Sydney Owen
Digital/emerging media gal learning the ropes outside of corporate America. Love: skydiving, sushi, sunshine and smiling. Also, sparkles.

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Last Year

What started in 2010 as a grass-roots efforts to motivate people to get out and check in is back and now with the support of over 100 local foursquare committees around the world.

On April 16th (4 and 4 squared) foursquare users are self-organizing meetups, lectures, swarms, scavenger hunts, and much more. Foursquare users can visit 4sqday.com to...
Foursquare Day 2011

worldwide · Saturday, April 16, 2011
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Safety Day

Chicagoland Skydiving Center · Saturday, March 26, 2011, 12pm-5:00pm
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Brazen Careerist and 20 Something Bloggers are teaming up for a Happy Hour at SXSWi! What better way to meet fellow bloggers, connectors, and entrepreneurs than over a few drinks? We connect daily online and wanted to give our communities a chance to interact, catch-up or spark new connections.

If you'll be in Austin for South By Southwest...
Happy Hour with Brazen Careerist and 20 Something Bloggers

Nuvola (formerly Canvas Bar) located at 5th Street and Brazos · Monday, March 14, 2011, 5-7:00pm
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The party everyone will still be talking about when SXSW 2011 is all said and done.

Whether or not you're from the Silicon Prairie, join the region’s up-and-coming entrepreneurs and innovators on Lanai’s beautiful rooftop lounge with drinks, DJ Bone Head, and of course, a few surprises!

RSVP: In order to receive an open bar wristband on...
SXSW Silicon Prairie Party presented by Hollrback

Lanai · March 13-14, 2011, 9pm-2:00am
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Road Rules for Mentorship: What's Appropriate (& What's Not)

SXSW · Sunday, March 13, 2011, 3:30pm
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Join me and a group of super fun and smart people for drinks, brunch, book signings by 2 incredible authors you DEFINITELY want to meet. It's totally FREE to come. Book signing by @Jenny_Blake of Life After College (pre-order here; a few copies will also be on site - $15). Book signing by @JoshKaufman of PersonalMBA (pre-order here; a few...
Books, Brunch and Beer (#sxsw)

Icenhauer's · Sunday, March 13, 2011, 1-3:00pm
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Please only Plancast this if you are on the list and plan on going
Chevrolet Presents: Allhat III @ SXSW

Austin, TX · Sunday, March 13, 2011, 12:30pm-3:30pm
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We're gathering Austin's best food trucks together for an afternoon of BBQ, tacos, meat pies and more.

Download Foodspotting for Secret Menu items and to participate in a photo scavenger hunt - win prizes!

Featuring the following Food Truck stars:
- Along Came a Slider
- Boomerang's Pies
- Chi'Lantro
- Clem's Hot Diggity...
The Foodspotting SxSW Street Food Fest 2011, Presented by Blackberry

SxSW · Sunday, March 13, 2011, 11am-4:00pm
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Please join us for the third annual SXSW Found Type Photowalk. As in previous years, our plan is to meet in the lobby of the Hilton Austin (close to the escalators) and depart around 10:00 am. This year we will be heading west towards Congress Avenue and then wandering south across the bridge over Town Lake. Let’s see what type and lettering...
SXSW Found Type Photowalk

Hilton Austin · Sunday, March 13, 2011, 10:00am
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The Mashable SXSWi House 2011 will break the mold of the traditional SXSWi events schedule. Working with SXSWi and our partner sponsors, we will create a two-day platform that will include private events, VIP networking hours and large open parties. From Sunday, March 13th to Monday, March 14th, Mashable will be hosting a combination of private...
Mashable House SXSWi 2011

Buffalo Billiards · March 13-15, 2011
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The legendary Opening Party lives on in a top secret new location. Come see what new tricks frog design has up its sleeve at the biggest, baddest opening bash ever.
SXSW Interactive Opening Party presented by frog design

Whitley Building, 301 Brazos St, Austin, TX · Saturday, March 12, 2011, 8-11:00pm
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SXSWi is right around the corner. Why not kick it off with a bang at the Official SXSWi Happy Hour sponsored by Razorfish?

Join us on Saturday, March 12th, 2011, from 6-8PM at the Phoenix (409 B Colorado St). DJ Hot Sauce will be spinning the tunes to get you in the mood to party. And the open bar means there will be plenty of free drinks. But...
SXSW 2011: Happy Hour sponsored by @Razorfish

The Phoenix · Saturday, March 12, 2011, 6-8:00pm
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Does your life revolve around 140 characters, Facebook Likes, Foursquare Check-ins and brilliant ideas? Sweet, chances are you're:
1. A Community Manager
2. Awesome
3. Going to Austin for SXSW Interactive 2011

If that's true, come join us for Online/Offline - a happy hour meetup for CMs to connect offline, network, trade war...
Online/Offline: A CM Meetup during SXSW

Venue 222 · Saturday, March 12, 2011, 6-8:00pm
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You are being watched, tracked, and analyzed right now. But what are they collecting and analyzing? Who’s selling it, who's buying it, and why? And who are “they” anyway? The subject of personal data collection, analysis, and control has become increasingly covered in various media channels recently such as the Wall Street Journal...
Demystifying Online Privacy & Empowering the Digital Self #SXSW

Radisson Hotel & Suites Austin-Town Lake, Ballroom · Saturday, March 12, 2011, 9:30am
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Start your SXSW off right with some of the brightest minds in the business in one of the coolest new venues in Austin. You are invited to join Edelman Digital and friends for a night cap on Friday, March 11th from 10PM to 2AM at the W in Austin for an evening of casual conversations, cocktails and connections.

Austin DJs, Scorpio & Whiplash...
A Night Cap with Edelman Digital

The W Austin Hotel · Friday, March 11, 2011, 10:00pm
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Let's start SXSW right with a yearly tradition - predrinks at the Driskill hotel bar.

Every year at SXSW we start off the weekend with a couple relaxing drinks in the historic Driskill hotel bar. If you've never been there's no time like the present to get in on this tradition. Stay as long as you want, there are no rules. Its just...
Let's Start SXSW Off Right!

Driskill Hotel Bar · Friday, March 11, 2011, 7-10:00pm
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In this Ignite we’ll ask 16 experts in their fields to look ahead 10 years and help us understand how our every day lives will be affected by advances in technology and society. This will be an official SXSW event promoted in the booklet and directory. Anyone with a SXSW badge can attend without a ticket but we still would appreciate if you would...
Ignite SXSW 2021 - Vision of the Future

Austin Music Hall · Friday, March 11, 2011, 6-10:00pm
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In our age of information saturation, consumer attention is the scarcest commodity of all—which makes your job tougher than ever. How do you thread your messages through billions of bite-sized information snapshots to reach the right people? One thing’s for sure, you’re not going to succeed using traditional approaches. Mass marketing is...
MicroMarketing: Get Big Results by Thinking and Acting Small (SXSW)

Austin Convention Center, Ballroom G · Friday, March 11, 2011, 2:00pm
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Visit the Chevy Volt Recharge Lounge at the NW corner of the Austin Convention Center to recharge yourself and your devices. A great place to meet friends or “drive” a Volt with Microsoft Kinect.
Chevy Volt Recharge Lounge (SXSW)

Austin Convention Center · Friday, March 11, 2011, 9:00am
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South by Southwest (SXSW) is a combination of film, interactive and music festivals & conferences that take place every March in Austin, Texas.
SXSW 2011

Austin Convention Center · March 11-20, 2011
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For the past four years, you have made the blogger lounge the center of the SXSWi experience for thousands of digital influencers. This year Samsung (@samsungtweets) and TechSet (@techset) have teamed up to open the doors to a grander and more engaging home base to celebrate you and the social graphs we weave together.
The Samsung Blogger Lounge,...
Samsung Blogger Lounge at SXSWi hosted by TechSet

Austin Convention Center, Rooms 19A and 19B · March 11-15, 2011
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Five days of presentations, networking events, and more showcasing the best new emerging technology, digital works, video games, and innovative ideas.
SXSW Interactive

Austin, TX · March 11-15, 2011
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Taplister is teaming up with our Texas craft beer friends Beertown Austin, Craft Austin and the Austin Beer Guide to bring you the first ever Big Texas Beer Tweetup--and we're drafting their efforts to carve out a time for SXSW beergeeks to gather.

The festivities start at 7pm Thursday March 10th at Opal Divine’s Freehouse who has...
SXSW For the Love of Beer Tweetup

Opal Divine's 700 West 6th (across from Momo's) · Thursday, March 10, 2011, 7-10:00pm
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This is our traditional opening (non-sanctioned) SXSW event. Shake off the jet lag on the sun-baked porch with mexican martinis & tasty treats.

*This is not a free food/drink affair.

**Wow! We're right at 250 people counted-in to loosen up before lining up for registration. I wonder if there's a company or two out there that might...
Mexican Martinis (#SXSWi)

Cedar Door · Thursday, March 10, 2011, 4:30pm
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Way in the Past

WHEN: Saturday, May 29
GAME TIME: 3:10 p.m. vs. St. Louis
WHERE: Wrigley Field
COST: $50-$60...TBD (or $0 if you don't care about the game)

So to celebrate the abundance of May/June Birthdays, Fournier and I decided it would be a great idea to cause some havoc at Wrigley Field and watch the Cubs most likely lose. It's also a great way to...
Ultimate Cubs Bday Bash!

Chicago · May 29-30, 2010, 10-4:00am
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