Ben Parr
Co-Editor of Mashable; Tech Entrepreneur; Sci-Fi Author.

One year ago I was crashing in hostels, working from Starbucks and scraping together every penny I could beg, borrow or steal to get Zirtual off the ground.

Today Zirtual has grown to 7 people in our San Francisco office & dozens more spread over the U.S, thanks to our amazing team and our kick-ass clients.

It's finally time to...

The #1 European Internet event, where 3000 entrepreneurs, leaders, investors, bloggers, journalists from 60 countries will gather together for 3 days in Paris. LeWeb brings together the most influential audience in the Internet ecosystem. Top industry entrepreneurs, executives, investors, senior press & bloggers gather to focus on the key...

It's been a long time since I've been to New York City, and I want to see all of my old friends while I'm visiting, as well as meet some new ones.

So I humbly invite you to my little shindig on Monday, November 7th at 8 PM (location TBD). I thought a party would be the best way to see everyone. Plus who doesn't like an excuse...

Join Women 2.0 this November for our latest Founder Friday!

The event takes place on Friday, November 4th from 6-9pm at the Press Club in San Francisco. Founder Friday is open to all levels of female entrepreneurs, both aspiring and established and is free to those who attend.

Hosting this month are:
Sumaya Kazi, Founder of Sumazi
Priya Haji,...

On Thursday, October 20, the luminaries of the world will unite in San Francisco for the X PRIZE Foundation's Radical Benefit for Humanity: Making the Impossible Possible, One Prize at a Time. This will be an extraordinary evening of entertainment, intelligence and vision, hosted by Wendy & Eric Schmidt and James & Suzy Cameron, at the...

Come help us celebrate the launch of Hipster.com!  Our team is super excited about the product, and we can't wait to share it with you! The Hipster launch party will be a great opportunity for you to both use the product in the wild, and have a great time doing so! Specifically, our party is going to feature: Hourly party bus tours of San...

Ben Parr is the Editor-at-Large of Mashable, Inc. and has been writing for Mashable since August 2008. He has completed his first sci-fi novel, Desel, and was a graduate of Northwestern University where he earned a B.A in Science in Human Culture, Political Science and Business.

Join the developers, entrepreneurs, and innovators who are creating a more social web. Hosted by Facebook, this is its official developer's conference.

Join us! The SF MusicTech Summit brings together visionaries in the music/technology space, along with the best and brightest developers, entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, journalists, musicians and organizations who work with them at the convergence of culture and commerce. We meet to discuss the evolving music/business/technology...

'cause you know you want some brunch. Come congregate (on time) at Hermione's place if you want to be a happy camper for the rest of the day.

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San Francisco is a city that lives online, and we're celebrating the best among our local digerati with our SF Weekly Web Awards. With your help, we'll be picking our favorite local online presences and throwing a bash to celebrate them on Friday, Sept. 9, at 111 Minna.

Want to make sure your favorites are there? Nominate your picks here...

Mazy must not remember his birthday. Everyone is welcome to come assist in this mission.

Now in its 2nd year, The PR Summit assembles top media influencers for one day of intense panel discussions, keynotes, break-out sessions and networking. You'll find media professionals, entrepreneurs, marketers, public relations practitioners driving the next generation of PR.

This conference will explore how business and public relations...

Weather is gorgeous and we havn't gotten the gang together in a while....

so lets do it!

Sunday - we're meeting on the corner of 18th and Dolores at 11:30 sharp. If you're not there by 11:45 we're going to go stake our spot in the park and get our frisbee on!

Can't find us? Tweet @krystyl @benparr or @eventsfornerds...

On Saturday, July 23rd 2011, we’ll be celebrating inDinero’s 1st Birthday!A few dozen customers, investors, and friends will gather in San Francisco to talk about the future of the company, and to wine & dine with the entire inDinero team.     5PM-8PM for this VIP portion, then we'll be opening up the party to everyone else.

Author Brian Solis has recently declared that 2011 will be the year of curation. Beyond the buzzword, could curation become the new tool to make sense of the web in the Age of Digital Abundance: as we share more information every day, how can we make sure that content is meaningful and capable of finding the right context to target a committed...

To all my American friends, this is probably the only time you'll ever get to see Harry Potter with a real-life British girl named Hermione! So come see Harry Potter with me this Sunday in SF! Who knows I might even dress up in Hogwarts school atire! More details to be confirmed!

We’re ringing in our second-annual Social Media Day with a huge event at House of Air, an indoor trampoline park located in the historic airplane hangar (http://houseofairsf.com/).

There’s free jumping from 7-9 p.m. We hope to fill the 500-capacity venue, so come join us for a night of socializing with your online community offline!

Thanks to...

Dear friends and awesome Chicagoans,

I'm coming back to Chicago (for a week)! It's been a while, and there are so many people I want to see (and meet!) that I thought a party would be the best way to see everyone. :)

That's why I humbly invite you to a shindig at The Kerryman on Monday, June 13th.

We'll catch up, we'll...

Celebrating my move to LA by inviting over all the cool folks I've met so far to my new crib.

Have some drinks, snack on some vegan hors d'oeuvres and meet my roomie, Selwyn.

Feel free to bring guests if they are (1) cool, (2) not going to be belligerent and (3) between an 8-10 on the hotness scale.

Details and dress code to come...

E3 Expo 2011 (2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo) takes place June 7-9, 2011 in Los Angeles, CA.

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E3 Expo, produced by IDG World Expo, is the world's premiere trade show for computer and video games and related products. The show is owned by the Entertainment Software Association...

ADVANCED TICKET SALES END AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, 5/19
ON SITE PAYMENTS MUST BE CHECK OR CREDIT CARD, no cash

*purchase your ticket here: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/38865/)

Come out to support a great cause and try some fabulous wine. On Friday May 20th from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. some amazing wineries will come together to share their craft and...

Marissa Mayer (Google) to Keynote Social-Loco.

[get the Plancast 20% discount] http://bit.ly/i66XaQ

Other companies speaking include:
- Groupon
- JiWire
- Facebook
- 4sqr
- Bing
And get ready, here's comes the Social-Loco pitch competition.

We'll dive into social and mobile web convergence, and what that means for SMB, big brands and...

April 20 at 1:45pm PDT / 4:45pm EDT

WHAT'S HAPPENING
President Barack Obama will hold a special "Facebook Live" townhall to connect with Americans across the country.

WHERE & WHEN IT'S HAPPENING
Where? Well, everywhere! The event at Facebook's headquarters, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg & COO Sheryl Sandberg, will be...