jonathan poma
digitalist

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...

Ignite is a global series of 5 minute speeches (with 20 slides that auto advance every 15 seconds) designed to ignite ... something. The individual talks are sometimes called sparks.

Give a spark and ignite your audience.

http://ignitecbus.com/

Also, click the learn more info link to register or propose a spark.

ONLY 2 KEGS IN PRODUCTION THIS YEAR

Start drinking at breakfast with a special keg of Canadian Breakfast Stout. Also on the menu: the syrup that formerly filled the barrels used to age the beer. Other beers will be available, as well. Our Midwest sales rep, John Host, will be in attendance. Come early because when it’s gone, it’s gone.

whit and i just moved into our new place. be advised, it's not "fully furnished" yet, but it's coming along well and we wanted to get everyone over regardless. no need to bring anything but yourself, but feel free to add to the beer and/or food we'll be serving. if you're in columbus on friday, please feel free to stop...

The motto of Ignite is “Enlighten Us. Just Do It Quickly.”

Do you Ignite?

Started in Seattle WA, Ignite is now a worldwide phenomenon that provides a 5-minute forum for speakers on a variety of topics of interest.

[ The Rules ]

First Rule of Ignite Club.. you DO talk about Ignite Club.

Actually Ignite's rules are pretty simple.

-...

Join Gowalla, Livestrong, Sweet Leaf Tea and Diplo for an evening you won't soon forget. Before you just show up at the door though, there are some important details you must know.

¡MUY IMPORTANTE!

1) While the Tiki Room will be open to all SXSW Interactive, Gold and Platinum badge holders, we're expecting a packed house. We'll be...

Presentation by Ian Mitchell, CEO of eSee Technologies, on Augmented Reality applications and mobile computing.

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...

Babette Pepaj of BakeSpace.com and Nichelle Stephens from Cupcakes
Take The Cake will be in Austin for SXSW and we want to eat cupcakes with you!

Stop by The Tiniest Bar in Texas for cupcakes and you may win a KitchenAid mixer.

Sponsored by KitchenAid, Cupcakes Take The Cake is inviting bloggers,
startups, techies to come eat yummy cupcakes from...

Come join Digg & Revision3 for an evening of revelry, music & mayhem at world famous Stubbs BBQ. We're featuring a live Diggnation, great music from The Walkmen, and we've got a few more tricks up our sleeve - including some by Scam School host Brian Brushwood and more - but you'll have to show up to see. As always, this is a...

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

Now in it's third year, Magnolia's Cafe is the place to start your SXSW experience in the company of friends, both new and old at "The SXSW Social Breakfast." Everyone is welcome, this is an open invitation to share breakfast at one of Austin's greatest Cafe's (or at least one of the greatest I've found in many...

Ustream and SXSW invite you to stream your way to an exclusive one night only sensory experience featuring a live performance by one of the world's most renowned recording artists and additional special guests. Party is limited to the first 500 badgeholders to arrive. RSVP here and be sure to tell your friends!

As more devices become location aware, social uses will continue to evolve beyond just who and what, to WHEN. Adding the temporal dimension creates new opportunities for social interaction. Learn about ways to leverage and use technology to add features at the intersection of temporal, social, and location.