Tim Bentley
I love being impulsive.

The Foodspotting team moved into our new headquarters in SoMA quite a few months ago but we've been so superduper busy that we're only now hosting our office housewarming party. Join us to celebrate the new(ish) digs!

We're making the Ice Cream Social Housewarming a tradition, but this time, we're throwing in a Milkshake...

Please join us to celebrate Balen's birthday this Saturday! (The big day is actually on the 24th, but Balen wanted to wait until Saturday so we could go to Bootie again this year - not too surprising.)

We'll be starting around 8, and hoping to head over ~11. Bootie this week is (also) celebrating Michael Jackson's birthday with...

SXSWi is right around the corner. Why not kick it off with a bang at the Official SXSWi Happy Hour sponsored by Razorfish?

Join us on Saturday, March 12th, 2011, from 6-8PM at the Phoenix (409 B Colorado St). DJ Hot Sauce will be spinning the tunes to get you in the mood to party. And the open bar means there will be plenty of free drinks. But...

This is for participating locations in North America only. Arizona, Saskatchewan, Sonora, Greenland, Hawaii, and various islands off North America do not observe the time change.

And while you're changing your clocks, remember to check your smoke detector batteries. One third of all smoke detectors have dead, near dead or disconnected...

Next Saturday, May 15th, in celebration of my (just-passed) birthday and to catch up with friends that I haven't seen since moving to the suburbs, join me on a TACO CRAWL. Come hang out with Charleen and me, eat tacos, drink beer and be merry!

Here's a map of the Mission District in San Francisco (http://bit.ly/cxayYj).

Like the last...

Eight Years of B|P. Four years of Exygy, One New Office BUILDING where these two companies now share space in producing uncommon amounts of awesome. One Book on Remote Research. It's time for a Happy Hour. Come by after work for a beverage and some snacks on us. Check out our new space. Feel great. Go on to enjoy a stellar evening.

And if you...

Happy hour is my favorite time of day when utilized properly. So I've been searching for a reason to hold one. Then I realized - oh hey, I'm starting a company (and I'm now my own boss!) - that's a pretty good reason. Add to that this gorgeous weather and I think we have a reason to celebrate.

Feel free to bring friends. ...

(mt) is once again living up to the legend of hosting the SXSWi Closing Party for the 5th year! If there's a better way to express our love for SXSW beyond booking awesome bands, buying ridiculous amounts of drinks and hosting brilliant internet minds, please let us know.

Our promise to you:

No gross branded drinks (vista-margaritas and...

Teamwork. Preparation. Execution. Sports abounds with lessons for todays socially enabled business. This panels Murderers Row of sports fans/social media pros will make you laugh, make you think, and give you fresh perspective on how sports metaphors can elevate social media practice for you and your company.

Ashvin Kumar, co-founder & CEO of Blippy, will discuss the changing social norms of privacy. From privately sharing photos to publicly sharing credit card statements, he will examine how the internet has changed our notions of privacy and our willingness to share personal information.

Williams has co-founded several Internet companies, including Pyra Labs (creator of weblog-authoring software Blogger) and Twitter, the now ubiquitous social media platform that hit its tipping-point at SXSW in 2007. In addition to his role as Director of the Havas Media Lab, Umair Haque founded Bubblegeneration, an agenda-setting advisory boutique...

Mashable is proud to announce our 2nd Annual MashBash SXSWi, an evening celebration during Austin’s annual SXSWi festival. On Sunday, March 14th 2010 from 10pm till 1am, Mashable will be hosting an official SXSWi evening event at Buffalo Billiards in Austin, Texas, sponsored by Cliqset and Sony.

1,600 people will come and enjoy a night of...

New faceted search engines are emerging that promise smarter and more personalized results that take advantage of the Semantic Web. Do they deliver, and what do these engines mean for traditional search? How can obstacles such as scalability and diverse content provisioning platforms be overcome for Semantic Search to succeed?

Casey, founder and Executive Director of the Designers Accord, works with organizations all over the world to create positive social and environmental impact. She has been named a "Guru you should know" by Fortune magazine, a "Hero of the Environment" by Time magazine, and a "Master of Design" by Fast Company....

Most startups begin with a basic LAMP stack (on PHP or Python) and then add database replication and memcache as they grow. But then what? Theres a big gap between these out-of-the-box solutions and what it takes to run something bigger.

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.