RickWion
Director of social media for McDonalds. Beer snob. Decidedly geeky.

Join Gavio on our road to world domination! Next stop, CES 2012. Find us at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Hilton Exhibits, Booth 49025, from the 10th-13th January 2012. See you there.

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Big Mac is hosting the event of the year and you got an invite. RSVP and head to www.mcdonalds.com/bigmac on December 20th for this hot party.

Come join Hana Hou as we ring in the Holidays, Hawaiian Style! Free admission; all are welcome. Watch as our hula dancers put on a great show accompanied by our live musicians, Hoapili. This will be a night to remember.

BlogWell features 8 great case studies on corporate social media from UPS, Coca-Cola, Solo Cup, Georgia-Pacific, DeVry University, NCR, The Home Depot, and Newell Rubbermaid.

This event is all about how big brands use social media. No agencies, no startups -- just big companies sharing what they've learned and providing practical, how-to...

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...

Disruptive technology and digital connectivity are dramatically changing the way customers interact with products and channels. Only those executives that become customer-obsessed, agile, and global will capitalize on new distribution models across touchpoints, delighting their customers and driving incremental revenue in this new era of the...

http://blogher11.eventbrite.com/

It started with one. One child in need. One family looking for help. One doctor with an idea. One community joining forces to build the first Ronald McDonald House. On July 1, we ask you to Join Us for 1.

Come to a participating McDonald’s to donate your spare change – whether it’s one penny, one quarter, one dollar – and help create big...

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SMC Chicago and SOBCon Social Media Cabaret


--Only in Chicago and only one night!--

Social Media Club Chicago welcomes SOBCon to town in the Gold Coast Room at The Drake.

Join us for an entertaining caberet-style event where social media stories star!

To celebrate...

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...

Open Bar. Music. Smoking Patio. Free to the public.

Tokimonsta Performing!

RSVP at http://sxsw.villagevoicemedia.com/ by 3/13 to get on the list.
Get there early - RSVP does not guarantee admission!
UPDATE 3/4: The RSVP list is now closed! RSVPs on the Facebook Wall are not accepted.

21+ only.

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SAY: LOCAL NATIVES, 2011 SXSW OFFICIAL PARTY

Helping passionate, independent content creators publish, build audience and earn a living is what we do best at SAY Media. We also throw REALLY good parties. This year, we are marrying the best of both worlds by hosting a one-night-only music festival highlighting emerging indie artists, as well as...

In the past, food critics paid for their meals and were reimbursed by the newspaper/magazine. And most mainstream media food critics would go to exceptional ends to keep their identity secret. Their critique of the food would be unmarred by any special treatment from the restaurant chef or staff. End of story. But today everyone's a food...

At kids soccer games around the country, hyperconnected Dads tweet about trivia to pass the time. Meanwhile, as you walk into a supposedly social event, people all around you pull out their devices to "check in" on Foursquare or Gowalla. Through the night, people continue sharing their real feelings and thoughts not with the...

A night of exceptional beverages, hot jamz, and fierce competition. Together, we shall raise our pint glasses and plastic cups in revelry to celebrate a great year in web design.

This year, the BeerCamp competition will take form in a flip cup tournament.

Foursquare, Facebook, Twitter, Gowalla – when it comes to working with these Social Networking platforms, agencies and brands can often be made to feel as though they’re waiting in line at the hottest club in town with no guarantee of getting in, while the VIPs easily glide by the bouncer. For example, Foursquare reportedly gets upwards of 700...

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...

I'll be giving a presentation at SXSW followed by a book signing at the SXSW bookstore:
http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/5551


I've confirmed the time -- it'll be at 12:30pm on the 13th.

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...

Come visit us at Momo's, www.momosclub.com, as we record some of your favorite TWiT shows - The Tech Guy, Tech News Today, and This Week in Tech with special guests Gina Trapani and Jeff Jarvis - LIVE! Afterward, stick around for our official TWiT meetup to mingle and meet Leo, Tom, Sarah, Brian, and members of the awesome TWiT army. Then...

Join us in person for our annual Live Diggnation in Austin at SXSW (you know what that means - beer, magic and the best kind of debauchery!). Also appearing is resident magician Brian Brushwood of Scam School, Indie rock duo Bad Veins, and our favorite nerd-tastic musician, DJ Mike Relm! So if you're in Austin for all the SXSW goodness, or you...

The word "community" is becoming so overused that it is beginning to lose its meaning. Many businesses apply that word to their customers without understanding the value of true community. But you are different. You understand there is a difference between fans and family. Let's get our hands dirty, explore these differences, and...

Come get some poolside food and drinks (including Veev cocktails) at the Klout #Krib for SxSW. The UserVoice Challenge Cab will be shuttling as many people to the event as possible for free – AND giving out nifty prizes. If you can’t get in the challenge cab, we’ll also have a limo for additional transport.

UPDATE: We're excited to...

Lots of businesses are on Facebook, but not all businesses should be, and some aren't engaging with their customers. At all. Is that wise? What are the reasons to reply on Facebook? We'll be talking about brands that are actively engaging in conversation on Facebook. We'll talk about the ones that are getting it right, and we'll...