosen key conversations to focus on at our conference. It's one story arc that begins with traditional media and unfolds with each session, around the technology that is moving us all forward.

The overwhelming SXSW Interactive schedule presented simultaneous sessions every two hours, which made it difficult to decide where to spend time each day. Instead of attending Mark Zuckerberg's keynote, for example, I could have listened to Anil Dash talk about Designing for Freedom, or attended a panel on how Mobile Technology Impacts Politics. I could have wandered through the exhibit hall, the Screenburn Gaming Room, or been sidelined by an unexpected hallway conversation, which would have led to missed sessions and Starbucks anyway. My brain was so full that the Bridal Events of Distinction exhibit, also happening in the convention center last week, suddenly looked like an appealing escape.

No doubt there is a lot to talk about right now, but in between listening to big ideas and learning about how to execute them, you need time to process everything. We've put together an agenda that thoughtfully paces learning, thinking and drinking - er, connecting with peers - so that our attendees leave the conference not only inspired, but refreshed.

Good thing I left town before the SXSW Music festival got started.

We recently had a chance to talk to Jim about the world of digital publishing, and some other very important items revolving around galaxies far, far away, and championship baseball.

Tonight we hit the opening Interactive party hosted by Frog Design, where green beer and Fuze beverages were on the menu. The venue, the beautiful Mexican American Cultural Center, was enormous an had people both inside, and outside in the brisk chill.

The highlight of the night, aside from Carmen Scheidel salsa dancing, were two beautiful women who happen to eat and play with fire. We shot several video clips of the pyrotechnic duo. Carmen was smart enough to get their business card (which was not on fire) for possible entertainment for Mediabistro Circus.

Below is one of the lovely ladies in action. If this fire were a lightsaber, I'd really be in love.