LauraGonzo
Awesome mom, haphazard Buddhist, dogganista, animal advocate, CrossFit junkie, directing traffic at the intersection of causes and brands @causemediagroup.

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The NC General Assembly voted to make discrimination part of the NC Constitution. Voting on the amendment is at the 2012 PRIMARY in MAY, not November."Constitutional amendment to provide that marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic...

www.ruggedmaniac.com

Adventure Race and Music Festival!

Designed with the assistance of Navy SEALs, Rugged Maniac is a running event and music festival that combines the most rugged terrain and burly obstacles to allow those with a sense of adventure to test themselves, then bask in glory at an after party with live music, food, beer and...

*** No RSVPS***
All Ages. 4 Stages. FREE.

Ballroom stage:
12:45 Sea of Bees +
1:45 Young Prisms +
2:45 The Darcys +
3:45 Chains of Love +
4:45 Bosco DelRey +
5:45 Chapter 24 +
6:45 Magnetix +
7:45 Mikal Cronin +
8:45 Bare Wires +
9:45 Football +
10:45 Blind Shake +
11:45 The Strange Boys +
12:45 Thee Oh Sees +

Outdoor Cove:
1:00...

Just called to confirm SXSW 2012 dates.
Full conference runs March 9-18 2012.
Same formate = (interactive, film, music)
Music is the last Wed. thru Sunday (actually Sat at about 2am.).

FREE SHOW - It's that time again. SXSW is upon us. Go ahead and get your rock fix early. This show is just going to kick ass from start to finish.

OUTSIDE STAGE:
12:30 - Honky
11:30 - New Disaster
10:30 -Snake Skin Prison
9:30 - Hyde Park Showdown
8:30 - Shotgun Rebels

INSIDE STAGE:
-tba

Your Social Media Job Is Dead: Now What?

#SXsmjobs

The digital world is changing too fast to let the industry label its roles with yet another buzzword. Remember digital ninjas? Social media mavens? Twitterholics?

One moment, you are a self-proclaimed "guru" -- hey, it doesn’t make it less real -- and the next, you discover that you...

An open invitation to all SxSW attendees who can't be bothered to go back to their hotels at the end of the sessions on Monday to come hang out for beers, chilling, chatting and the rest. Meet and get to know a whole bunch of fellow SxSW-ers from across the world and find a crew to head over to the night time parties with... RSVP to our...

Share, Connect, Inspire, and Start Some Good!
Social Entrepreneurship Pitch Night
Hosted by Center61 and StartSomeGood.com.

Join us on Monday, March 12, 2012 at 7 p.m. for a night of innovation, social entrepreneurs, and change-makers.

Share your story and entrepreneurial journey
Connect with other social entrepreneurs and change-makers
Inspire...

Last year's hottest party at SXSW Interactive is back! Crowdtap launched at SXSWi 2011 with a bang and an amazing event covered by CNN, check it out here. We've since been named as Mashable's Up and Coming Social Media Startup of the Year and are coming back to where it all started.  This year we are back with what will surely be...

The Mashable SXSWi House 2012 will break the mold of traditional SXSWi events. Working with SXSWi and our partner sponsors, on Sunday, March 11 we will offer an exciting evening of music and networking. In addition, the Mashable editorial team will be in Austin in full force.

DETAILS

Date: Sunday, March 11, 2012
Time: 9pm-2am
Location: Buffalo...

The Mashable SXSWi House 2012 will break the mold of traditional SXSWi events. Working with SXSWi and our partner sponsors, on Sunday, March 11 we will offer an exciting evening of music and networking. In addition, the Mashable editorial team will be in Austin in full force.

Date: Sunday, March 11, 2012
Time: 9pm-2am
Location: Buffalo Billiards,...

Five minutes. One live microphone. Your stories.

Every year since 2000, attendees of SXSWi have gathered to tell stories. Before twitter, before facebook, before blogs. Fray Cafe has been there before them all. This year, the legendary evening of true personal storytelling returns to Austin.

The only ground rules: your story must be true, it...

SapientNitro Rocks SXSW: Sunday, March 11, 8 – 10 p.m. CST

Bring your happy feet to Roial Austin, where SapientNitro will host a rockin’ party featuring DJ Spider, fun & geeky prizes—and of course free booze.

RSVP at http://sapientnitro-sxsw-2012.eventbrite.com/

**Please remember to pick up your 2012 SXSW badge first, you'll need...

Join Streetwise Media as we host a startup happy hour on Sunday, March 11, at SXSW Interactive! Everyone is welcome for some mixing and mingling with cocktails and beers. We'll have team members from Streetwise Media's local innovation news sites: Boston's BostInno, D.C.'s recently launched InTheCapital, and our...

Boxee with the help of Turntable and Sling are aiming to throw the Kegger to end all Keggers - Come down to our Block Party at 96 Red River - Austin opposite the convention center for an awesome afternoon of drinking Come out and meet good people, have some food, and have a few drinks.  It'll feel like a family BBQ, without all the drama. ...

UPDATED INFO: sadly, it looks like SXSW will be plagued with thunderstorms, so the park is not looking like a good option. Instead, we'll be crashing the Little Woodrow's bar (http://www.littlewoodrows.com/locations_westsixth.html). We'll have a couple tables reserved, and the rest we'll just try to grab as people show up....

Join Co-hosts Richard Binhammer & David Armano for their fourth installment of the most popular brunch of SXSW, Allhat IV "Mootown's Greatest Hits". Producers:Geoff LivingstonMark DrososPhotogs:David AlstonYou Refreshments:Limited drink tickets & the best breakfast tacos Austin has to offer.  *Follow the conversation on...

Are We Killing Social With Social?

Featuring:
Tarah Feinberg - Head of Live Media Studio, iCrossing
Jason Kapler – Director of Marketing, Networked Insights
Lou Kerner – Head of Private Shares Group, SecondShares
Chris Vennard – Global Strategy & Solutions, Google+
Caroline Giegerich - Founder/Editor, Daily Marauder

Doesn’t it seem...

Steve Case, one of America’s most iconic entrepreneurs, and Tim O’Shaughnessy, CEO and co-founder of LivingSocial, will explore the role entrepreneurship plays in launching some of the world’s fastest growing businesses. As LivingSocial’s first investor, Steve was one of the earliest believers in the transformative power of local commerce....

Feel like talking Social Media? Community? Unleashing Super Fans? (Want your choice of super hero underoos?) The Lithium SuperFan Party Suite is stocked with alcohol, food and comfy chairs.

Stop by the IBM Future of Social Lounge in the Austin Convention Center to request an invitation to the IBM/Ascendant party. Requires badge, actual invitation and wristband to get VIP access and attend.

I have this theory that anything can be crashed.

You see, I see patterns.

Einstein crashed the profession of physics from accounting (he came up with the rule of 72 (compounding interest)

Justin Timberlake crashed acting by doing a cameo as a janitor.

My dog Baxter crashed Silicon Valley board of director meetings.

I am crashing a near-defunct...

Larry Chiang (CNN iReport) and Chris Peacock (CNN) prep future attendees of SXSW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_8LO07SkPA


Schedule:
March 1-8 Pre-networking with VCs
March 10, 8:00 - 8:15pm Event at SXSW

An opportunity for any women attending SXSW Interactive 2012 who feel like hooking up for a few cocktails at the Four Seasons near the start of the conference. A chance to meet fellow women in tech, hang out and then head to one of the many parties going on that night - perhaps stop off for some food on the way: To confirm your place, see who else...

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. LdRs (formerly 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...