Amy Vernon
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#techdrinkup is a party for NYC's brightest and savviest people in tech to get together at exclusive NYC venues and mingle over drinks and food. Based on the turnout at last month's party at Greenhouse, we expect 200-300 people will attend! This month's party will be held on February 9th at 8PM at The Parlour The Parlour is a...

Powered by Nokia, February 2012 will mark the fourth year Social Media Week returns to New York. Reflecting on the global impact of social media and its role as a catalyst in driving cultural, political, economic and social change, this year’s theme will focus on Empowering Change through Collaboration in six distinct content hubs.

Because of...

Through social media, brands have become more and more comfortable becoming publishers on the web. As a result, readers and journalists alike are more comfortable than ever consuming content created by corporations and brands. Explore the way this landscape is changing and investigate how brands are (and should be) behaving to encourage...

Join Social Media Club NYC for a special Social Media Week event   Social Media Meets the Enterprise   How is social media is being used inside some of the worlds largest corporations?     Join us on Monday, Feb. 13th from 6pm - 8pm and learn what it takes to move Social Business forward and the challenges of getting large companies to adopt...

Be social and party with DaniWeb as we celebrate our 10th birthday. Drinks, dancing, DJs, live entertainment and amazing giveaways including 3D TVs and so much more! $$Thousands$$ of dollars in geek toys are being raffled off! This networking cocktail party has a great lounge atmosphere taken to the next level with a surprise theme the media wont...

Social Media Action Camp (#SMAC) is a one day conference designed to provide a digital communications learning environment for small business owners, media enthusiast and entrepreneurs. The camp features a mix of learning sessions that are created with a priority on actionable information. In addition to the topic and summary, each session has a...

Digital Girls Club organizes Web Chix Connected: a panel discussion and screening of the documentary film Connected — an autobiography about love, death and technology — described by The New York Times as ‘’examining everything from the big bang to Twitter…. a cinematic clickstream… touching.’’ Joining the post screening panel...

Interactive Festival will feature five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders, the unparalleled SXSW Trade Show and an unbeatable lineup of special programs showcasing the best new digital works, video games and innovative ideas the...

We're back for our third straight year at SXSW, and we cannot wait to rock out with all of you!

Join the TechKaraoke team and our sponsors (TBA) as, this time, we begin SXSW Interactive with a real bang! We're taking over The Stage on Sixth venue on Friday, March 9th for an evening full of live band karaoke and classic DJ karaoke...

Join TechCocktail.com as we celebrate some of the hottest startups in all the land on the grand stage at SXSW. To wrap up the day of activities at SXSW, Tech Cocktail will be hosting its third annual mixer style event at SXSW (check these links out in case you missed the last two years

Join Razorfish at ROIAL as we kick off SXSWi 2012 in style!

Grab a cocktail, enjoy the breathtaking view from the rooftop deck, and mingle with some of the digital industries best and brightest. DJ Hot Sauce will set the mood with his chill dance grooves. And the open bar means you'll have a great time.

Your SXSWi badge or a Razorfish...

Getting the ball rolling on the SxSW community builders meetup.

Location, Date and time are tentative.

If anyone has good connections anywhere to get some free drinks or something, hit me up. Spinks@zaarly.com

The Internet has made everyone a publisher. Even brands are now doing what used to solely be the domain of media companies: creating compelling content. Great content is being used to gain fans, inform customers and increase exposure on the Internet. This panel will discuss the principles of successful viral content - whether articles, infographics...

Join us for our 3rd Annual recap and roundup of the happenings at South By SouthWest. We'll make sense of the headlines and give you actionable information on the most interesting technologies, trends, and tools from the largest interactive conference around.  We do this around-the-room style, with some special speaker/guests plus input...

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SPACE...

BlogWorld is the first and only industry-wide trade-show, conference, and media event dedicated to promoting the dynamic industry of new media. Learn about Content Creation, Distribution, Monetization and Social Media Marketing strategies, including step-by-step techniques and leading-edge tools from the most successful and influential Bloggers,...

And even if nothing happens, it will still be worth a laugh.

INVITE EVERYONE!!!!
This might, or might not, be the biggest thing since sliced bread so don't let your friends miss this possibly life changing experience. I want to everyone on Facebook at this here shindig so don't disappoint.

The time is finally set. The day of the dead is coming, so make sure you have your Zombie Survival Plan ready.

Many people are concerned about December 21, 2012, the alleged end of the world. This is just a ploy to hide the real day of reckoning, December 22, 2012, THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE! Grab your sawed-off shotgun, baseball bat and your running...

This is for everyone who knows that the world isn't going to end.

Yes, the time is upon us. Everyone knows pi day is March 14th, but any true nerd realizes pi is not 3.14, but rather an irrational constant which continues infinitely in decimal expansion. Starting at 9:26:53 (.589... sec) AM, the longest extended Pi Day of our lives will come into action. The date, at the AM and PM hours, will be " 3/14/15 at...

Using their trusty DeLorean time machine, Doc Brown, Marty McFly and Jennifer Parker arrive in Hill Valley in 2015 on October 21st at 4:29 pm to save Marty McFly Jr. from being set up for a crime by Griff Tannen.

This is not the only notable event of this day:

* The Chicago Cubs win the World Series later this evening in a match against Miami.
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OK, so I'm doing this just because I like the idea of having an event invitation float around on facebook for 7 years. However, seeing a total eclipse is apparently one of those must-do-at-least-once-in-your-life sorts of activities. Given that the Earth is mostly water and total eclipses are rare, you're very lucky if you don't...