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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Keynote announcements:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/about/timeline" target="_blank"&gt;Timeline&lt;/a&gt; “&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The story of your life&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;”- &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;All stories, all apps, a new way to express who you are- it’s all here.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What timeline does is it starts summarizing all the important things you’ve done in your life. By summarizing it allows you to tell your whole story on a single page.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Even though timeline pulls content from your profile you can also also add content to your timeline yourself.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“People on Facebook love apps” &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They want to use apps to express themselves. You can start sharing things from apps in boxes in the timeline. You can also make &lt;strong&gt;reports&lt;/strong&gt;- seeing a summary of what you’ve done can be more interesting than reading every single line item. You can get reports every month or year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How do you add an app to the timeline? From your friends timelines just hover and click, than accept permissions. This will add it to your timeline. How to build timeline apps will be later in the keynote..&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Facebook wanted to make timeline a place where you can really express yourself. You get a big photo at the top of the timeline (a cover photo). You can change this photo as often as you’d like as well as many other features. Check out the introduction to timeline &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/about/timeline" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Apps-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;008- Social graph was introduced&lt;br/&gt;Last year- Open graph was introduced&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This year they’re taking the next step. Now you’ll be able to connect to anything you want in any way that you want.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now you wont have to like a book or a movie, you can just read and watch.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Last year they added &lt;strong&gt;nouns&lt;/strong&gt;, this year they’re adding &lt;strong&gt;verbs&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ticker is a lightweight stream of everything that’s going on around you. When you share a post it goes into newsfeed, when you add an item via opengraph it goes to the ticker.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Previously there was no way to share lightweight activity without bugging their network.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They think this will make it possible to make a completely new class of social apps.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Naturally social- communication and games&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Not naturally social- personal information like finance&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Everything to do with media- music, movies, tv, books are naturally social so they’ll make great additions to the open graph&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Everything that you’re doing will be added to the timeline, so they’ve re-done the &lt;strong&gt;permissions dialog&lt;/strong&gt;. They’ve added a clear snapshot of how apps will add information to the timeline without having to prompt via dialog boxes every time. This is a &lt;strong&gt;frictionless&lt;/strong&gt; experience.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How will this help you discover content through your friends? &lt;strong&gt;Real-time serendipity&lt;/strong&gt;.. You can see what you’re friends are doing in real-time in the ticker. You can play songs from spotify that you see in the ticker in-line. This will then be added to your ticker and help the viral spread of media.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you want to find your friends music interests you can now go look at their timeline for a snapshot of their music experiences. &lt;strong&gt;You can then see patterns in their activity&lt;/strong&gt; to discover really cool new things.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Knowing that you helped a friend discover something new is really awesome. You get a notification whenever you’ve helped a friend create a new media interest. &lt;strong&gt;Awesome&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They’ve worked with a LOT of partners that are primarily focused on discovery. Discovering music through your friends is a great experience.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CEO of Spotify talks about what they’re doing with the open graph- &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“It’s a big day for everyone who loves music”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Finding new music is difficult. Napster changed the music industry and Spotify has created an even better service that compensates artists.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;Adding music to Facebook makes a lot of sense. Spotify users who connect to Facebook listen to more music on a daily basis and listen to a bigger variety of music. They are also more engaged. They have discovered that this means that they are also purchasing twice as much music as they were before, which is great for the user and the artist. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Go Spotify! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;This also works with:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;TV (hulu)- they built a brand &lt;a href="http://www.worldtvpc.com/blog/hulu-launch-watch-now-facebook-tv-app/" target="_blank"&gt;new canvas app&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Movies- Netflix player&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ad supported, subscription based and new models that haven’t even been thought of yet are now possible.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CEO of Netflix-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;New Facebook interaction in the ticker has helped him discover Breaking Bad. : ) This was a serendipitous experience.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;.. My internet cut out. &lt;strong&gt;Sorry guys!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It’s not just Netflix and Hulu. They have more than a dozen partners that have built new apps.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What about news? &lt;/strong&gt;Now you will be able to see the most popular news stories across the web. You will also see this in your newsfeed as it relates to your network.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;News companies such as &lt;a href="http://www.thedaily.com/" target="_blank"&gt;the Daily&lt;/a&gt; are creating canvas apps.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Social games &lt;/strong&gt;are killing it. They are the most successful type of app on Facebook. Now when you see your friends playing games across the site, you will now be able to see things in your ticker in real-time. If your friends are playing Words With Friends you will be able to see what word they are playing and navigate you to the game page.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Last category: Lifestyle apps.&lt;/strong&gt; The apps that allow you to keep track of things in your life. You will now be able to get reports and be able to discover new lifestyle apps from your friends with just a new clicks (Nike Plus, Foodspotting, etc).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Are you excited about this new and improved version of the Open Graph?&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now From Bret Taylor CTO:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They will be rolling out Timeline over the next few months.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For every person and every individual activity there’s an app that someone will make to highlight this activity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Open graph apps are about more than just sharing- self expression and serendipity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can now discover more from your friends and be able to not bog down your friends’ newsfeeds with lightweight content.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How do you add OG to your app? The developer experience is pretty frictionless.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Adding an app to your timeline is a one-click experience &lt;strong&gt;“add to timeline”&lt;/strong&gt; and you’re done. There’s no step two. You also get great screenshots of how the app will look in your timeline.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So what’s going on under the hood?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First step&lt;/strong&gt;- figure out what activity from your app belongs in the social graph: for a music app- the songs listened to, the stations played. If you create a station for your graduation party how great would that be in the timeline?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You will now find content through patterns (five people are listening to the same song) as well as discovery through friends.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Open graph isn’t just about data, it’s about visual expression. As the app developer you need to figure out what stories people want to tell.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aggregations&lt;/strong&gt;- combinations of a query and a layout style. As a developer you can combine queries you write with any layout style you want to use.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add a timeline button to your app- this will work on the web, mobile, tablet experience, etc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Over 350 million people use Facebook on mobile. They’re guessing that mobile apps will be the most important in the near future.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How will people find the app now? App discovery will become simpler. If people like it, their friends should see it. Open graph really allows for this. The more engaging your app is, the more people will discover it on Facebook.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Graph rank&lt;/strong&gt;- artificial discovery system to help decide what activity is the most important to users. It’s also personalized, different relationships allow for different discovery. The higher your graph rank is for me, the higher the chances are that I will see it on Facebook. You will now be able to optimize your app with graph rank data.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Redefine what it means to be social in your industry. The apps that people love the most will be discovered easily on Facebook.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chris Cox- VP of Product Management&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We love summarizing time- “year in review” is a very popular concept&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nick Felton loves to visualize data. He was struck with an idea- what would an annual report look like for one person.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feltron.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Nick Felton&lt;/a&gt; and Ryan Case &lt;a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1663718/facebook-hires-infographic-gurus-nicholas-felton-and-ryan-case" target="_blank"&gt;came to work at Facebook&lt;/a&gt; to help create the timeline.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They launched Facebook Memories last year for one hour to the entire user base. They got tremendous feedback and kept working.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Developers will be able to use Timeline TODAY and everyone else will get it in the next few weeks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Music, movies and TV will be available today as well.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thanks everyone! This will be the end of my live blogging session. Sorry about the typos!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.geeksuncensored.com/post/10521525376</link><guid>http://www.geeksuncensored.com/post/10521525376</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:31:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>New Product Demos at SFMusicTech September 2011</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://tracks.by/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tracks.by&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://west-1.tracksbot.net/ui/img/home/logo.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;“The most viral way for artists to promote their music on Facebook”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Part of the founding team also manages Little Wayne’s digital presence and decided to build a product that they can use themselves when managing his Facebook page.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They are attempting to solve three issues: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. How to identify hardcore fans&lt;/strong&gt;- They have created an in app “love  button” that notifies fans about new content releases.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. How to drive traffic back to Facebook and  control that experience&lt;/strong&gt;- They give all songs and videos their very own page.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. How to make  this experience more social and viral&lt;/strong&gt;- They keep a history of songs  users like on Tracks.by in a library for you and your Facebook friends to explore. &lt;em&gt;*Note- this is also a potentially great music discovery tool built into Facebook.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In a nutshell, their product allows you to leverage Facebook fans so content goes viral. And unlike many of their competitors, they don’t just give the user a pretty tab to gawk at, but tons of other cool features like the opportunity to explore friend’s music selections and the ability to get emails when an artist they like release a new single.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you’re an artist with a fan page or a digital manager we would highly suggest signing up for the beta at &lt;a href="http://tracks.by/" target="_blank"&gt;Tracks.by&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best of all, it’s free!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thinglink.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Thinglink&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://resources0.mynewsdesk.com/files/6a8effd6405ac2f02b40e25bec0c7c72/resources/ResourceLogotype/thumbnails/thinglink-logo_small.png" height="50" width="200"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Images are a platform for engagement”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Thinglink is turning images into a platform where the images are shareable and embeddable. You can add sounds (such as music), links, video and social to your images. They feel this new method of utilizing photos will remove another barrier between the musician and the fan.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We were very happy to hear that the images also work on Facebook via iframe and that they’re getting great click through rates. They quoted seeing CTR results between 10-50% which are almost unheard of nowadays with a typical campaign being deemed a success if it gets to 1%.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They announced the &lt;a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/thinglink/ecommerce/prweb8783097.htm" target="_blank"&gt;launch of their eCommerce tags&lt;/a&gt; at SFMusicTech which allow you to embed buy links into images from &lt;a href="http://www.topspinmedia.com/" target="_blank"&gt;TopSpin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/" target="_blank"&gt;iTunes&lt;/a&gt; and third-party links for &lt;a href="http://soundcloud.com/" target="_blank"&gt;SoundCloud&lt;/a&gt; users.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here’s a cool instructional video of how to use Thinglink:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/x_pjNbNgszY" frameborder="0" height="345" width="560"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.narm.com/" target="_blank"&gt;NARM&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;/strong&gt;The National Association of Recording Merchandisers)&lt;a href="http://www.narm.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.narm.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.hypebot.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20120a6a43a6e970c-200wi" height="73" width="200"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“Drive, Grow and Inform”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;NARM has been in business for 50 years helping to build the music commerce business and has officially &lt;a href="http://www.narm.com/news/narm-announces-launch-of-digitalmusic-org/" target="_blank"&gt;announced the launch of digitalmusic.org&lt;/a&gt; at SFMusicTech as “the virtual home of NARM’s digital initiatives.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The three value propositions of NARM and digitalmusic.org are:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. To drive the business&lt;/strong&gt;- through collaboration with other professionals in the industry.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. To grow your network- &lt;/strong&gt;through the networking provided by NARM’s events.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;To inform and stay informed-&lt;/strong&gt;members are provided access to members-only information, such as databases and research as well as seminars and classes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you’re interested in NARM and digitalmusic.org you can fill out a member application &lt;a href="http://digitalmusic.org/about/become-a-member/" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.theorchard.com/" target="_blank"&gt;The Orchard&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.theorchard.com/corpsite/sites/all/themes/theorchard/images/logo.jpg" height="95" width="200"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Orchard is the largest digital distribution company in the world. Their client base is about 20% of all music available on iTunes (about 30,000 clients) and is composed of top indie labels and musicians.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They distribute music across almost 100 different services and 200 countries.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While building this behemoth of a company they ran into a challenge- how can they connect their unique clients with apps that help them with their unique problems?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dailyrindblog.com/?p=7833" target="_blank"&gt;The app store they launched at SFMusicTech&lt;/a&gt; is the answer to this challenging question.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Check out the video about their new app store dubbed “The Marketplace” below:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/28846202?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" frameborder="0" height="225" width="400"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/28846202" target="_blank"&gt;The Orchard’s Marketplace&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/user3399957" target="_blank"&gt;The Orchard&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href="http://vimeo.com" target="_blank"&gt;Vimeo&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pretty cool, right? They’re launching with a total of 20 partners including &lt;a href="http://www.bandrx.com/" target="_blank"&gt;BandRX&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.fanbridge.com/" target="_blank"&gt;FanBridge&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rockprodigy.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rock Prodigy&lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.rockprodigy.com/wp-content/themes/lighthouse/images/Rock-Prodigy-Logo-Invert-weblogo-384x37.png" height="20" width="200"/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“The funnest way to learn guitar. Ever.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rock prodigy is a music education platform and probably one of the coolest iOS apps we’ve seen all week. For serious.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Their mission is to bring people who love music closer to the music by letting them learning in a fun way. It’s almost like having a personal instructor with you all the time, including the live instantaneous feedback!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The app has lessons for beginners (i.e. how to hold your guitar) as well as for more advanced players.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The thing we loved about this app the most isn’t just that it makes learning guitar pretty fun and simple, but you get to listen to all your favorite music as well. Rock on!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Check out this video:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TlERuhLk2-s" frameborder="0" height="345" width="560"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can find it in the App Store &lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rock-prodigy-guitar/id407303228?mt=8&amp;ls=1" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Now go play!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://corp.get.it/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get It mobile&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201108/14660_GetItLogo.jpg" height="53" width="200"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“The easiest way to get and share content via mobile”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get It enables the discovery of apps and content from everywhere and gives you a simple and safe user experience. They consider themselves a “mass mobile socialization platform” and they support all platforms, devices and storefronts. Their products include buttons and widgets for your site, Facebook applications, QR codes (we’re kind of over them, but still cool) and SMS (Text Satch to 42777 to get Joe Satriani’s music now).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Watch their video below:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JmDuhhmCotc" frameborder="0" height="345" width="560"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They’ve recently launched their &lt;a href="http://corp.get.it/get-it-free.php" target="_blank"&gt;Get It Free program&lt;/a&gt; where you can promote your mobile apps for free and will soon be launching Get IT Music.   &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.musicallypro.com/" target="_blank"&gt;MusicAlly Pro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.musicallypro.com/_/rsrc/1315627769727/config/customLogo.gif?revision=3" height="70" width="200"/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;MusicAlly Pro is a cloud-based music production and archiving tool that works with production tools such as &lt;a href="http://www.finalemusic.com/default.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;Finale&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.avid.com/US/products/family/Pro-Tools" target="_blank"&gt;Pro Tools&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It allows you to have a single workspace for all of your projects- your projects are stored securely, can be logged into by multiple users and different versions are saved in your history log so you can rest easy knowing you’re checking out the latest and greatest. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a great way to collaborate and keep track of your projects sans the confusion.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.geeksuncensored.com/post/10181804644</link><guid>http://www.geeksuncensored.com/post/10181804644</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:51:00 -0400</pubDate><category>music,</category><category>sfmusictech</category><category>technology</category></item><item><title>Our Favorite SXSW 2011 Parties, Meetups and Events </title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhpsoau6NX1qcjndm.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We hope to see some of you there - and please feel free to add to the list&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Make sure to follow &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/sxswparty" target="_blank"&gt;@sxswparty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The full list of SXSW parties can be found here: &lt;a href="http://schedule.sxsw.com/" target="_blank"&gt;http://schedule.sxsw.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FRIDAY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Playstation Lounge&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Media and Playstation community happy hour with a Resistance 3 tournament.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Friday March 11 5:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Playstation Lounge - 333 E 2nd street&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SXSW Interactive ‘Appy Hour’ Party Presented by BestBuzz&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;BestBuzz is excited to host the SXSW Interactive ‘Appy Hour’ Party. Guest list is limited and there will be a DJ and plenty of fun surprises at the event. Get ‘appy’ with us and come mix and mingle with the industry’s best while enjoying appetizers, an open bar, party favors, and our signature Appy Hour ‘BuzzBrew’ cocktails. &lt;a href="http://www.bestbuzz.bz/sxsw" target="_blank"&gt;www.bestbuzz.bz/sxsw&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Friday March 11 5:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue The Belmont 305 6th St&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HP Happy Hour&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Join HP for a free daily happy hour at the HP Mobile Park&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Friday March 11 6:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue HP Mobile Park 604 Driskill St&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ignite SXSW - 2021 Vision of the Future&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you had 5 minutes on stage to talk about the future, what would you say? It’s time to Ignite SXSW!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Friday March 11 6:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Austin Music Hall&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;All Ages 208 Nueces St&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tocquigny Martini and Beer Mixer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kick off SXSW with the third annual Tocquigny marketing meet and greet. Enjoy panoramic views of Austin from 17 stories up and network with fellow innovators. Party with the best view—guaranteed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Friday March 11 6:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Frost Bank Tower 17th Fl 401 Congress Ave&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kick off Party at SXSW 2011 – Hosted by TechSet&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Every year, Techset opens SXSW Interactive with the must-attend party of the year. Everyone says you’re a rock star, so bring it…this year’s theme is “Living Rock Stardom” so dress the part and show us how it’s done. Sign up early as the event sells out every year. Let’s make this year’s Techset the most #epic event ever. #rock&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Friday March 11 8:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Enzo 801 W 5th St&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SATURDAY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Android Developer Meet Up&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As the SXSW Interactive Festival continues to grow, it often becomes harder to discover /network with the specific type of people you want to network with. Hence a full slate of daytime Meet Ups are scheduled for the 2011 event. These Meet Ups are definitely not a panel session — nor do they offer any kind of formal presentation or AV setup. On the contrary, these sessions are a room where many different conversations and (and will) go on at once. This timeslot is for registrants to network with other SXSW Interactive, Gold and Platinum registrants who are android developers. Cash bar onsite.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Saturday March 12 12:30PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Hilton Room 615AB 500 East 4th Street&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SXSW Newcomer / Veteran Meet Up&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Whether you are a first-timer to SXSW Interactive (who needs a little more guidance on how to navigate the event) or you are a South By veteran who wants to introduce yourself to new members of this global community, attending this session is a great way to network with a wide assortment of digital creatives. Only requirement for the SXSW Newcomer / Veteran Meet Up is that you not be shy about talking to other people who you don’t know yet (but will likely soon become friends). Cash bar onsite.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Saturday March 12 12:30PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Driskill Victorian Room 604 Brazos Street&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;iPhone Developer Meet Up&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As the SXSW Interactive Festival continues to grow, it often becomes harder to discover /network with the specific type of people you want to network with. Hence a full slate of daytime Meet Ups are scheduled for the 2011 event. These Meet Ups are definitely not a panel session — nor do they offer any kind of formal presentation or AV setup. On the contrary, these sessions are a room where many different conversations and (and will) go on at once. This timeslot is for registrants to network with other SXSW Interactive, Gold and Platinum registrants who are iphone developers. Cash bar onsite.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Saturday March 12 3:30PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Hilton Room 615AB 500 East 4th Street&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SXSW Pre-Party with Evite&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Evite is hosting a Pre-Party to the SXSW Opening Party! Come mingle with fellow SXSWers and get fueled up with our taco bar, appetizers and endless cocktails. Giveaways given throughout the event.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Saturday March 12 5:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Lanai 21+ 422 Congress Avenue, Suite C&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Media Innovation Party&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At SXSW and interested in media innovation? Join @knightfdn and American Public Media to brainstorm about media innovation over Austin beer and food truck-inspired cuisine with an opportunity to see demos of innovative news projects. Open to all badgeholders, must RSVP at mediainnovationparty.com.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Saturday March 12 6:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Palm Door all ages 401 Sabine&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SXSW 2011: Happy Hour Sponsored by Razorfish&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Drink and mingle at the Razorfish happy hour at club Phoenix. Together we’ll kick start SXSW Interactive. COME EARLY! Your SXSW badge or Razorfish business card is your ticket in.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Saturday March 12 6:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue The Phoenix 21+ 409 Colorado St&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interactive Opening Party presented by frog design&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The legendary Opening Party lives on in a fantastic new location. Come see what new tricks frog design has up its sleeve at the biggest, baddest opening bash ever.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Saturday March 12 8:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Whitley Building 301 Brazos St&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Green Room hosted by Syncapse&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Join us as we honor the speakers/panelists of SXSW - all are welcome to mix and mingle, enjoy specialty cocktails by Malverde mixologists, and unwind to the music of a celebrity DJ JFK from MSTRKRFT.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Saturday March 12 9:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Malverde 21+ 400B W 2nd St&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NING PRESENTS THE OFFICIAL INTERACTIVE OPENING NIGHT AFTER PARTY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The SXSWi opening night after party, featuring Washed Out, Black Joe Lewis &amp; The Honeybears The Limousines and DJ Premier. Also, RAC (Remix Artist Collective)and DJ Aaron Axelsen of Popscene. RSVP: &lt;a href="http://go.ning.com/sxsw" target="_blank"&gt;http://go.ning.com/sxsw&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Saturday March 12 9:30PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Mohawk 21+ 912 Red River&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;eBay Hangover Party and Speed Hack&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Calling all developers for the eBay Hangover Party and Speed Hack – Sunday March 13th 11am – 9pm in the Alcatel-Lucent Eleven API Lounge, Hilton Room 406. Featuring $15,000 in prizes, hack snacks, booze and fun. To register and learn more: &lt;a href="http://ebayspeedhack.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank"&gt;http://ebayspeedhack.eventbrite.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Sunday March 13 11:00AM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Hilton Hotel All ages 500 E. 4th St&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUNDAY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The SXSW Street Food Fest presented by Foodspotting &amp; Blackberry&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Experience Austin’s best food trucks: BBQ, tacos, meat pies and more. Download Foodspotting for Secret Menu items and to participate in a photo scavenger hunt.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Sunday March 13 11:00AM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Parking Lot 2nd &amp; Brazos&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Female Entrepreneur Meet Up&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As the SXSW Interactive Festival continues to grow, it often becomes harder to discover /network with the specific type of people you want to network with. Hence a full slate of daytime Meet Ups are scheduled for the 2011 event. These Meet Ups are definitely not a panel session — nor do they offer any kind of formal presentation or AV setup. On the contrary, these sessions are a room where many different conversations and (and will) go on at once. This timeslot is for registrants to network with other SXSW Interactive, Gold and Platinum female entrepreneurs. Cash bar onsite.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Sunday March 13 3:30PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Hilton Room 615AB 500 East 4th Street&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SocialToaster Party&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Calling all business owners, bloggers, marketers, developers, designers, and anybody interested in leveraging social media to promote something! Meet SocialToaster!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Sunday March 13 5:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Copa 21+ 217 Congress Ave&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;***Royale with Cheese @ ROIAL – Sponsored by Canaan Partners*** &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We’ll be co-hosting this one! Tweet &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/geeksuncensored" target="_blank"&gt;@GeeksUncensored&lt;/a&gt; for an invite =]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Got a big idea you want to pitch? Join Canaan on the rooftop of ROIAL for cocktails, Royales with Cheese and a chance to face off with the hottest startups at SXSW. Winner will make off with the golden briefcase. &lt;a href="http://www.canaan.com/events/SXSW2011/index.html" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.canaan.com/events/SXSW2011/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Sunday March 13 5:30PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Roial 120 W 5th St&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interactive/Film Fusion Party presented by Meebo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Meebo rolls out the red carpet that brings Interactive and Film attendees together to mix and mingle. An extravaganza of interactive fun, from web check-ins to super-sized games, the evening is not to be missed! Topped off in Meebo &amp; SXSW style with yummy appetizers, open bar and cool beats by DJ Trey Lopez (Manolo Black)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Sunday March 13 7:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Six Lounge 21+&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EnergyHub Launch Party!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Join us to celebrate the launch of the EnergyHub home energy management system! Get hands-on product demos, chat with EnergyHub designers, and enjoy drinks on us. Tweet us @EnergyHub!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Sunday March 13 7:30PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Paradise&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HP Mobile Park Graphic Sounds Experience and BBQ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Los Angeles-via-London act Nightmare and the Cat bring their stripped down indie-pop to the HP Mobile Park Graphic Sounds concert tonight, along with art jockey Gary Baseman.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Sunday March 13 7:30PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue HP Mobile Park&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BeerCamp&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The geek infused ranting and raving, flip-cup challenging, beer enjoying, live band playing, DJ rocking kind of SXSW party!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Sunday March 13 8:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Emo’s&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tech Cocktail SXSW presented by LiveShare from Cooliris&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;TechCocktail.com kicks off the SXSW Accelerator showcasing 40+ start-ups and tech innovations – tech enthusiasts wanted!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Sunday March 13&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;8:00PM Venue Republic Live&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Light After Dark Presented by Vimeo + Nikon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As the sun sets and Austin comes alive, Vimeo &amp; Nikon invite you to an evening of musical mayhem and immersive visual eye candy in the heart of the once-dormant Seaholm Power Plant. Whether with your own eyes or through the lens, experience an event like no other with world renowned performer DIPLO and A/V mixologists Eclectic Method supplying the dance beats &amp; projection mapping artists seeper and CTRL fueling mind-melting visuals &amp; installations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Sunday March 13 9:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Seaholm Power Planet&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mashable MashBash SXSWi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Join Mashable for drinks and entertainment by DJ Chicken George sponsored by Pepsi Max, Sony Electronics, .TV and Skifta.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Sunday March 13 10:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Buffalo Billiards&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MONDAY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Groupon Presents: SXSW Hangover Brunch for the Freely Hungover&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Eat the hair of the dog after a weekend of mandatory industry parties and non-stop beeper radiation exposure at a free meal of brunch on Groupon. Enjoy a complimentary brunch buffet to fill your empty stomach and an open bar, stocked with beer, Bloody Marys, mimosas, and well drinks, to fill your empty liver. Give your ears the wake-up call they need with a performance from Slim Richey and the Jitterbug Vipers, featuring the Most Dangerous Guitar Player in Texas. This free brunch will expand your stomach with food, your lungs with appreciation, and your mind with knowledge. RSVP is required but does not guarantee entry (first come, first served basis). &lt;a href="http://sxswhangoverbrunch.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank"&gt;http://sxswhangoverbrunch.eventbrite.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Monday March 14 10:00AM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Iron Cactus&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Customer Service Meet Up&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As the SXSW Interactive Festival continues to grow, it often becomes harder to discover /network with the specific type of people you want to network with. Hence a full slate of daytime Meet Ups are scheduled for the 2011 event. These Meet Ups are definitely not a panel session — nor do they offer any kind of formal presentation or AV setup. On the contrary, these sessions are a room where many different conversations and (and will) go on at once. This timeslot is for registrants to network with other SXSW Interactive, Gold and Platinum registrants who are interested in all things customer service related. Cash bar onsite.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Monday March 14 12:30PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Hilton Room 616AB&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fashion Meet Up&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As the SXSW Interactive Festival continues to grow, it often becomes harder to discover /network with the specific type of people you want to network with. Hence a full slate of daytime Meet Ups are scheduled for the 2011 event. These Meet Ups are definitely not a panel session — nor do they offer any kind of formal presentation or AV setup. On the contrary, these sessions are a room where many different conversations and (and will) go on at once. This timeslot is for registrants to network with other SXSW Interactive, Gold and Platinum registrants who are interested in fashion. Cash bar onsite.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Monday March 14 3:30PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Driskill Victorian Room&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9th Annual Nuclear Tacos Night at SXSW Interactive&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Join a loose confederation of geeks to share tears of joy that only come from experiencing Austin’s hottest underground tradition: nuclear tacos.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Monday March 14 6:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue East Tent, Brush Square Park&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Innovators and Entrepreneurs Networking Reception, sponsored by IBM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Network and collaborate with your professional community of industry leaders, entrepreneurs, developers, academics, VC’s, IBM and IBM Business Partners. Please go to ibm.com/isv/go/sxsw to register to attend.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Monday March 14 6:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Four Seasons Hotel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blogger Party&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Come join the Blogger crew as we host another SXSW bash filled with good people, live music, and of course – free drinks!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Monday March 14 7:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Six Lounge&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GSD&amp;M + Google Present: THE INDUSTRY PARTY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Join us for a night of listening, learning, drinking &amp; 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 + many more. Show your SXSW badge for entry or rsvp to sxswparty@gsdm.com.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Monday March 14 7:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue GSD&amp;M&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Funny or Die &amp; Tumblr’s LOL Reblog party&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;An epic night of fun with skeeball, bowling, karaoke, AND dancing. All under one roof with an amazing DJ and Free Booze.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Monday March 14 9:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Highball 1142 South Lamar Blvd&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mashable MashBash Monday&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;More fun at the Mashable house with drinks and entertainment sponsored by Pepsi Max, Sony Electronics, .TV and Skifta.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Monday March 14 10:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Buffalo Billiards&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TUESDAY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Interactive Awards Pre-Party&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Join us for appetizers and drinks preceding the official SXSW Interactive Awards Presented by Adobe ceremony. Meet and mingle with industry professionals, get a glimpse of the Interactive Awards finalists on the red carpet and guess which finalists will go home with the coveted trophy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Tuesday March 15 6:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Hilton Hotel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Interactive Awards presented by Adobe&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The SXSW Interactive Awards uncovers the best new digital work, from websites to web applications, both inside and out of the browser experience, while celebrating those who are building tomorrow’s online trends. The Interactive Awards Ceremony honors the finalists and winners of this year’s competition and celebrates the energy of the Interactive community. Hosted by Chris Hardwick.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Tuesday March 15 7:00PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Hilton Hotel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Interactive Closing Party Presented by (mt) Media Temple&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;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. mediatemple.net/sxsw&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Tuesday March 15 8:30PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Stubb’s&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TechKaraoke&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Join us for the official SXSW Interactive TechKaraoke party! We rented out the entire venue (all 3 floors) so that we can rock out all night long! There will be music everywhere, including live band karaoke and classic karaoke.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time Tuesday March 15 8:30PM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Venue Six Lounge&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ServerBeach GeekyBeach Party&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The most infamous beach party by geeks for geeks is back! Join ServerBeach and friends at the epicenter of Austin’s Sixth Street entertainment district, Venue 222 for outrageous fun with free drinks, swag and more! Limited Space. RSVP now at &lt;a href="http://www.serverbeach.com/sxsw/" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.serverbeach.com/sxsw/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time 10pm&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Enjoy!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.geeksuncensored.com/post/3712617396</link><guid>http://www.geeksuncensored.com/post/3712617396</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:18:31 -0500</pubDate><category>sxsw</category><category>sxsw interactive</category><category>meetups</category><category>social media</category><category>mashable</category><category>hurricane party app</category></item><item><title>We had a blast streaming from @FailCon =) </title><description>&lt;img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_laxf2bgWiB1qdrp1io1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;We had a blast streaming from @FailCon =) &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.geeksuncensored.com/post/1411443515</link><guid>http://www.geeksuncensored.com/post/1411443515</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:03:46 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Our 1st official episode =D</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="320" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fbxsFsWQmhY?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our &lt;strong&gt;1st &lt;/strong&gt;official episode =D&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.geeksuncensored.com/post/1331143769</link><guid>http://www.geeksuncensored.com/post/1331143769</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 19:17:45 -0400</pubDate><category>geeks</category><category>technology</category><category>social media</category><category>Gadgets</category></item><item><title> We &lt;3 this!! »&gt; Check It Out  #NewTwitter ft...</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="240" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GCaj4pOYAPw?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;h1 id="watch-headline-title"&gt;&lt;span id="eow-title" class="long-title" dir="ltr" title="Check It Out  #NewTwitter ft Will.I.Am &amp; Nicki  Minaj"&gt; We &lt;3 this!! »&gt; Check It Out  #NewTwitter ft Will.I.Am &amp; Nicki Minaj &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.geeksuncensored.com/post/1278198481</link><guid>http://www.geeksuncensored.com/post/1278198481</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 16:35:18 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>We got some pretty sweet pics at our shoot a few weeks ago!...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_la1h4wxD161qdrp1io1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_la1h4wxD161qdrp1io2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_la1h4wxD161qdrp1io3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;We got some pretty sweet pics at our shoot a few weeks ago! 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