Chrissie Brodigan
UX Designer & Wordsmith. HuffPost Blogger, @carsonfied's Think Vitamin Editor, DIY-enthusiast, Dog Lover, Trips over cordless phones & gives great awkward.

There's been a lot of discussion recently about microformats vs microdata vs RDFa vs schema.org vs Open Graph Protocol and their impacts (or not) on search / SEO / Rich Snippets - let's share what we've learned over a pint or two.

If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Would you pitch a project? Launch a web site? Teach a hack? We’re going to find out when we conduct our second Ignite event at OSCON.

A participant-driven event where attendees discuss, debate and explore topics near & dear to the hearts of community leaders (hashtag: #cls11)

From the website: SketchCamp — the un-conference focused on using sketching techniques for UX design. This year is our inaugural, and we are proud to be sponsored by ModCloth that generously made available their downtown San Francisco headquarters for the conference. We are working hard to bring together great speakers and organizing amazing...

Maker Faire is the World’s Largest DIY Festival - a two-day, family-friendly event to MAKE, create, learn, invent, CRAFT, recycle, think, play and be inspired by celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science and technology. aker Faire is the premier event for grassroots American innovation. As the World's Largest DIY Festival,...

Come celebrate the 100th edition of Bay to Breakers and be a part of history! Registration will be limited to 50,000 people so sign up early.

Google I/O brings together thousands of developers for two days of deep technical content, focused on building the next generation of web, mobile, and enterprise applications with Google and open web technologies such as Android, Google Chrome, Google APIs, Google Web Toolkit, App Engine, and more.

This is an invite-only event to celebrate Klout's new office, and an upcoming launch. If you don't get an invite within the next few days and feel you should - you can reach out at contact@klout.com and we'll see if we have room. Thanks!

The last Wednesday of every month, 6-9pm, we have a gathering at Nova Bar in San Francisco, and you're invited.
6pm to 7pm we'll have a Happy Hour -- half priced drinks!
7pm to 9pm we'll be in mixer mode -- come meet someone new, and enjoy a drink or two.
Haiku: This meetup is free / to attend. Buy your own drinks, / and drinks for a...

Hey everyone,

I'm back from my London-Iran-Hong Kong-Thailand travel adventure and can't wait to see you all! Kinda last minute but who's up to hang out on Thursday at Bloodhound? I know it's a weeknight but it's my 30th birthday and I want to celebrate with YOU!

I'll bring a huge smile and a yummy princess cake (the...

Update: Atlassian has decided to join in on the fun and will help ensure the bar stays open for most of the evening! :)

After a wildly successful inaugural meetup this past winter, we're happy to host another night of drinks and merriment for techies who enjoy hobnobbing it with their peers.

Join Plancast, Awe.sm, Flowtown and other...

I know what you're thinking. "Joy doesn't do stand-up! Joy does improv!" Yes. That's why this is an event. It's my first time jumping into the fray of writing things beforehand, then getting up on a stage by myself to say them. I'm hoping to have some friendly faces in the audience for support. And maybe even,...

The San Francisco chapter of Pub Standards, just like every month. This time with added London visitors, at least for a bit.

In honor of Automattic's Worldwide WordPress 5k, I thought it would be a fun idea for those of us in San Francisco (and greater bay area) to get a group run/walk together.

Meet up time: 10:00 am

Start time: 10:15 am

Wrap Up: 12:00 pm

***NEW LOCATION***
Since the US Half Marathon has stolen Chrissy Field from us (how dare they!),...

Um...I know this is kinda short notice but I'm going to be in town this weekend. If you're on this list I'd truly love to see you.

If someone shares this event with you and you're feeling like you should have been on the list, but weren't and what the hell?! I'm sure it was an honest oversight and I'd truly...

Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco is back for another great year of sessions, speakers, and networking opportunities.

Registration is now open! Use discount code websf11fb20 to save 20% on all conference passes or code websf11fbe for a free Expo Hall Only pass.

Do we get to hang out while I'm in town? I'll add some more specifics as it gets closer.

Your monthly, friendly, boozy, London-infused, tech-ish drink up.

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.

This panel will explore ways that games can be used to motivate personal change and increase productivity. We'll start by talking about the theory behind games and gamification for behavior change — in contrast to games for social networking (e.g., Foursquare) — and how game-like activities have been used for a long time to encourage...

• WHAT?
We're looking to meet some cool people and talk shop over dinner. Attending SXSW or not, we'd love to hang out - the more the merrier!

• WHO?
If you're a designer, you'll fit in perfectly. If you're a local, or a tweeter/dribbbler from out of town,

• WHERE? (UPDATE - New Location)
The Cantina Laredo is...

It's that time again! We had such a great time last year, we just had to bring the Milwaukee Beer & Brat Bash back to SXSW again this year!

Join us for a little taste of Milwaukee, smack dab in the middle of Austin. Who could use a break in the day? We'll have free brats, free beer and tons of cool conversations. Come yourself, or...

A night of exceptional beverages, hot jamz, and fierce competition. Together, we shall raise our pint glasses and plastic cups in revelry to celebrate a great year in web design.

This year, the BeerCamp competition will take form in a flip cup tournament.

A meetup for those interested in the Activity Stream protocol, which is meant for syndicating activities made within social web applications and services, similar to those in Facebook or FriendFeed's stream.

Clive Bar is 21 and over and you'll need some form of ID to get in ( Driver's license or passport )

We will be handing out...