Christine Tran
I follow tech news, sunshine, and geek meetings. Currently a Researcher at Altimeter Group.

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...

CrowdConf is the first and leading conference on crowdsourcing and the future of distributed work. CrowdConf brings together an international audience of scholars, executives, policy makers, artists, and technologists for a day of learning, conversation, and networking.

Discussions will include latest research findings and real-world applications...

TechCrunch Disrupt is a three-day, single-track conference and startup competition to immerse you in the debate about what's changing in technology right now, what's causing it and what we need to do about it to survive and thrive in real time.

TechCrunch Disrupt gathers the leaders and innovators of the technology and media industries...

Are you achieving maximum value out of salesforce.com? The Cloud has not only changed the business model and implementation cycle for projects, it has changed the approach companies need to manage these applications post go-live. Yet 80% of customers do not have an effective strategy to manage change and innovate ongoing. See how leading companies...

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,...

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...

Dear Strategy Executive,

With over 1 billion mobile devices being sold annually, mobile marketing is becoming the most popular way for brands and consumers to connect. The iPad, iPhone, Android and Blackberry make it easy for people around the world to stay connected twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. What does this mean for your brand?...

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.

Experience all the sights and sounds that Oakland has to offer at the new Oakland Running Festival featuring Oakland's first marathon in 25 years! Runners will begin on Broadway, race along Piedmont and College Avenues, pass by beautiful Lake Temescal and then tackle the hills of Montclair. After a breathtaking view of the Cities by the Bay,...

InfoCamp Berkeley is an unconference for the information community

Join the leaders of the Social Data Revolution and create amazing possibilities for your startup!

It’s time to drop the ancient mindsets about what products should look like, and focus on the next generation of killer apps! It is DAY ONE of exploring and exploiting what is possible in this new era of social data.

Join us as SF New Tech peels...

The Social Media Breakfast SF East Bay is moving to Berkeley for our first breakfast of 2011, where we'll hear from social media luminary Shel Israel. Thanks to sponsorship by Lithium, there's no charge for the event. The breakfast will be held at Westside Bakery Cafe, 2570 9th St., Berkeley. The light breakfast will include a large...

This event is free to attend, Please register soon as space is limited

RSVP Here - http://bit.ly/eEpiXi

Join Ogilvy to discuss the latest thinking around customer engagement through Social Experience Design(SXD). Ogilvy’s thinking is evolving to include a new way to perceive and utilize social media in which brands can effectively and...

Five minutes, 20 slides. What would you say? At every Ignite, 16 artists, technologists, thinkers, and personalities take the stage to answer this challenge. Our goal is to spark new conversations and collaborations across cultures and disciplines. (Previously Ignite Bay Area)

You're invited to the #e2 Launch Event at the prestigious Phyllis Wattis Theater at SFMOMA.e to the #e2 Launch Event at the prestigious Phyllis Wattis Theater at SFMOMA.

NBC, Reuters, Universal Music Group/Interscope, Sports Illustrated and other major media companies are joining Echo to unveil new technologies that take the real-time web to...

After successful debut in San Francisco, the Social Media Strategies Summit is back!
GSMI has gathered the best and brightest to bring you emerging strategies, tactics and case studies in the successful use of social media. Unlike tradition- al conferences, Social Media Marketing Strategies and Tactics - 2011 Summit will reveal how leading...

18th Annual KNBR 680 Giants FanFest
Saturday, February 5, 2011
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
FREE EVENT - No Tix Needed
For more info SFGIANTS.COM/FanFest

Stop despairing about your unfinished projects alone at home and come despair, er, work with a group of us.

Register now, seats are limited: http://bit.ly/gR9OSp

As you start out the new year, what new technologies should be on your radar, and which ones can you safely ignore? Charlene Li, founder of Altimeter Group and author of “Open Leadership” and “Groundswell” will provide her take on what the new year will bring. Topics will include the...

It's that time of year again, when we look back to look forward... and this year we are in for a seriously deep conversation on Social Media Trends and the year ahead. On Tuesday January 25th, SMC Founder/Chairman Chris Heuer will lead a group discussion featuring leading author Shel Israel, Forrester Analyst Auggie Ray, AOL Mobile Director...

SocialTech 2010 brings together the visionaries and experts who are using the power of social media to transform the way that B2B technology companies market their products and services.

This year, Web 2.0 Expo New York focuses on Platforms for Growth, diving into the platform opportunities for the whole web ecosystem, particularly mobile, real-time, and the social web. We'll be talking about real-time data and the content being generated, how that data is consumed, and the platforms and applications enabling various services....