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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.

What started in 2010 as a grass-roots efforts to motivate people to get out and check in is back and now with the support of over 100 local foursquare committees around the world.

On April 16th (4 and 4 squared) foursquare users are self-organizing meetups, lectures, swarms, scavenger hunts, and much more. Foursquare users can visit 4sqday.com to...

So we're throwing another epic event at SXSW complete with some fabulous music. We'll flesh this page out as more details emerge.

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SO YOU WANNA SEE THE SHOW? READ ON VERY CAREFULLY...

We will be able to accommodate about 1200 guests. During SXSW we will be giving away around 600-700 "Priority" wristbands randomly to those...

If you make content, you want to get notice and get paid. But getting your blog or YouTube video viral is hard and not sustainable. So, embrace our inner Curator, and gather round the digital campfire. Good curation helps Makers and the web get smarter and more granular. Bad curation makes big piles of crap as SEO bait. Do you know the...

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...

The *ultimate* Gowalla Informal Meet-up for players in Austin during SXSW. This is a fan-generated meet-up.

Sunday from 1:00-3:00 or so ~ perhaps we will adjourn to a local watering hole for some refreshment!

Hopefully there will be some spare Gowalla stuff to be found!

Come on by and say howdy to Gowallaites from around the country and the...

I'll be giving a presentation at SXSW followed by a book signing at the SXSW bookstore:
http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/5551


I've confirmed the time -- it'll be at 12:30pm on the 13th.

Please join us for the third annual SXSW Found Type Photowalk. As in previous years, our plan is to meet in the lobby of the Hilton Austin (close to the escalators) and depart around 10:00 am. This year we will be heading west towards Congress Avenue and then wandering south across the bridge over Town Lake. Let’s see what type and lettering...

The Mashable SXSWi House 2011 will break the mold of the traditional SXSWi events schedule. Working with SXSWi and our partner sponsors, we will create a two-day platform that will include private events, VIP networking hours and large open parties. From Sunday, March 13th to Monday, March 14th, Mashable will be hosting a combination of private...

TAGGING at #GamesFTW:

Workshop & dialogue on the best in causebuilding games: how do you make play both fun and educational for campaigns and public spaces? Are you a developer, strategist, artist, nonprofit director, opengov agent for change looking to find your collaborators and potential partners? We will discuss many examples of games...

This is an epic tale of how two User Experience professionals navigate the jungle of design and development through guerrilla research methods.
Todd Zaki Warfel and Russ Unger, authors of the upcoming book Guerilla Research Methods from Morgan Kaufmann, will conduct Guerrilla Research for a real project, presenting not only their findings, but a...

You know how a lot of panels at SXSW can be kind of boring? A bunch of folks on stage hocking their wares?

Bump that mess. I'm running a discussion that will actually make you want to stop checking Twitter for a few minutes.

We're taking over a corner of the Core Conversation room and making it Community Building HQ. No Power Point...

What Is The Future of Nonprofits?

In the most important nonprofit book of 2011, Randal C. Moss and David J. Neff show how the future of innovation, internal entrepreneurship, fundraising and social media communications are going to radically reshape the landscape of nonprofits in the next five years.

With case studies, expert interviews, document...

Battledecks is a laugh-riot rollercoaster of fun and nerves as several contestants try to put together coherent presentations from nonsensical Keynote decks. Previous contestants have laughed, cried, wet their pants and gotten impregnated during the show. The audience has a great time. Everyone goes home happy. Last year's show was a huge...

South by Southwest (SXSW) is a combination of film, interactive and music festivals & conferences that take place every March in Austin, Texas.

Five days of presentations, networking events, and more showcasing the best new emerging technology, digital works, video games, and innovative ideas.

To attend this event you must register on EventBrite: http://coworkingunconference.eventbrite.com/. Nab tickets before it's too late!


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Join your fellow coworkers in kicking off SXSWi 2011 at the first U.S. Coworking Unconference, where we’ll share ideas and lessons learned, meet others in our community, and celebrate the coworking...

Biggest Winter Festival in Central Oregon!
Bend WinterFest is happening February 18-20, 2011 in Bend, Oregon. This is the biggest off-mountain rail jam west of the Mississippi! The winter celebration happens at the Old Mill District and includes a wine walk, ski and snowboard rail jam, freestyle motocross with The Metal Mulisha, kids activities,...

Website - http://thesocialbusiness.com

We'll meet at TechSpace at 7p, talk about SXSW a bit, and then retire to the Blacksmith for a beverage.