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I think I've finally caught up on sleep after our Chevy SXSW Road Trip Challenge! As you may remember, the Snagit Product Manager, Tiffany Wood, Kyle Mulka, developer of Twilk, Kathy Jacobs, and I had to drive from Lansing, Michigan to Austin, Texas (and back) in a Chevy Traverse (made in Lansing, Michigan, our hometown!) to SXSW. Plus, we had to complete a variety of challenges from wrestling a diner cook to getting temporary tattoos of our teams hashtag (#lanchevysxsw - see pic at right).

One of the highlights of the trip had to be our first challenge in Noblesville, Indiana at Hare Chevrolet. Hare is the old transportation company in the United States! As part of our road trip challenge, we had to 'hunt (Hare Chevrolet) rabbits' which involved using OnStar technology and driving new Camaros (squeee!) and finding Chris Theisen, the Director of Digital Communications for Hare Chevrolet. You can read all about the challenge here.

Originally Chris and I met via 'Twitter' so it was nice to meet in person. It is great to see a car dealership using social media to listen and gather customer feedback plus help customers out. While visiting Hare Chevrolet, Chris shot a quick video about how Hare Chevrolet uses social media plus how he uses Snagit and Jing. The video runs less than 5 minutes.

Also, after driving close to 3,000 miles, I could not believe the kindness of strangers and friends. We got off the highway and were able to interact with local people. I learned that everyone has a story. Everyone was so friendly and willing to help us whether is was taking a goofy picture, being in a video or sharing their story. Thanks to all of you who helped us out, kept us awake, encouraged us and kept us laughing

You can see a log of our travels here, some pics here, and some videos here.

Where should we road trip to next?! I'm ready to hit the road again!