Jennifer Aaker
General Atlantic Professor of Marketing at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University

Many books teach the mechanics of using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube to compete in business. But few dive into the psychological insights that explain which social media strategies work and which don’t. In this session Andy Smith, Author of The Dragonfly Effect, will pull back the curtain and help you understand the subtle elements of...

http://www.dragonflyeffect.com/blog/a-lemonade-stand-for-alex/

Local U2 fans were bummed when the legendary Irish rock band was forced to postpone last month's Oakland date, due to lead singer Bono's back problems.

Well, here's something for those fans to look forward to: a rescheduled date at Oakland Coliseum on June 7. Tickets for the postponed show will be honored at the new date. Those that...

Color lets you see through walls. Check out the mobile application that raised $41M.

FIRST: Download Color on your iPhone (it's free)
(http://bit.ly/DownloadColor)

SECOND: Invite your friends

THIRD: On Tuesday at Noon: Snap photos with everyone around you. The more people on Color during this hour, the more fun you'll have.

Exercise...

Open Dear World "Message to our future" photo shoot in collaboration with 100k Cheeks
Tuesday May 17th - 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Old Union 122

Dear World photo release
Tuesday May 17th 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Knight Management Center
MBA Class of '68 Building Room C-105

About Dear World:

While everyone else is sleeping, Robert X. Fogarty...

TEDx Silicon Valley will gather some of the world’s leading thinkers and doers at Stanford’s new Knight Management Center to discuss social innovation and explore the emerging concept of Living by Numbers.
We'll discuss new things people can measure and never thought could be measured. We'll talk about the power of crowd sourcing and...

Open for Business! Our new home is ready after 10 years of planning and 3 years of construction.

Please join us on April 29 to celebrate a community-wide launch and Open House of the Stanford GSB's Knight Management Center. We'll have an afternoon full of food and entertainment, special guests, and a few surprises.

- Food samples from...

Many workshops teach the mechanics of using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube to compete in business. But few dive into the psychological insights that explain which social media strategies work and which don’t. In this session, we’ll pull back the curtain and help you understand the subtle elements of social media success. We’ll...

How do you connect meaning to social media to create impact? This keynote draws from psychological insights on happiness, storytelling principles and design-thinking methodology to reveal why some movements and brands take off when they harness social media—and why others don’t.

Sarah Elizabeth and Jordan ARE Great Balds of Fire! We are shaving our heads for the St. Baldrick's foundation and raising money for childhood cancer research.
Come out and show your support!
You can make a donation at www.StBaldricks.org Team Name : Great Balds of Fire ((Participant ID 68892)
Thanks for the support and we hope to see you...

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'"
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sonia Rai is a daughter, a granddaughter, a sister, a niece, a friend, and too young to die of leukemia. Will you be the one to save Sonia's life?

In light of the upcoming Martin Luther King day, join One...

Come see over 50 innovative companies with products on the cusp of launch, mingle with over 1400 attendees, and see amazing products from high-tech, low-tech, social venture, internet, and more.

Disruption 2.0

At GamesBeat@GDC we'll focus on the next disruptions that will happen in the video game industry. In the past couple of years, social games with virtual goods business models have proved themselves and shaken up the status quo. The iPhone has become a hot platform and Apple hopes to extend further into games with the iPad....

Transpose

Gray Area Foundation for the Arts is pleased to announce its 3rd exhibition, opening to the public on Saturday, February 20th. The show will feature the work of artists Aaron Koblin and Robert Hodgin.

Transpose continues Gray Area’s investigation into expansive forms of technology and the painting of landscapes through digital means....

"Hope For Haiti Now: A Global Benefit For Earthquake Relief" announces lineup of superstar musical performances.

Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, and Sting Will Appear in New York City; Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, and...