Mark Schmulen

In case your summer plans were looking for an exclamation point, we have a few up our sleeve. Outside Lands is ramping back up to three full days of lights, sound and gourmet action for the 4th installment! August 12, 13 & 14TH, 2011 will have the heart of San Francisco pumping. Imagine what that can do for a summer, for a soul. Mark your...

We’re ringing in our second-annual Social Media Day with a huge event at House of Air, an indoor trampoline park located in the historic airplane hangar (http://houseofairsf.com/).

There’s free jumping from 7-9 p.m. We hope to fill the 500-capacity venue, so come join us for a night of socializing with your online community offline!

Thanks to...

Barbara Davis Gallery Announces:

Julie Soefer
out of range
June 10, 2011 – July 2, 2011
Artist Reception: Friday, June 10, 2011, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Barbara Davis Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of out of range, the first solo-exhibition for Houston-based photographer Julie Soefer. Her new exhibition of photography traverses the...

theMIX agency presents: #thePARTY 4 #thePEOPLE @SXSW 2011, featuring:
FRIENDLY FIRES | THE HOOD INTERNET | MILLIONYOUNG | SOSOSOON | + MORE

+ OFFICIAL RSVP/TICKETS: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/582005795
+ This event will reach capacity. Purchasing a pre-sale is the only way to guarantee entry.
+ Badges/wristbands welcome.
+ RSVP on Facebook:...

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...

See the full poster here: http://www.gsdm.com/TheIndustryParty

Join us for a night of listening, learning, drinking & networking. With live music from the Mother Truckers, J. Roddy Walston and the Business plus other special guests. And an art gallery featuring works from Daniel Johnston, Magda Sayeg, Hugh MacLeod, Ian McLagan, Dave Mead +...

Hey Austin, gdgt is coming back to town! Join us at 7pm on Monday, March 14th at the PureVolume House for the gdgt live party and meetup! This is event is free and open to the public. You don't want to miss this, especially since we'll have free gdgt t-shirts and cellphone cases for the first few hundred people who show up, plus a bunch...

The Barbarian Group & StumbleUpon invite you to void a couple EULAs with us at the T.O.S. Violation! Party, a night of rock for the punks of the Internet.

Revised line-up:

7pm doors

Outside Stage:
TV Torso 7:00pm
Thee Oh Sees 7:45pm
Mister Heavenly (feat. members of Islands, Man Man and Modest Mouse with Michael Cera) 8:45pm
No Age 9:45pm
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We're gathering Austin's best food trucks together for an afternoon of BBQ, tacos, meat pies and more.

Download Foodspotting for Secret Menu items and to participate in a photo scavenger hunt - win prizes!

Featuring the following Food Truck stars:
- Along Came a Slider
- Boomerang's Pies
- Chi'Lantro
- Clem's Hot Diggity...

INVITE ONLY - Calling all GEEKS, NERDS, and PIRATES!

We're throwing an invite-only party after we throw down some serious build/measure/learn talks at our SXSWi track, "The Lean Startup" on March 12th.

Are you geeky enough to pass our muster?

If you'd like to join our private post-party (say that 3 times quickly), apply...

FreshBooks passed the 2,000,000 user mark a while back and we forgot to tell anyone. So in honor of that and the fact that we are turning 7 we've teamed up with our friends at PayPal to throw a two day long 7th Birthday/2,000,000 user party.
It is going to be a pretty typical 7th Birthday party with Clowns, Balloon Animals, Stilt Walkers, Ice...

Not too long ago, we got Zipcar, eBay, and Netflix. We got Prosper and Kiva and Kickstarter. What do they have in common? They ask people to share in one way or another. These days, sharing is an industry thanks largely to new technology. And it's critical to the environment, the economy, and the way we live together as a society.

It's...

theMIX agency is proud to present #theSFsuite with Constant Contact, Podio, Deep Focus, Yammer and Flipboard!

#theSFsuite is at a secret location in downtown Austin and is INVITE ONLY. Constant Contact, Podio, Deep Focus and Yammer are all available for demos, briefings and private meetings. Send inquiries or invite requests to...

Let's start SXSW right with a yearly tradition - predrinks at the Driskill hotel bar.

Every year at SXSW we start off the weekend with a couple relaxing drinks in the historic Driskill hotel bar. If you've never been there's no time like the present to get in on this tradition. Stay as long as you want, there are no rules. Its just...

Now that social media is accepted practice in the business world, the question still remains, how do you measure it?. The "bottom line" (ex. return on investment) is generally what comes to mind first for Leadership, but how do you measure your social media efforts when the focus of your business includes repeat and referral...

The Beacon: Lounge With a Conscience, sponsored by Beaconfire Consulting, is returning for a 3rd year as THE spot for cause-focused people to network with the best & brightest of the non-profit Geekerati. Stop by to enjoy acoustic performances & refreshments, bid on great stuff in the charity auction, check out Mike Rohde’s...

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

For the past four years, you have made the blogger lounge the center of the SXSWi experience for thousands of digital influencers. This year Samsung (@samsungtweets) and TechSet (@techset) have teamed up to open the doors to a grander and more engaging home base to celebrate you and the social graphs we weave together.
The Samsung Blogger Lounge,...

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

SxSeattle and The Stranger present the SXSW Kick-Off Party and Musician's Bazaar happening THIS Thursday, March 3rd at The Crocodile.

Featuring performances by:
D. Black
Wild Orchid Children
State of the Artist
Tea Cozies

Doors at 8pm, $8 advance, 21+

Get your tickets here:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/154402

Artist Bazaar...

Produced by 500 Startups in partnership with OtherInbox and AwayFind...

JOIN US:
http://inboxloveconf.eventbrite.com/

WHAT?
A 1-day conference on the future of email and the inbox as a platform, covering topics like platform wars, the social inbox, email behavior (in reality), email as a CRM, marketing & distribution, customer acquisition,...

Following the success of our events in London, Influence People is hosting a one-day social media monitoring conference in San Francisco on October 21st and a half day event on October 22nd.

Monitoring Social Media (San Francisco) - October 21st:
Monitoring Social Media (San Francisco) will bring together leading brands, PR and marketing experts...

Please visit the conference website to buy tickets:
http://socialmediamarketing.co.uk/socialemail

Social:Email San Francisco will bring together marketing experts, email companies and brands to discuss integrated email and social media marketing campaigns.

This one day conference offers expert-led guidance on how to engage with customers via...