Lisa Padilla
I am the CEO of marketing agency in Silicon Valley, co-founder of Grabbit.net, and editor and host of Lisacast.com, a media and technology show.

Come kick off 2012 with Social Media Club and enjoy a drink (or two) on us, mingle with friends and meet some new faces. We'll be having some fun around predicting 2012 social media trends as well as review a few of the top 2011 trends as well. The event goes from 6:30 - 8:00pm and then The Grand has free salsa lessons starting at 8pm, so...

Celebrating small teams who are having a huge impact on the world, we're having a series of events all day long (the real fun starts at 4 p.m. with a kickoff of our San Francisco speaker series).

Invite needed, but we'll try to accomodate anyone who clicks that they are attending here.

BlogWorld & New Media Expo, the world's first, largest and only industry-wide social media event, is making its Los Angeles debut November 3-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. In addition to expanding to two shows this year, and moving its Western U.S. event from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, BlogWorld has unveiled several new event...

TICKETS: http://gamification.mogotix.com

Gamification is a hot new technique that many companies, big and small, are now trying to implement in some capacity. We're told it increases user engagement, profits, and the "fun" of our service or product. But when is enough enough; when are we sacrificing simplicity and quality for...

Cinegrid's mission is to build an interdisciplinary community that is focused on the research, development, and demonstration of networked collaborative tools to enable the production, use, preservation, and exchange of very-high-quality digital media over photonic networks.

Join us at historic Specs bar in North Beach to discuss digital curation. Followed by cocktail caberet...

A key question seems to be: Is curation a flash in the pan or is it as important as search was to the web?

North Beach has a long history for ground-breaking discussions and conversations. Come join us after-work at one of Specs' big...

So here's the deal, on April 29th I'm going to be performing at the Purple Onion in San Francisco doing stand up comedy. I've said funny things before, so I'll say them again. Which I think would make for a good time. So if you're around, you should come out. I invite you.

These very funny people will also be...

This invite-only event is exclusive to a select group of members who meet regularly to solve industry-wide issues.

In honor of Automattic's Worldwide WordPress 5k, I thought it would be a fun idea for those of us in San Francisco (and greater bay area) to get a group run/walk together.

Meet up time: 10:00 am

Start time: 10:15 am

Wrap Up: 12:00 pm

***NEW LOCATION***
Since the US Half Marathon has stolen Chrissy Field from us (how dare they!),...

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.

Boston, MA

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE SUBMISSION BY MIDNIGHT FRIDAY 2/11/11!

http://bit.ly/tsdigschoice

This free event challenged social benefit organizations and libraries to create a 60 second video or photo submission, showcasing their mission and work.

The submissions are in and the judging is on! Our panel of judges is reviewing the submissions and...

Introducing the LAUNCH conference

Fifty cutting edge, and never-before seen, technology companies will debut at the LAUNCH Conference on February 23rd and 24th, 2011.

There will be two competitions held at the event:

LAUNCH 1.0
This competition is for completely new companies that have never had any press, public demos and whose services are...

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...

Event details, sponsorship and volunteer opportunities coming soon!
If you're already sure you're interested in volunteering or sponsoring, fill out the Google Spreadsheet here: bit.ly/a9qXgS

LinkedIn friends (and their twitter and Facebook fiends) will be joining up for holiday cheer in Seattle, WA. Topics include but are not limited to technology, media, life sciences, healthcare, open source, startups, angel - series X rounds of funding and the general welfare of the planet as we face the energy crisis (see link/video).

The air is getting colder,
the holidays are near,
a time for celebration
with those we hold so dear!

That would you YOU of course!

We're planning a holiday party, and please say you'll be here. Let's celebrate the season, with good friends and good cheer!

As a sign of thank you for all your support, the first 100 folks in the...

Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day (As described by Dresden Codak)

You must spend the entire day in costume and character. The only rule is that you cannot actually tell anyone that you are a time traveler. Other than that, anything's game.

There are three possible options:


1) Utopian/cliché Future - "If the Future did a documentary...

All the information you need for 2010:
http://sanfranciscosantarchy.wordpress.com/

By invite only (for invite, contact scobleizer@gmail.com ). Bring your favorite cheese. Hundreds of geeks. Co-hosted by Robert Scoble, Taylor Milsal, and Olivia Fox Cabane.

Join the Real-Time Revolution. http://twtrcon.com/sf10/

At TWTRCON SF 10, a one-day conference focused entirely on the business use of real time technologies, you’ll see case studies, workshops and best practices from leading organizations that are using the real-time web to deliver bottom-line results. Join us at TWTRCON SF and:
- Learn how to...

Showcasing the best in creative, artistic and off-centre talent, Intruders TV launch the 'Alive' Channel. Spearheading the launch: Bilal, Gilles Peterson, Fatboy Slim & Snowbombing 2010.