Hill Salomon
Founder and Creative Director of The Branding Farm

Mashable is proud to announce our 2nd Annual MashBash SXSWi, an evening celebration during Austin’s annual SXSWi festival. On Sunday, March 14th 2010 from 10pm till 1am, Mashable will be hosting an official SXSWi evening event at Buffalo Billiards in Austin, Texas, sponsored by Cliqset and Sony.

1,600 people will come and enjoy a night of...

The Barbarian Group and StumbleUpon invite you to Forbidden Frontier! - a Sunday evening bash at the Mohawk. The night will feature a killer line-up, including:

(doors open at 8)
Woven Bones at 9
Octopus Project at 10
Man or Astro-man? headlining at 11

Man or Astro-man? has been on hiatus for nearly ten years and this year's SXSW will...

Get ready for SXSW! We're meeting up casually at the Driskill Hotel bar - site of last year's big tweetup. Great pre-partying right before the Mashbash meetup at 10p.

Citysearch says: "Lean against the carousel-shaped bar and it's as if you've stepped back in time... dark wood, mounted Longhorn heads, cowhide couches, a...

Speculate on who will take home a coveted Web Award at the official pre-party. Complimentary beverages and delicious food will get you warmed up for the main event to follow.

Join the Facebook team and local developers for a deep dive into the latest and most exciting ways developers are building with Facebook technologies.

Come to learn, stay to make friends!

Tentative Agenda
2:00 - 2:30 PM - Registration
2:30 - 3:30 PM - Learn the latest from Facebook and local devs
3:30 - 5:30 PM - Drinks on us-- stay and mingle...

Come join Digg & Revision3 for an evening of revelry, music & mayhem at world famous Stubbs BBQ. We're featuring a live Diggnation, great music from The Walkmen, and we've got a few more tricks up our sleeve - including some by Scam School host Brian Brushwood and more - but you'll have to show up to see. As always, this is a...

Join us for happy hour drinks and appetizers at Cedar Door and learn what we are working on at Mozilla. Party is limited to the first 250 guests who arrive - please RSVP here!

Augment your reality at SXSW with a few frosty beverages as Razorfish kicks off the conference upstairs at the Paradise. But don’t forget your badge! Your conference badge or a Razorfish business card is required for entry.

Get off the Bitch Train and join us as TWiST does a special episode with a LIVE audience at SXSW.

Special guest interview with Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh

No wristband needed, FREE to attend, and we'll even toss in 2 drink tickets for the first 200 to RSVP (21 and over)

Kindly sponsored by the awesome folks at bing and Sonos

See you at Six...

Now in it's third year, Magnolia's Cafe is the place to start your SXSW experience in the company of friends, both new and old at "The SXSW Social Breakfast." Everyone is welcome, this is an open invitation to share breakfast at one of Austin's greatest Cafe's (or at least one of the greatest I've found in many...

{RV}IP was born out of a desire to celebrate independent film, music, and technology through the combined forces of karaoke, carpooling, and spontaneous rockage. Ning is the social platform for interests and passions — including karaoke, carpooling, and sponaneous rockage.

Join us at SXSW Interactive for karaoke, mayhem, cocktails,...

Ustream and SXSW invite you to stream your way to an exclusive one night only sensory experience featuring a live performance by one of the world's most renowned recording artists and additional special guests. Party is limited to the first 500 badgeholders to arrive. RSVP here and be sure to tell your friends!

The Tweet House is a celebration of the Twitter ecosystem, and how it has transformed the Real-Time Web. Members of the "Twitterati" will be presenting (and partying…).

Join us for a live broadcast of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards – themed drink specials, prizes and more! Everyone will have the opportunity to be a red carpet commentator as you tweet about fashion choices, nominees and awards.

Download the official Oscar ballot, fill it out with your picks and return it to the lobby before the party starts...