Deanna Zandt
Media technologist. Author: Share This! How You Will Change the World with Social Networking.

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...

Come join Fission Strategy for finger food, appetizers and cocktails this Friday at Russia House as we get ready for the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC).

Free drinks for the first 200 guests.

We hope to see you there!

At 9PM we'll mosy down to The Spot Lounge for the Progressive Party we are co-sponsoring with EchoDitto, Grassroots...

Please note that Facebook RSVP does not guarantee a spot at the NTC. Registration will open on November 1, 2010 at http://nten.org/ntc

Don't miss this opportunity to network one last time or bid your final farewell at the party to end all parties — the Interactive Closing Party. Media Temple invites you to go out with a big bang.

The internet is now social, but the tools and theories we use to understand it are rooted in a pre-social past. Much of the psychology inspired interaction design draws on information processing models from desktop application design. Perfect for shopping carts, not so good for understanding the social web. Newer psychological theories like...

Featuring: Cheryl Contee, Andrea Miller, Jean Russell, Twanna Hines
Moderated by Deanna Zandt

Now, social is personal. From finance site Mint.com's anti-immigration blog post gaffe to YourTango CEO Andrea Miller's "How to Date an Indian (Advice for the Non-Indian)," social media fuses personal with public in a way never...

Join PBS, NPR, Frontline, ITVS, P.O.V., StoryCorps and Blogads at the Parish for live music and a celebration of South by Southwest.

Music by: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (http://www.tromboneshorty.com/)

The second annual Tech Cocktail SXSW will kick off the third annual SXSW Accelerator program and showcase 30+ early stage startups for an evening of conversation. The event is aimed at better connecting, educating and amplifying the SXSW Interactive community.

Join us for an evening of fun mingling with other technology enthusiasts, innovators,...

Ever wondered what Family Feud with all your favorite tech giants would look like? Well wonder no more. We’ll have some of the largest tech giants on stage competing for the ultimate bragging rights as to who’s the smartest at SXSW.

Not just content with putting them under the spotlight, we’ll have entertainment from master turntablist Cut...

Calling all Data Geeks! Does the word data get you excited? Have you already RSVP'd without bothering to read the read of the description? No? Here's some more buzz words for you: Big Data, Data Science, NoSQL, Cassandra, Hadoop, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Predictive Analysis, Computational Linguistics, Large Scale Graph Analysis,...

What could be better than a Salsa party in Austin? Join Salsa Labs at SXSW to celebrate the art of Organizing. Hang out with some of the top organizers in the country using technology to inspire people to do something and make a difference.

This will be the place to connect with other nonprofits, progressives, politicos, and developers. Film and...

As we all start to plan our panels and parties for SXSWi it's time to add the TownHoller+BeerSphere Sunday afternoon gathering and group checkin at Club De Ville to your calendar.

Last year was a great time and we are hoping for more of the same this year, great people, great conversations, and great weather. So follow the updates @townholler...

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...

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...

The legendary Opening Party lives on in a top secret new location. Come see what new tricks frog design has up its sleeve at the biggest, baddest opening bash ever.

Can you really do good for the world and make a profit at the same time?

Come meet the entrepreneurs who have proven you can!

Learn about the whole spectrum of social entrepreneurship from leaders in the field: from for-profit to non-profit to hybrid models, and the training, fellowships, contests and investors you need to help you get your...

We had so much fun last year, we're doing it again...

Wiley Publishing and Austin's Cedar Door have paired up to host 3 hours of free food and drinks in appreciation of our authors and the fantastic group of readers that support them.

Find your way to the corner of Brazos and 2nd Street on Saturday evening and celebrate with us! We hope...

Note: an RSVP at Plancast will not get you in the door. You must RSVP at EventBrite. Don't forget to RSVP for the Refresh Austin party across the street as well. Update #2 Woot! The WordPress Foundation has joined us as a co-host for the party. Update #1 I just spoke with Tony Cecala of the DFW WordPress Meetup, and they will be joining us...

UPDATE: We gave closed the guest list and have issued invitations. Thanks for everyone's interest and hope to see you in Austin, if not at this event, then at our other Hashable SXSW events!

We are throwing a networking event at the Driskill Hotel for key VIP's and a select number of our Hashable users and their guests.

Due to the size...

Join Eloqua and Bulldog Solutions in the pre-party to the party! Don't want to wait around until the official SXSW Interactive kick off party to start networking, socializing and, of course, drinking? Stop by Club DeVille starting at 6pm and join your fellow #SXSW attendees in the countdown to the kick off. All are welcome!

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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...

Celebrating inspirational women in the digital and technology communities at the second annual Digitini brought to you by PepsiCo WIN and Sloane Berrent.

Honoring Special Guests:
Erica Anderson, Twitter
Laura Fitton, One Forty
Sara Haines, NBC Today Show
Sara Holoubek, Luminary Labs
Beth Kanter, Zoetica
Micki Krimmel, NeighborGoods
Babette...

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...

DJ Set by bobliz

A Cowboy Steampunk themed part at SXSW. Done by the same crew that did pastriesandpasties.com in 09 and the steampunk party that brought Maker Faire to Austin Texas in 2006. The lineup is already looking amazing... website should be up soon!