Kareem Kouddous
NYC techie. Head of Technology at Crowdtap, Co-founder of Hapnin, Organizer of the NYC Lean Startup Meetup and finally a proud Egyptian

All guests must register to attend at www.crowdtap.eventbrite.com.

SXSWi's Can't Miss Party - The Crowdtap Launch Party at Austin's coolest venue, The Belmont. With a huge outdoor and rooftop space in addition to the super sleek indoors, the Crowdtap Launch party will host over 1,000 people.

Guests will be continually entertained...

While controversy surrounds teenage behavior online, the fact is today's 13-17 year old audience has grown up in the midst of the social media evolution and represents the next big opportunity on the social web. Understanding the impact of the Web on their worldview, communication style and relationship expectations is to be determined, but...

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

#thePARTY @SXSW.
March 16, 8-2 AM
Terrace 59, Speakeasy Rooftop
412 Congress Ave. Austin, TX

theMIX agency proudly presents #thePARTY @SXSW.

We're taking over Terrace59, the rooftop of Speakeasy. If you guys came to last year's party, you know what to expect.

We're bringing some of our absolute favorite artists at the moment to...

Hey 'fly folks!

We're having a little mixer to usher out SXSW Interactive & kick off SXSW Music!

Come join us for Happy Hour drinks, 'fly shwag and meet some of the team!

** Please RSVP here: http://www.ticketfly.com/blog/rsvp/ **

If you're a club/venue owner, talent buyer, music writer, generally all about the musics...

The Music Tech Mashup Showcase is a two day event during SXSW's transition from Interactive Week to Music Week. Featuring incredible bands, trendsetting brands, and emerging new technologies, The Mashup celebrates the opportunities presented through the convergence of these industries.

Hosted by Coast to Coast Models & Events and...

At SXSW, Tuesday around lunchtime it can be very hard to focus on panels, so we’re organizing a fun alternative lunch where selected invitees will be free to relax and enjoy a Milwaukee style tailgate party.

When is The Milwaukee Beer & Brat Bash?
We’re throwing the bash on Tuesday, March 16th from 12:30 to 3:30pm. We will be serving a...

Join us in Austin on Monday, March 15th at the Austin Music Hall in for a gdgt party and meetup!

We'll have all kinds of gadgets and demos from our awesome vendors, including:

AMD - http://www.amd.com/
AnyClip - http://anyclip.com/
Aviary - http://aviary.com/
Boxee - http://www.boxee.tv/
Buffalo Technology - http://www.buffalotech.com/...

Email is at the center of everything we do online. Even the most popular new social communications ride the back that is email. It is in fact the killer app of the Internet, and has been for some 40 years. It is however, a love-hate relationship. But theres good news. Innovcation...

The Seed Combinator is the concept of mashing up angel investing, OpenCoffee Club meetups, tactical workshops, and Coworking that is giving rise to a new class of software and new media startups. Local investors are giving aspiring entrepreneurs capital and intensive mentorship under names like YCombinator, TechStars and Capital Factory. The...

Please join AnyClip, blip.tv and PepsiCo as we party it up at Cedar’s 10pm Sunday night at SXSW. And thanks to the wonderful PepsiCo team for making this all possible!

We look forward to seeing you Sunday!

***You must RSVP at http://digitalspeakeasy.eventbrite.com/ in order to get in to the party.***

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...

Come join us for the first annual Geobash at SXSW!

Hot Potato (http://hotpotato.com), SimpleGeo (http://simplegeo.com) and Yowza!! (http://getyowza.com) are hosting the mother of all benders.

Featuring musical performances from:
SAVOY - http://www.myspace.com/savoyband
Shinobi Ninja - http://www.myspace.com/shinobininjamusic
McAlister Drive -...

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...

Are you ready for another great Town Holler together? We are, and we are ready for SXSWi! So what better time to checkin together than a warm Sunday afternoon in Austin. And this time we are going to partner with Beer Sphere http://bit.ly/dikUIy (hosted by the lovely @Faris Yakob) as the kick off location. So power up your Foursquare and get ready...

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...

We're planning to have a Quora meetup @ SXSW on Sunday March 14 -- opening weekend Sunday. Lunchtime (12:30p), with food and booze. Location will be announced later.

buzzd, nearverse, and Xtremelabs Presents:

Music + Mobile with The Boxer Rebellion and Tyler James Band

We are hosting a BLOWOUT bash with Vitamin Water at SXSW 2010 and it is sure to be a night that you will not want to miss!

Headlining the event will be The Boxer Rebellion, UK rockers who had the #1 Alternative Album of 2009 on iTunes....

Please join Gawker Media and io9 for free drinks, a performance by MC Frontalot, and stormtroopers.

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!

Bike Hugger is back for another year at SXSW with more Bike Culture than ever:

* Urban Ride
* BBQ
* After Party

We all know web design tricks to getting people to do what you want - make buttons bigger, use accent colors, etc. There are other strategies, however, that rely on the more proven tools of psychology; this session will explore reciprocity, scarcity, and more, and see how effective they can be....

I've been lucky enough to get to invest in the company of a friend--Rob May, who I've known for 5 years. He built Backupify, which backs up cloud applications like Gmail, Flickr, Basecamp, Google Docs, Twitter, etc.

He's in Louisville, Kentucky right now, and he's going to move to either NYC or Boston. I want to introduce him...