Cassel Kroll
Social Strategy Director @ Starcom MediaVest. Cocktail Curmudgeon. Amateur Photographer. Culinary Mad Scientist. I talk about my dog way too much.

We've made it through the New Year and most of January. But Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and whether you are happily paired off, resolutely single, or simply happily banging your head against the wall in hopes of a different result, there's nothing wrong with a little friendly VD pre-gaming with New York's most...

It’s Christmas Eve, 1938, when Madge Arwell comes to the aid of an injured Spaceman Angel as she cycles home, in this year’s “Doctor Who” Christmas Special, starring Matt Smith as the Doctor.

He promises to repay her kindness – all she has to do is make a wish.

Three years later, a devastated Madge escapes war-torn London with her two...

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If you work in a coffee shop (aka your coffice), or your office is too broke to throw a party, or you’re not working right now--consider yourself invited to the No Office Holiday Party!

Brooklyn Based, the skint, Fucked in Park Slope + Brokelyn are throwing a holiday party for everyone who hustled all year and is in need of some serious cheer....

The month, Digital Media MBA offers you the chance to win a cool iPhone video gadget and to talk one-on-one with a leader in video content monetization: John Jenkins, VP of Corporate Development of San Francisco-based Tremor Video (http://tremorvideo.com/), the largest independent video advertising company. A graduate of Princeton and Wharton, John...

  NOTE: You absolutely must show your ticket for entrance to this event. If you do not bring your ticket or are unable to show it on your mobile phone and are not on the list, you will be turned away. Official Digital DUMBO T-Shirt     General Inquiries & Press Contacts Please contact Andrew Zarick (@A2Z) and Kaitlin Villanova...

Wear the Wale! Prizes for best Corduroy ensemble (the fabric resembles the date, duh...)

Dear attendees (and everyone else),

On november 11, 2011 at 11:11 the date will be 11/11/11 11:11. Since 11:11 is the best time for wishing, this day will be pretty epic.

yes we know, it is not for a while, but we're excited so we made this early.

also, this is just an event fan page, not a party, a gathering, a convention, or anything...

JOIN CNET FOR OPENING NIGHT!   Come kick off our Live Holiday Guide with a big bang! Join us for Opening Night at CNET Gotham and get your hands on the latest tech and some innovative cocktails

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...

My birthday is Wednesday and the NYC Marathon is Sunday. Let's get in the holiday spirit (yes, my bday is a holiday) next Saturday with a daylong celebration at my favorite low-key bar, Angry Wade's.

Come one, come all. Dress down. Dress up. Bring friends. This is a beer & bourbon kinda place with lots of seating and lots of sports...

Technology is constantly changing the way we define and consume media. The Mashable Media Summit 2011 will spotlight how technology is reinventing journalism, advancing the relationship between news organizations and their communities, reinvigorating advertising and creating new business models. The one-day conference will bring together thought...

Our last happy hour was quite impressive. We managed to finish the keg in less than 2 hours, our piñata was knocked to the ground by our own Danny Sauter and destroyed by Andrew Bryan the moment he arrived. Given the intensity of the previous event, we've decided it's time to upgrade. This time around, we're hosting a...

Hey Venmo-ers!

We would like to invite you to join us for a Venmo Happy Hour on the roof top at The Delancey from 8p-10p on Nov. 2nd. Don't worry, its covered and heated so come meet the Venmo team and hang out.

Awesome drink specials have been arranged...

Upon arrival, pay $3 (via Venmo, obviously) to Venmo Happy Hour to get your...

  NOTE: You absolutely must show your ticket for entrance to this event. If you do not bring your ticket or are unable to show it on your mobile phone and are not on the list, you will be turned away. Official Digital DUMBO T-Shirt     General Inquiries & Press Contacts Please contact Andrew Zarick (@A2Z) and Kaitlin Villanova...

To receive an invitation, goto the website,
and submit your email in the form:
http://TEDxSiliconAlley.org

Leaders and rising stars from New York City's Tech Scene and Digital Marketing industries will share their ideas worth spreading.

SPEAKERS THEME: Creativity & Technology: The creative use of technology — beyond its originally...

3 years ago tomorrow (9/16 for those of you who are reading this late) a scrappy little group of digital media nerds gathered for the very first time to rub their brains together over gallons of liquor and beer. Over the past three years, that scrappy little group has grown by more than SIX people and we're now officially the biggest digital...

The Obliterati crew and DJ Frankenmack return to Sweet and Vicious on Thursday, Oct. 20th from 6:00-11:00pm.

This month, Obliterati is sponsored by VYou, the fast-growing conversational video site that lets you post video answers to questions of your choosing. Download the iPhone app (http://vyou.com/index/weblanding), then come recruit followers...

SMCNYC is co-promoting/co-sponsoring this event featuring Carmine Gallo, author of _The Power of Foursquare_. Hit http://plancast.com/p/7zak/foursquare-mobile-marketing-meetup to RSVP and get a chance to win a copy of the book.
Extra cool - for everyone who checks in on Foursquare to the Roger Smith Hotel venue - free Hot Dog! Plus, 50 people and...

The in-gathering of the Internet social media industry. A cornucopia of events spanning the social spectrum, Social Week is the one place and one time where companies, thought leaders, influential press and investors from the increasingly dominant social universe can accomplish the greatest amount of the most important work efficiently. Social...

URBANDIG.com (a new app delivering off the beaten path experiences right to your phone) has landed in NYC and we want you to come out and celebrate with us.
It's going to be a fun night with Live Art (4 artists including Jim Mahfood collaborating on canvas's all night to music) with an open bar from 8 to midnight.

*Please note we...

  Hosted by: mediabistro.com managing editor Donya Blaze...

UPDATE: We've secured the upstairs bar at Madame X!!

Friends and lovers welcome; let's drink and laugh and cry and dance.

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I'm moving to San Francisco.

Join me to celebrate this crazy new adventure.

I will be a New Yorker forever. No matter where I live.

Before our schedules fill up with other events, mark October 5th for a special Advertising Week edition of FIRST WEDNESDAY! It's going to be the biggest party of the year so far and we hope you'll join us.

As always, bring friends. Bring colleagues. Bring clients. Bring business cards. Leave the .ppts at the office.

If you've never...