Jeff Friend
Head of Social Media at @CulverCareers, connector, believer in pay-it-forward philosophy, and a generally good dude. See toolbar in above link for more info

Save your appetite, grab your bib and get ready to munch your way through a 5K food-themed obstacle course and fun run with food/beverage stops.

Whether you want to dash first or just devour, after the fun run you can join us in the park for a festival of gourmet food trucks, beverages, entertainment and lots more.

9:00am - Race starts
10:00am -...

Please join us for another great family day as well as some great athletic competition! We are already in the process of planning our next RACE 2 CURE PH event! We will have even more surprises and fun activities for you! So plan on spending as much time as you like with us and save the date in memory of Taylor :) Saturday, June 4, 2011 from...

Hey BlogCrushers!

It's time for the May BlogCrush meetup! This month we'll be meeting at the Stonefire Grill in Irvine on Thursday, May 19th from 6:00 pm to 8 pm.

The first drink (beer or wine) is on the house. They'll be serving up fare from their Healthy Alternatives menu.

* Spinach Salad
* Cheeseless Grilled Veggie Pizza
*...

Hello friends,

You are invited to a magazine release party at Burger Records and Hibbleton Gallery on Saturday, May 14th. It's FREE!

Every year, Hibbleton Gallery releases a magazine called Hibbleton Independent, which features interviews with artists, writings, and comics--representing artists we have shown over the past year.

This...

Who's up for wine, Italian food, and curing cancer? Don't think you can do all three at once? We beg to differ! Join us at Happy Hour(s) Il Fornaio style and we'll prove it to you. I dare you.

For a minimum $10 donation you will get a complimentary glass of wine and free Il Fornaio food/appetizers. Make sure to reserve your spot...

DATE CHANGED from April 23 to May 1

Jim is going to hook it up with a NOMtastic taco bar, and all who come should contribute complementary dishes, e.g., enchiladas, chips & guacamole, tamale’s, you're famous flan, or plantains. To drink, how about some Horchata, Sangria---and feel free to bring a bottle of Tequila so we can do a tequila...

Don't miss this opportunity to network one last time or bid your final farewell at the party to end all parties — the Interactive Closing Party. Media Temple invites you to go out with a big bang.

We survived our 1st year! We could NOT have done it without you, so please come and celebrate with us on Saturday February 12th from 12pm - 6pm.

Here are some of the exciting things we have planned for you:

*FREE mini cupcakes from Angie's Cakes & Bakes for the 1st 50
customers! Limit 1 mini cupcake per person in each party!

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Rumor has it that there will be a Pre-Party for SXSW in LA on Jan 17. More info on venue on website soon http://sxsw.com/node/6147

To register for the complimentary webinar or learn more about other webinars, http://ow.ly/3hOTH.

As many of you know, I’ve been instructing on social media at UC Irvine for the past year. Due to my frantic travel schedule, most of the classes I teach will be online from now on. This will also enable UCI to hopefully open the door to more...

Come join us for the best Holiday run in Orange County. You'll enjoy a very scenic course at The District at Tustin Legacy where you will run and walk in the shadows of the Tustin blimp hangars.

Each participant will get a Santa Run T-shirt, finisher ornament, goody bag and more. Santa will make a personal appearance to start the Kids 1/2 run...

Social Sippers (Jeff Friend and Suki Beasla) are proud to announce their first event at Irvine’s hot spot and the first self-serve Enomatic Wine Bar in Orange County. Join us for a state of the art wine tasting event at OC Wine Mart and Tasting Bar on Tuesday, November 9th from 6-8pm.

*IMPORTANT:* Please visit our Eventbrite page to register...

  Yes, We're DOING THIS! Blog World Expo closing party AND TechKaraoke together! It's like peanut butter and chocolate, Burns and Allen or The Captain and Tenille...   PLUS  Meshin will be taking part at Blogworld Expo in Las Vegas this week! To celebrate the launch of Meshin in open beta, we will be giving away an Apple TV...

Chris Brogan, well-known social media marketing expert, best-selling author and A-list speaker is in Orange County for 1 Night Only to deliver a keynote at our next HUGE Networking event…

http://www.linkedoc.com/events/brogan/

(This event is expected to sell out weeks in advance. There will be no walk-in’s.)

When: Tues. Oct. 12th 7:00-9:30pm...

Bring your appetite and your bathing suit to our next gathering in the OC.

Hosted by:
Sven Johnston - @SvenJohnston

About Sven: Aussie/German Mix, V.P. of Strategic Partnerships @ GigaSavvy/White Ink Studio during the day, Founder of We Are Orange County!™ night and weekends, Super Connector, Event Organizer & LinkedIn Power User, Social...

In case you haven't already heard, SMMOC & SMCOC are joining forces to throw what's sure to be an OFF THE HOOK birthday bash for our fav Social Media "character", the one and only JEFF PULVER.

We hope ALL of you will join be able to join us as Jeff makes a slight detour to Orange County after his whirlwind summer of road...

Please RSVP on Eventbrite: http://connectoc.eventbrite.com/

CONNECTOC - Bringing OC's Professionals, Companies, Government Agencies, Networking Groups and Non-Profits together...one event at a time!

After the success of our inaugural event earlier in the year, ConnectOC's heading back to Hilton Costa Mesa this fall for round two!
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Engage or Die: What You Still Don’t Know about Social Media Marketing and PR…
What:

A special night of networking with an important keynote by A-list speaker, author and marketing guru Brian Solis. Brian is one of the foremost thought leaders in the category; his new book is called, Engage!
Where:

THE CAMP, at SEED People’s Market:...

Join GIT LA on the roof at the gorgeous Hotel Erwin in Venice for sunset cocktails, networking and more.

Enjoy $5 GITinis and an amazing rooftop view of west LA while mixing and mingling with some of LA's brightest names in tech, media, entertainment and more.

Space is limited, so RSVP early at http://gitsummer2010.eventbrite.com/ to...

Come meet with like-minded social media folks to help reboot the Social Media Club of Orange County. Get in on the ground floor and take a leadership position to help grow this club focused on education and sharing. This will be an information session and brainstorm on how to make the most of Social Media Club Orange County.

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