See this is how you do it right people, follow through. All day yesterday and today my stream has been full of tweets trying to get the attention of the Old Spice account to answer them with a video like the ones below.

To Kevin Pereira of Attack of the Show on G4 (@kpereira)

To Jim Alden @TechFrog

To Peter Shankman @skydiver

So what do you think of the marketing campaign? Will it inspire you to go out and buy Old Spice? Personally, if my man didn’t already wear Old Spice I would buy it for him. Wearing it makes him automatically better than you and have magical abs that appear with no work. Plus he can do a real Swan Dive.

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• Battledish: Adventure Game For Foodies
• How to Be a Kindle Terrorist
• You Can Haz ResumeBucket

LAPHP June Meeting: Agile not by the book – Last time we were talking about version control, why SHOULD we and how we CAN do it with Git. Now we will discuss the overall organization of our development process. We invited Christophe Louvion, the CTO of the CityGrid Media (aka Citysearch) to share his experience and various practical insights on the agile software development.

Time: 7:00pm

Location:
CoLoft
920 Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica, Ca 90401

Tickets: RSVP

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Social Media Day LA 2010 – Social media has changed our lives. It has not only changed the way we communicate, but the way we connect with one another, consume our news, conduct our work, organize our lives, and much more. So why not celebrate? We have answered the call to action and are assembling at the heart of LA — Culver City — to unite our fellow Angelenos to toast the information revolution and what it can do for education!

Time: 8:00pm

Location:
Choppe Choppe
Culver City, Ca

Tickets: RSVP

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Digital LA – Canada Cocktails – Canada Day, hurr-EH! So we’re getting together Canadians, Americans and friends to celebrate! We’ll also give shout outs to Canadians doing digital at the event. Optional: Wear white and red (our fave color), Canadian shirts with maple leaf, Vancouver Olympics logos, or even ear muffs if u got ‘em!

Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:
Bigfoot West
10939 Venice Blvd
Culver City, Ca

Tickets: FREE for Canadians, or anyone who can correctly answer a Canada trivia question at check-in! Otherwise $10

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• ITVFest 2010 Schedule Announced
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Gravity Summit – Gravity Summit events help bridge the gap between the new Social Media Marketing tools and the business community. We seek to help educate and inform marketing professionals, small business owners, advertisers, and c-Level executives, and others, about the exciting new marketing and communications landscape that is evolving daily.

Time: 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Location:
UCLA Faculty Club
480 Charles Young Dr. East
Los Angeles, Ca 90095

Tickets: $40 Networking, Refreshments, Speakers Limited Seating

Digital LA – Social Games and Virtual Currency panel – Join us for our panel on Social Games and Virtual Currency. We’ll discuss the rise of social games, and how virtual goods are a key revenue model for games like Farmville, etc. We’ll also discuss virtual currency: when nothing is really something. Real attention and cash are being spent on virtual currency, and real growth and cachet for businesses and brands are resulting from its use. We’ll discuss in-game incentives for virtual goods, what works and doesn’t, and how entertainment, gaming companies, and researchers are using virtual currency.

Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:
Ipsos OTX MediaCT
10567 Jefferson Boulevard
Culver City, Ca

Tickets: $25

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Social Media Advertising Consortium LA Salon – Join SMAC members for a lively discussion on how agencies and brands are testing, succeeding and testing some more in social media. A panel of top brands and agencies will share insights, look at best practices, campaign successes and discuss what’s next in measurement and research. Discussion followed by networking, wine & light hors d’oeuvres.

Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Location:
IPG Emerging Media Lab
5700 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Tickets: Free, RSVP

Saturday, June 26, 2010

SoCal Code Camp – Code Camp is a place for developers to come and learn from their peers. This community driven event has become an international trend where peer groups of all platforms, programming languages and disciplines band together to bring content to the community.

Date: June 26th and 27th

Location:
UCSD Extension Complex

Tickets: Free, Register

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Both will show an account’s upcoming plans so your readers will know what you are up to. Here’s what the widget might look like in the sidebar of lalawag:

The release of these widgets will hopefully help spread the word about Plancast and how easy it is to use. Follow our Plancast here, and get your own account or widget by visiting Plancast.com. They also released an API, more information on that over on TechCrunch and the Plancast developer website.

Get to know them

Plancast – is the easiest way for you to share your plans with friends and discover what others are doing in the future. Plancast is lovingly made by Mark Hendrickson and Jay Marcyes, with help from friends like Chris Lea with system administration and Leah Culver with iPhone development. Peter Sauer helps us run things and get the word out; he’ll probably be the one who responds if you reach out to us.

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Video Schmooze – Broadband Video Leadership Breakfast – Join us for breakfast with a panel of leading entertainment and technology industry executives who will share insights on the most important factors driving change in the digital distribution era, and what Hollywood must do to succeed.

Time: 8:00am to 10:15am

Location:
SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills
465 South La Cienega, Ca

Tickets: $90 Individual, additional prices per table

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Digital LA E3 Digital Drinks & Band Jam – We’re teaming up with GirlGamer and getting bands together again to repeat last year’s successful Band Jam (one of the bands got signed after A&R saw them perform at our event!)

Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:
Conga Room
800 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

Tickets: $10 or FREE if you flash your E3 pass

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Mindshare LA – We’re excited to announce the program for June 17th’s Mindshare: from Augmented Reality to Sexual Cooking Techniques, from Financial Responsibilities for Babies to the Wisdom of Animal Dung Showering – this Mindshare is going to leave your brain spinning. Program here.

Time: 7:00pm

Location:
Club 740
740 S. Broadway
(Enter through the alley at 8th Spring St.)
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Tickets: $30

Scion Music(less) Music Conference – consists of debates, panels and workshops on issues in the music industry. The goal is to provide developing talent with knowledge and resources for their evolving careers.

Date: June 17 -18

Time: Registration opens at 8:30 a.m

Location:
Renaissance Hollywood Hotel
1755 N Highland Ave
Hollywood, Ca 90069

Tickets: RSVP
*RSVP closes 06/15/2010

“Pour on the Fun” Thirsty Thursday! – Meet up with thinkLA for a free-to-attend advertising industry networking mixer organized by AdZoo! Thirsty Thursdays are casual events (no name tags) that give people the chance to mix, mingle and make new friends in a relaxed atmosphere.

Time: 6:30pm to 9:30pm

Location:
Bungalow Club
7174 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, Ca

Tickets: Free

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BlueGlass LA is the follow-up conference to the Search & Social Summit that took place this year in May. We were able to catch up with Tony Adam, one of the brains behind the creation of the conference, to find out what to expect this July.

1. Give me some background on how BlueGlass LA came about?

Honestly, I’ve been wanting an online marketing focused conference in Los Angeles for some time now, about 2 years, so I have been pushing to make it happen. At Search and Social Summit, I was chatting with Dave Snyder and we decided to make it happen along with the help of Chris Winfield and 10e20. I pushed really hard and made sure that it happened with the help of everyone else involved.

2. Who are the people behind Blueglass that are making it all possible?

BlueGlass LA is a collaboration between internet marketing companies Search & Social and 10e20 along with myself, Tony Adam .

3. What do you think LA residents will benefit most from in attending BlueGlass LA?

Technology, Marketing, Media & Entertainment and any other professional in the LA area would benefit by coming to this because of the holistic online marketing approach that we are taking. We still have that Search and Social Media Marketing focus, but, with broader topics and appeal. At the end of the day we wanted the best speakers on a great lineup brought together for the most value of any other conference. At around $500, it is a steal compared to most other online marketing conferences of its kind.

4. Is it true that you are actually a SEO Ninja?

HA! I don’t think I am…People tell me I am modest about it, but, I’m still learning so much daily and when you have amazing peers like Chris Winfield, Dave Snyder, Greg Boser, Neil Patel, etc. around at all times, I feel like I’m just barely scratching the surface. :)

Thanks Tony, sounds like it will be an enriching experience. Tickets are on sale now at an Early Bird price and lucky lalawag readers can enjoy a 10% discount off of admission by using the code lalawagbgla.

The Early bird price, $495,  runs until today June 10, 2010 so act fast .  It includes admission to both days of the conference, all speaker sessions, hyper-networking opportunities with speakers and attendees, three meals/day (breakfast, lunch & dinner), cash bar and two nights of evening entertainment.

Details

Date: Monday, July 19th to Tuesday, July 20th

Time: Agenda

Speaker Line up:

Ben Huh from ICanHasCheezburger
Rand Fishkin from SEOmoz
Neil Patel from KISSMetrics
Tony Adam from MySpace
Marshall Simmonds from The New York Times
Greg Boser of 3Dog Media
Dave McClure from FF Angel
Vanessa Fox from NinebyBlue

…..and many more

Location:
Marina del Rey Marriott
4100 Admiralty Way
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

Tickets: $495 Early Bird Price

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Digital LA THR Key Art Awards and Finalist Cocktails – Advertising, creative design, agencies, movie/home video marketers and ad sales and friends are invited to join us as we salute The Hollywood Reporter for their commitment to honoring the hard work of the digital creative community and toast this year’s Key Art Awards finalists in the following digital categories:

- Best Theatrical (digital, online banner, website design, buzzworthy)
- Best Home Video (online banner, buzzworthy)

Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:
Philippe Chow
8284 Melrose Ave
West Hollywood, Ca

Tickets: $12

LA Tweet: LA’s Monthly Social Media Tweetup – LA Tweet is hosting their second social media event at the offices of Border Stylo! We’d love to see you there and casually chat about social media.

Time: 7:30pm

Location:
Border Stylo
729 Seward St.
Los Angeles, Ca 90038

Tickets: This event is free and does not require an RSVP

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Digital LA Games Go Hollywood Panel – Join us for our pre-E3 panel on Games Go Hollywood! Prince of Persia is the latest game to go big at the box office. And more and more games like Uncharted 2, Assassin’s Creed 2, and Call of Duty are inspired by movies’ cinematic angles and storytelling.

Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:
Ipsos OTX MediaCT
10567 Jefferson Boulevard
Culver City, Ca

Tickets: Early Bird $25

S.O.L.O. The Series Premiere Party – The long awaited release of SOLO The Series is here! To kick off the web launch we are hosting a premiere at a fav Hollywood venue, Cinespace. SOLO is a sci-fi, comedy web series set in space, naturally.

Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:
Cinespace
6356 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, Ca 90028

Tickets: Free

Friday, June 11, 2010

New Media Film Festival – The New Media Film Festival (NMFF) spotlights stories worth telling. We are looking for films that exemplify the power of the cinematic arts to inspire and transform. The festival celebrates innovative and imaginative visual work that can make audiences laugh, cry, think, and go beyond the ordinary.

Dates: June 11 – 13

Location:
Downtown Independent
251 S. Main Street
Los Angeles, Ca

Tickets: Details here

TechCrunch Meetup – Come, meet some startups, talk about tech, get some drinks and have a great time! We’ll have lots of free food and drinks + a Startup Demo Pit Competition!

Time: 8:00pm

Location:
Coloft
920 Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica, Ca

Tickets: Free, RSVP

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Digital LA – A-Team @ Drive-In Theatre – Road Trip! We’re heading out to Montclair to see the A-Team, opening weekend, at Southern California’s Mission Tiki drive-in movie theatre! Yup, we’re going retro to the drive-in to watch this classic reboot.

Time: 7:00pm to 10;00pm
*Try to arrive by 6:30 so we can park in a group

Location:
Mission Tiki Drive-In Theatre
10798 Ramona Ave
Montclair, Ca

Tickets: $12

WordPress Workshop – Welcome to the wpWorkShop! This is our first class, where you can get hands on experience from LA’s smartest WordPress’ users.

Time: Starts at 10:00am Full Schedule here

Location:
The CoLoft
920 Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica, Ca 90401

Tickets: Regular $50, At the Door $55

Glass hosts: USA vs England Word Cup Match – Join us and other soccer fans from LA on June 12th for the USA vs England game. Food and drinks are on us. Bring you, bring a guest, and feel free to show your team colors. This is a networking get together between our users, bloggers and the company people.

Time: 11:00am

Location:
Hollywood Billiards
5750 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, Ca 90028

Tickets: RSVP only and the list will close once full. Please email your rsvp to rsvp@writeonglass.com

Join the Glass private beta by visiting writeonglass.com and use the code: Cup2010
By joining Glass, and adding RaffleBot3000 as your contact, you’re entered to win world cup memorabilia. The raffle will be held during half time at the event.

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Digital LA Cocktails – Come by, mix, mingle and enjoy Citysearch sponsored cocktails and apps as the sun sets on Sunset. Citysearch brings you the best of LA and this happy hour won’t disappoint. Please join us at Citysearch’s Frank Gehry designed IAC building in West Hollywood, big Citysearch news will be announced.

Complimentary hors d’ouvres provided by Poquito Mas and Buttercake Bakery and drinks provided by Karma Tequila.

Time: 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Location:
Citysearch – IAC
8833 West Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, Ca

Tickets: FREE to attend, RSVP required

TEDx Manhattan Beach Social – TEDx Manhattan Beach is pleased to announce our May Social. These monthly socials on the last Wednesday in the month are an informal compliment to the annual TEDxManhattanBeach conference. We will be providing beer, wine and healthy food. Two recorded TED talks on the theme of “food” will be presented. Followed by discussion, networking and more beer and wine.

Time: 5:30pm to 8:00pm

Location:
Private Residence
606 Ardmore
Manhattan Beach, Ca 90266

Tickets: Free to attend. RSVP to reserve your seat, space is limited.

*Will be asking for a $10 donation at the door to contribute towards the cost of drinks and food.

Social Media Breakfast Seminar – Join Esteban Kolsky, Principal and Founder of ThinkJar LLC and former Gartner Research Director, along with Blake Cahill, SVP of Marketing at Visible Technologies for an interactive breakfast presentation where they will address: Enterprise Adoption and Readiness, Total Cost of Social Media Ownership, What resource, technology, and service costs should you consider when investing in social and deploying it across your organization, Calculating ROI, Success Stories and more.

Time: 7:30am to 11:00am

Location:
W Los Angeles – Westwood
930 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, Ca 90024

Tickets: $25

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Open Door Session for Entrepreneurs – We’re setting up shop in Santa Monica again to give some help and feedback to the LA start up community. All time slots are booked but there should be time in between to ask questions.

1:00 Capchure
1:30 One Tribe Mobile
2:00 AudioMicro
2:30 Elevated Games
3:00 SocialBlaze
3:30 Local.to

Time: 1:00pm to 4:00pm

Location:
Palomar Ventures
100 Wilshire Boulevard,
Santa Monica, Ca

Tickets: Free

LA Web Professionals Group June 2010 meeting – Illustrator CS5 Deep Dive – Deep discussion with guest speaker Chana Messer followed by Q&A. There will also be a networking break and tweet up with free food and a prize drawing.

Time: 6:30pm to 9:30pm

Location:
Moviola
1135 North Mansfield Ave.
Los Angeles, Ca

Tickets: Free, RSVP

Friday, June 4, 2010

Musicians Take over Chatroulette – Lets get a bunch of musicians to “take over” Chatroulette for a day. Share your music with random people – and get instant feedback! If they don’t like your tunes, they’ll click “next” (and be prepared to click next yourself). But you’ll be amazed how many people will appreciate your performance!

All you have to do is set up a webcam and a good way of capturing the audio on your computer. Then show up on chatroulette.com and play tunes until you get bored or grossed out. Or both. This is an *experiment*. It’s completely anonymous, so why not try it out!?!?

PLEASE USE THE HASHTAG #MusicTakeOver

Time: 12:00pm till Saturday, June 5, 2010 at 11:30pm

Location: On the interwebz at chatroulette.com

Tickets: None

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Digital LA Producers Cocktails – Producers of movies, TV, web series, videos, and friends are invited to network at our Producers Cocktails at the InterContinental Hotel. We’re inviting Produced By conference attendees to come on over from the Fox lot next door. FREE when you flash your Produced By conference badge.

We’ll also have a guest speaker from the PGA board to speak about the new digital Producer credits, now available for Transmedia, Video Games, DVD/Blu-Ray, Digital Visual Effects, Special Venue, Digital Animation, Broadband, iTV, and more! We’ll talk about what’s required to get the credits, what they mean and more!

Time: 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Location:
InterContinental Hotel
2151 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, Ca

Tickets: RSVP to be informed of when the registration link is availalbe

TEDxHollywood 2010 – Inquisitive, fun-loving minds gather to watch live speakers and TEDTalks videos and spark a night of deep discussion and connection. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx, a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.

Time: 5:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:
TBD

Tickets: FREE

Don’t forget, Sunday is Facebook Protest Day!!

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As a visitor to the site you can search the Audioo database by keyword and area code, or browse by specific categories including Sexy, Funny, Crunk, Work, Legal, and more. You will see a transcript of the voicemail before you listen to it. That way you can avoid any of the ones you mind find lacking in entertainment.

You also have the ability to vote a voicemail up or down by using the OMG! and WTF? tools, as well as leave a comment, holla back!

I spent some time on the site and rounded up five voicemails I thought you would find amusing.

Hmmm, someone is a little kinky!

Who ships live animals through UPS?! At least they didn’t use FedEx, it would be dead for sure.

The Jerky Boys = pure comedy gold.

I’m really surprised she gave him her real number.

Crazy Alert!

If you get the chance, I highly recommend spending some time listening to the messages in the “love” section. I have to say I feel pretty sorry for that Mark guy!

Wanna join in the fun? Call 1-405-4-AUDIOO (405-428-3466) and leave a ridiculous message. It will be recorded, transcribed, and posted to Audioo under an Anonymous user account.

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“Audioo users are already sharing every conceivable type of voicemail, including drunk-dial calls, the ramblings of crazy ex-girlfriends and boyfriends, and much more,” said Ryan Born, chief executive officer, AudioMicro and Audioo.  “The service has only been up a short while, but some of the voicemails already posted are just insane.”

The service was unveiled on Monday, May 24, 2010 at TechCrunch Disrupt, a conference currently taking place in New York. The service will publish your voicemail to the Audioo website and to your Facebook and Twitter account for optimal sharing. While on the Audioo site, visitors can browse and listen to voicemails by area code and category, including ones like “drunk”, “funny”, and “sexy”. Visitors also have the ability to share the amazingly bad but “oh so good” voicemails they find through Twitter and Facebook.

Audioo is currently hosting a contest called “Jerkin’ with The Jerky Boys.” To participate, just submit a voicemail to Audioo from now until June 30th. It will be judged by Johnny Brennan, creator of The Jerky Boys. He will select the funniest voicemail and the winner will receive an Apple iPad. Get more information about the contest here. The service is free, and there are a variety of ways you can submit your message. To register for an Audioo account, visit www.audioo.com.

AudioMicro stated in their press release that they will operate Audioo as a separate division, and the entire development team will remain with the company. Audioo President Yuri Baranov will assume the role of chief operating officer for both Audioo and AudioMicro and Audioo founder Ben Padnos will remain a company advisor.

Start drinking and leaving those voicemails people, I have work to be distracted from!

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Geek Pride day originated in Albany, New York in 1998. Tim McEachern organized events from 98 to 00 that were called The Geek Pride Festival. In 2006, Geek Pride day gained publicity and was celebrated in Spain and all over the internet. Finally in 2008, Geek Pride Day was officially celebrated in America, man were we slow to catch on.

A manifesto was created to celebrate the first Geek Pride Day which included the following list of basic rights and responsibilities of geeks. Since no one has organized an official meetup, you are hereby required to show off your geekiness on the internet. I will expect to see nerdy Daily Booth pics, embarrassing tweets, plenty of geeky links and of course a hashtag or two.

If anyone would like to organize a last minute tweet-up, *cough Mike Prasad cough*, I would suggest doing it on Plancast and linking to it in the comments.

Basic rights and responsibilities of geeks

Rights:

The right to be even geekier.
The right to not leave your house.
The right to not have a significant other and to be a virgin.
The right to not like football or any other sport.
The right to associate with other nerds.
The right to have few friends (or none at all).
The right to have all the geeky friends that you want.
The right to not be “in-style.”
The right to be overweight and have poor eyesight.
The right to show off your geekiness.
The right to take over the world.

Responsibilities:

Be a geek, no matter what.
Try to be nerdier than anyone else.
If there is a discussion about something geeky, you must give your opinion.
Save any and all geeky things you have.
Do everything you can to show off your geeky stuff as though it were a “museum of geekiness.”
Don’t be a generalized geek. You must specialize in something.
Attend every nerdy movie on opening night and buy every geeky book before anyone else.
Wait in line on every opening night. If you can go in costume or at least with a related T-shirt, all the better.
Don’t waste your time on anything not related to geekdom.
Befriend any person or persons bearing any physical similarities to comic book or sci-fi figures.
Try to take over the world!

(Photo from realgeek.com)

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Geek/Nerd Pride Day 2010 – (I found this little gem from Robert Scoble on Plancast) Apparently it’s Geek Pride Day which originated in Spain, you go Spanish nerds. In 2008 Geek Pride Day came to America and in 2009, Canada. So let’s rock our nerdiness. This is Geek Pride, so it includes everything from Star Wars to Shakespeare. So whatever you feel geeky about, this is the day to express it.

Check out the list of Basic rights and responsibilities of geeks.

Time: all day long

Location: In a galaxy far, far, away. (or on the interwebz)

Tickets: there are none

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

How to Raise Venture Capital – Startups Uncensored #17 – we are bringing in venture capitalists from the top firms across the country to talk about the process and requirements entrepreneurs need to go through to successfully raise money from venture capitalists.

We are also going to be offering 3 companies the opportunity to give a 5 min pitch on their business to the investors and startups uncensored crowd. Details here.

Time: 6:30 to 8:00pm reception to follow

Location:
Milken Institute
1250 4th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Tickets: Free
*Confirmation will be required or your spot will be given up for our waiting list

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Digital LA – Digital Drinks – Join us for our next Digital Drinks at Playhouse! Located in the heart of Hollywood, Playhouse is a modern ode to stylish escapism. Demi & Ashton, Leo, Rihanna, and Janet Jackson have all partied at this exclusive nightclub. Now it’s your turn! Playhouse has a large sunken dance floor, so Digital Drinks can lead to Digital Dancing. Or u can watch the Playhouse dancers step on stage at 11p. DJ Gusto will spin for us, opening for DJ Vice.

Time: 7:00pm to 11:00pm

Location:
Playhouse
6506 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, Ca

Tickets: Advance registration required available soon. RSVP so we can let you know when registration is available.

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Mindshare LA – a unique monthly event which draws a brilliant crowd seeking connections, experiences and exposure to new ideas.

Program includes:

• Jonathan L. Zweig / CEO, Jirbo, Inc. – Bizarre Occurrences in the Virtual Economy
• Jake Meyer / LA Ballet & New Wave LA
• Bob Lancaster / Intellectual Property Attorney, Bryan Cave LLP – A Few “Great” Ideas Your Government Bought for You
• Kasey McMahon / Conceptual & Multimedia Artist – Finding Beauty: Pattern Recognition, Perception and Visual Culture
• Featured NPO: RenewLA
• Floris Van Breugel / Award-Winning Photographer & Graduate Student, Caltech – Encounters with Ents: Seeing Suffering and Love in Nature’s Inanimate Creatures

Brand X Presents:

• Rudy Coby / ‘The Coolest Magician on Earth’ -The Art of Illusions (and being Marilyn Manson’s Roommate)

Time: 7:00pm

Location:
Club 740
740 S. Broadway
(Enter through the alley at 8th Spring St.)
Los Angeles , CA 90014

Tickets: $30

Sashi – South Bay Tech Group Happy Hour - Casual monthly meetup of entrepreneurs who live and/or work in the South Bay.

Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Location:
451 Manhattan Beach
Boulevard Manhattan Beach, Ca 90266

Tickets: RSVP

Friday, May 21, 2010

LASW Reunion – Get updates from your Startup Weekend colleagues, ask for help on your project(s), maybe even pitch an idea for a new project, the floor is yours, so lets make the most of it! This is a little shin-digg meant to bring everyone together again to keep the startup energy alive! This is OPEN TO ANYONE, so invite all of your friends too! Pay now or at the door, your choice! We’re going to work on having a speaker and maybe some cool other surprises, so be sure to show up!

Location:
The Co-Loft
920 Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica , Ca 90401

Time: 7:00pm to midnight

Tickets: $5 (so we can buy some beer & wine for you)

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Crawfish Broil, Louisiana Style – Harold and Belle’s invites you to attend a traditional New Orleans Crawfish Boil. The music lineup for the Crawfish Boil includes: The Supa Lowery Bros., Homegrowne Entertainment Ensemble and the highly esteemed New Orleans Traditional Jazz Band, a fifteen member brass band consisting of immensely trained Creole musicians.

Time: 11:00am to 5:00pm

Location:
2920 W Jefferson Blvd
Los Angeles, Ca 90018

Tickets: $25

The You Conference – three visionary authors and entrepreneurs Gary Vaynerchuk (Crush It!), Dave Lakhani (How To Sell When Nobody’s Buying) and Peter Shankman (Can We Do That?!) are going to demonstrate step by step how virtually any entrepreneur can dominate awareness, build a powerful personal brand and create a media strategy that moves markets.

Dates: Saturday, May 22, 2010 – Sunday, May 23, 2010

Location:
Renaissance
Los Angeles Airport Hotel
9620 Airport Boulevard
Los Angeles , CA 90045

Tickets: $749 VIP Ticket, $499 Regular Ticket

Silver Lake Jubilee – The Silver Lake Jubilee is a celebration of all that is unique, eclectic, artsy and bohemian about Silver Lake and its surrounding neighborhoods. The festival features local and national music acts, multi-disciplinary art, local artists and crafters, exquisite food from local restaurateurs and various LA-based cultural enclaves.

50+ Bands
33+ food trucks and food vendors (eat your heart out!

Dates: Saturday May 23rd and Sunday May 24th

Location:
Silver Lake on Myra Ave.
(at Santa Monica Blvd. and Fountain Ave.)

Tickets: $5 one day general admission /Children 10 and under and Seniors 60 and older are Free

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The course consists of six classes that are taught over the span of four weeks. Each class is geared towards a specific segment of web content and new media that will help the students get their “idea to audience” successfully. Classes will cover production, creative development, post production and one of the most important aspects of the business you can learn, marketing and advertising. If you have a great product but no one knows about it how would you ever succeed?

An essential part of the class schedule are the talented and accomplished speakers that are lined up to speak in class and during the pro-panel. The In Class speaker list for the next course includes union representatives from WGA, SAG, AFTRA and PGA, like:

• Elizabeth Flack – WGA New Media Rep
• Joanna Mamey – SAG New Media Contracts
• Phillip Daniels (New Media Law)
• Jennifer Holland-Still New Media Representative AFTRA
• Chris Dzialo Transmedia Outreach Specialist
• Kim Bailey (Production Designer/Branding)
• Matt Skallerud – Social Media Marketing Expert

The Pro-panel speaker sessions will be live streamed and feature interviews with successful Web TV professionals. Web TV Workshop has teamed up with Mingle Media TV to create an environment where the audience and show hosts will engage in real-time conversations. Anyone watching the live stream will also have the opportunity to participate via Twitter by following and tweeting questions to @webtvworkshop.

The list of Pro- Panel speakers includes:

• Bernie Su – Streamy Award Winner Best Writer – Compulsions.tv
• Mark Gantt – Streamy Award Winner, Best Actor, Best Dramatic Web Series – The Bannen Way
• Liz Shannon Miller – Editor for NewTeeVee.com
• Dana Block – New Media Publicist
• Stephanie Piche – CEO of MingleMediaTV.com
• Dave O’Brian – New Media Producer/Writer/Director
• Amanda Coolong – Tech Zulu Journalist/Start-up Publicity and Marketing
• Steven J. Wolfe – CEO of Sneak Preview Entertainment (500 Days of Summer), PGA

Classes will be held at Sneak Preview Studios in Hollywood, Ca. Space is limited, enroll here . For more information, check out their website webtvworkshop.com and follow them on Twitter @webtvworkshop.

(Photo from lovablevarmint.com)

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Each day I see more and more tweets from people who are simply fed up and dropping the service, but one LA tech maven is not going quietly. Alana Joy, host on This Week In Twitter, has started a campaign to shed some awareness to the privacy issues, it’s called Facebook Protest.

Facebook Protest is asking those who disagree with the changes Facebook has made to it’s privacy policies to commit to not logging in or interacting with Facebook in any way for one whole day. The protest is taking place on June 6th, 2010 and it’s been dubbed D-Day. To participate simply log out of Facebook in all of your browsers on the evening of June 5th, then on the 6th, be sure to not utilize Facebook connect or click any “like” buttons.

I was able to catch up with Alana for a quick interview on why she started the campaign, what Facebook can do to make amends, and what the future of social networking holds.

Interview with Alana Joy

1. Why did you decide to start the Facebook Protest Twitter account and website?

Sometimes I take for granted that the rest of the world doesn’t spend the same amount of time using social media as I do. I don’t think most people really understand just what exactly is going on or why it matters so much. We assume we have certain rights and ownership over our personal information. We assume that our personal information will not be shared with any other website or brand else unless we’ve expressly permitted it. Facebook has lured users into a seemingly safe place: to connect with people they know and reunite people they have lost track of, a place to network with like-minded individuals. A beautiful, however long forgotten ideal. As Facebook has grown is has taken a greedy, irresponsible approach and it’s ever-changing TOS has reflected that.

I personally felt a bit helpless after reading post after post about the outwardly unethical changes that have been made and security breaches that have been reported: and I don’t do helpless. There is always something that can be done. With consumer groups and politicians doing what they could to contest these changes, I felt it was my responsibility to bring what I could do to the table as well. I could use social media to raise awareness and assert a call to action. I wanted to empower not only myself but the other individuals out there who shared my feelings of frustration and gather them together to make one loud statement to Facebook: your users are not happy. Our information is not for sale to your real customer: the advertisers. The advertisers who pay Facebook to show their ads to specific demographics. The more information Facebook can gather about you, the more targeted advertising they can offer to brands, the more money they will make because they are offering specific leads and tailored opportunities.

There have been reports of Facebook selling users images to advertisers as well. A happily married mans photo was used in an advertisement on Facebook for a singles service. Without his permission. Think of the havoc that may have wreaked on someones personal or professional life. To those who have said “if you don’t want it out there, don’t share it on Facebook”: does this mean we should never upload a photo? And if we upload the photo and have our privacy settings to where only friends can see it, but they sell it to an advertiser: what do you say to that? What if after we have uploaded the photo, Facebook yet again changes its TOS without any notice or instructions on how to opt out sent to all users?

2. You are asking people to not log into their Facebook account on D-Day, June 6th, do you think enough people will listen and do you think Facebook will notice?

I’m hoping that through the ripple effect of social media sharing, enough people will discover the protest and decide to take part and encourage their own network to do the same. This is a grass-roots effort, with currently no sponsorship, no team of activists: it’s just me, sharing the information I discover and getting it onto as many screens as possible. Ideally, if enough people did participate, it could hit Facebook in the one place they do care about: their bank account. Facebook is estimated to make over $1 Billion this year. Millions of dollars a day. If this protest is substantial enough, they can’t afford to not care.

3. Are you currently still logging into Facebook each day? If yes, why?

I created a Facebook group for this cause because it is the Facebook user I am reaching out to, however I will be removing myself from Facebook when this is over. Anyone I connect with on Facebook, I connect with in other places as well. There is no real need for Facebook. There are plenty of other places to share my blog posts, the cool things I find online, my photos, etc.

4. What changes can Facebook make that will change your mind about their privacy settings, and make you a regular user again?

After this protest I will not be returning to Facebook. However, Facebook should consider setting all users to be in an opt-out setting by default so that opting in is a choice. What it means to opt-in should be clearly and thoroughly explained, and what information that will be shared and with who should be detailed. I have lost 100% of trust in Facebook as a brand and I encourage others to think twice before trusting Facebook to keep your information secure or to be consistent in their policies

5. If Facebook is not going to listen and change their ways, where do you recommend people should go who want to enjoy the benefits of social networking without privacy concerns? Does such a place exist or are we waiting for someone to make it?

I’m not exactly sure the answer to that question. How about I pose another question: why do we need a single destination as our home base? First we thought Friendster was the end all be all, then along came Myspace. Everyone then thought Myspace was “the one” and Facebook came long. I think we need something new, something open… and yet something that provides individuals with ultimate control over what they publicly share.

There is something I want to make clear: when you hear the term “open web”, please don’t misunderstand what that means. An open web doesn’t mean loss of privacy of your personal information like some people have stated (*cough cough* Scoble *cough cough*). The open web has to do with open source API codes, data portability, etc. It is not only possible but preferable that we maintain control of what personal data gets shared along any lines. To blur the definition of what it means to have an open web is counterproductive and mixing two issues that have nothing to do with each other.

Follow @FacebookProtest on Twitter to join the campaign and check out their website FacebookProtest.com.

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The Independent Television Festival (ITVFest) week will take place from July 30th – August 5th, 2010. It’s considered the premier festival in the world for independently produced television pilots and webseries. ITVFest gives people the chance to get their work in front of the people who matter most, live audiences and industry professionals. So if you work in this field, you better have your work submitted.

If you’d like a chance to attend the festival but don’t necessarily have the funds to pay for it, you’re in luck. We are giving away two separate all access passes to ITVFest. In order to be considered all you have to do is tweet and tell us “why you want to submit to #ITVFest.” Be sure to include @lalawag and the hashtag #ITVFest in your tweet.

The tweet contest will run from today, until Thursday, May 13th, 2010. You can tweet as many times as you want and we will pick the winners based solely on who we think has the funniest, wittiest answers. By now you should have an idea of our sense of humor, so have at it. Friday afternoon we will sort through the tweets and announce the two winners. Good Luck!

Click here for more information regarding the categories submissions are being accepted in. Keep up with all of ITVFest news by following them on Twitter @ITVFest.

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I would probably pick it up, just like the folks in this prank video from Break.com. Hopefully I wouldn’t fall on my ass as the alarm goes off though.

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#140conf LA Meetup – An opportunity to discuss the emerging Real-Time Internet and the effects on business. A monthly gathering for friends of #140conf to get together and discuss issues of the day. Hosted by Jeff Pulver and Eric Greenspan

Time: 5:00pm to 7:30 event, 8:00pm after party at the Viper Room

Location:
The Comedy Store
8433 Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood, Ca 90069

Tickets: RSVP required, space is limited
*Must be 21 to attend

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

LAPHP May Meetup: SPL Iterators, Practical Git – Join us for an evening of networking and presentations. There will be two great talks scheduled for the evening:

• Intro to PHP SPL: Iterators -presented by Peter Warnock
• Practical Git. A simple intro to a powerful distributed version control system – presented by Matt Weghorst

For those of you who cannot attend in person, we will be streaming the talks live on Ustream.tv.

Time: 7:00pm

Location:
CoLoft
920 Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica, Ca 90401

Tickets: Admission is free, pizza and drinks will be served

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

MediaClub LA – Join LA’s largest Business Networking Organization for Media Professionals at this networking event. Attendees work at companies such as CAA, Disney, Dreamworks, Fox, ICM, MySpace, NBC, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, William Morris, YouTube, etc.

Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:
House of Blues (Foundation Room)
8430 Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, Ca 90069

Tickets: $12 Advanced RSVP required

WITI Summer Mixer 2010 – As always both WITI and Girls in Tech are organizations dedicated to the engagement, education and empowerment of tech savvy women. With some of the most influential members in a variety of industries, this will be the must attend event for tech savvy men and women in Los Angeles this summer.

Time: 6:00m to 9:00pm

Location:
Shangri-La Hotel
1301 Ocean Ave
Santa Monica, Ca 90401

Tickets: $20 for WITI members $40 for non-members

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Mixergy Event: How to Use SEO Effectively – For our second Los Angeles Mixergy Meetup, we’ll be changing the format and the topic of the night will be “How to Use SEO Effectively”. The format will consist of three parts, introduction of guests and short discussion; question and answer session with the audience; then mixer. We will be joined by three distinguished guests. They are all past Mixergy interviewees who have mastered the SEO craft respectively.

• Constantine Roussos of .music TLD
• Michael Dorausch of Planet Chiropractic
• Tony Adam on Myspace

Time: 6:30pm to 10:30pm

Location:
coloft.com
920 Santa Monica Blvd.
Santa Monica, Ca 90401

Tickets: FREE

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Details

Tony Stark Innovation Challenge – Better Living Through Design and Technology

The Challenge:

Showcase innovation and intelligence that is Stark worthy.

In Iron Man 2, Tony takes Stark Industries in a new direction, forgoing weapons manufacturing. Now, he wants to see what you can do. Submit a two-minute video that demonstrates better living through technology philosophy. Show how your idea works and why it will change the way we live and make the world a better place by solving a problem or improving an existing solution. Then, encourage your friends to watch and talk about it. Entries will be judged by Tony Stark and Audi, viewer ratings will help determine top entries.

The Reward:

A $15,000 grant to help make the top concept a reality and a tech-lover’s dream adventure.

Audi will furnish the winner with a complete VIP treatment, including: a private helicopter tour of Los Angeles and beyond, test flight with the yet-to-be released ICON A5 amphibious aircraft, and an unforgettable experience behind-the-wheel of a2010 Audi R8 at Infineon Raceway. In addition, they’ll receive $15K in seed funding to get their project off the ground.

Video submission entries are being accepted now through the end of June. Check out the Tony Stark Innovation Challenge for more entry and prizing details.

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Digital Hollywood Spring 2010 – Spring session is here. There are multiple tracks running on each day and plenty of special events planned. Anywhere from four to seven concurrent sessions, depending on the day, along with special sessions and workshops. Attendees will be free to move from room to room throughout the day, which is the only way it would be possible for you to see the massive amount of sessions they have in store. Digital Hollywood is host to a number of co-located Events like The Variety Entertainment and Technology Summit – Monday, May 3rd, and The Hollywood Content Summit.

Date: May 3rd – 6th

Time: Agenda

Location:
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
1700 Ocean Avenue
Santa Monica, Ca 90401

Tickets: $735 All event, $785 Variety Plus
*Special rates available for layed off, self employed and starups

Twitter Hashtag: #DH2010

Digital LA Hosts Go Digital Panel – Join us for our panel discussion on Hosts Go Digital! Our expert host panelists will discuss:

- How do established hosts manage both their online and on-air TV broadcast careers and projects?
- How do hosts use social media to build their brands. What to tweet? What do fans wanna know?
- Multiple hats: host as executive producer, director, PR, etc.
- What should u put in ur reel? Where should u promote it: ur website, YouTube, Facebok, etc?
- How do people get started trying to be a host? How to start hosting ur own web show, etc.
- What digital skills do hosts most need: video editing, website updating, Twitter/FB/social, etc

Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:
Open Door Productions
10131 National Blvd, Suite A
Los Angeles, Ca

Tickets: $18 advance registration required

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

WITI Decoding Dating Panel and Mixer – Join entertainment industry professionals and alum from a host of schools for a panel on Decoding Dating. The event is an intriguing and fun panel discussion hosted by Tristan Coopersmith — Love Stylist, Trend Expert and Author of acclaimed book, “MenU Dating”. Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Location:
The UCLA Fowler Museum
110 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Tickets: Free, RSVP

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Digital LA Cinco de Mayo Cocktails – Join us to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at the Penthouse at the Huntley! Watch the sunset with sweeping views of the ocean and the Santa Monica mountains. The Penthouse offers great sunset hour drink and food specials from 6-7pm. Event is FREE with a Digital Hollywood pass, just flash it at the door!

Time: 5:55pm to 10:00pm

Location:
Penthouse at the Huntley Hotel
1111 Second St.
Santa Monica, Ca

Tickets: $10 advance registration required

Friday, May 7, 2010

2010 Entrepreneurs Conference – “The Sky is No Limit.” The conference embraces the concept that even in an uncertain business environment, there is always room for the next great idea. It will explore what it takes to turn those great ideas into successful business ventures. IT also includes industry and topic-specific panel discussions and workshops, a fast pitch competition, and a networking lunch and cocktail reception.

Keynote Speakers:

• Peter Diamandis, M.D. - Founder, Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation
• Jason Fried - Co-founder and President of 37signals and co-author of REWORK

Time: Schedule

Location:
UCLA Anderson School of Management, Korn Hall
110 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, Ca 90095

Tickets:
General Admission $95
UCLA Anderson Alumni $75
Students, Faculty, Staff & Admits $55
Full-Day Entrepreneurs Conference plus CACI Afternoon Special $200
Register Here

LA Happy Hour with Peter Shankman- Peter runs HARO. Companies pay jim to come in and explain how they can make money using this thing they call social media. He’s in town for a few days, come and have a drink and say hello, he’s a swell guy.

Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Location:
W Hotel
6250 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, Ca

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Wii Tennis Tourney – show off your mad wii skills at Tennis Tourney, an all ages, all abilities, fun Wii Tennis knock out tournament in aid of the United Nations Agency for Refugees’ Give Them Shelter campaign – we’re raising money to raise tents! Winner walks away with a trophy and a Puma sports backpack worth $120 filled with goodies including a Babolat XS 102 racquet from Super Sports worth $130! 100% of the profits will go to UNHCR’s Give Them Shelter campaign.

Time: 6:00pm

Location:
Kegs
120 Internatl Boardwalk
Redondo Beach, Ca

Tickets: $10 entrance fee per player – each player gets 5 games against his or her opponent
*Spectators welcome for FREE and there will be an auction for non-players

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Friday night you meet up with all the other awesome developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and local entrepreneurs in your city at the event. Ideas are pitched and people start breaking off into groups. Usually around nine groups total are formed.

Saturday morning your team gets to work on developing the idea. The LA event will include startup waffles in the morning and a poolside rooftop BBQ break for lunch. Throughout the day guest speakers will pop in and there will be music and sponsors set up for you to chat with when you need a break.

Sunday begins at 9am and you have until 6pm to figure out if you have a viable product to launch. More special guests pop in during the day. Presentations begin at 9pm and there is also a discussion about what worked, what didn’t and how to make it better.

You may be asking yourself what attendees get out of all of this hard work? It’s a unique opportunity that you can’t find anywhere else. Many people forge connections and friendships not to mention companies. In the past ideas from Startup weekend have gone on to produce revenue and get seed funding. Your drinks and food are also covered and even though it’s work, it’s the kind of work that is fun to do. Building something you are excited about with others that share the same passion often doesn’t feel like work at all.

Tickets are also unique in that you get pick what kind of role you want for the weekend. There are nine different types to choose from. If something is sold out, don’t panic, you can also purchase a ticket under a different role. They are not designed to represent your day job, but rather what you would like to spend the weekend doing and often people change roles throughout the weekend. For a better description of each role check out the ticket info under the FAQ section. This years event is already sold out. I suggest signing up early next time to ensure you get a spot. You can ask to be added to the waitlist in hopes that a spot opens up.

Some of the speakers that are lined up to pop in during the weekend are: Sean Percival, Scott Sangster, Andy Wilson, Will Schroter, Ryan Roberts, Mark Suster and Kimberly King-Burns. Francisco Dao from Twiistup will also be there as  a judge.

Check out la.startupweekend.org for more information on the event and follow them on Twitter @startupweekend. Attendees will be using the hashtag #lasw if you want to follow along as the weekend unfolds, it should be pretty exciting.

Details

Dates: April 30th to May 2nd

Time: The schedule is open for you to come and go as you please. A general breakdown can be found here.

Location:
coloft
920 Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica, Ca 90401

Tickets: $75 (sold out)

Hashtag for the event is #lasw

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Late last night Sean Percival decided to have a little fun with this idea and give some insight to his Twitter followers by offering to judge them based solely on their avatar:

Immediately people started at replying him, wishing to be judged. Here are some of my favorites:

Mark Krynsky @krynsky

Richard Lawler @rjcc

Jamie Varon @jamievaron

Brandon Martinez @awesomeosity

George Ruiz @georgeruiz

Natasha Wescoat @natasha

Joe Pierce @jpierce

Luis Mendoza @mightymendoza

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“With digital studios like Crackle, Fox Television Studios 15 Gigs, Babelgum, and more finding success and expanding rapidly, there is a growing industry need for professional digital creatives that provide New Media content in this space,” said Matthew Arevalo, Co-Founder of NewMedialocity, “Our students will learn from industry insiders and award winners, the story of their success and their struggles, valuable insight needed to compete in web television and beyond.”

The academy consists of four-week courses that focuses on these areas, creative development, production, post production/technology and social networking/sponsorship. Each class will be taught in a supportive and creative environment and feature guest speakers and teachers that have developed successful models.

Some of the guests slated for the fist course include: Bernie Su (Compulsions), Elizabeth Flack (WGA New Media), Liz Shannon Miller, (NewTeeVee), Mark Gantt (The Bannen Way).

Each screening mixer will t feature the work of their students and other leading industry creatives. After the screening there will be a Q&A session with the creators. The screening mixers are set up to give people the chance to mingle and interact with other professionals that share the same passions.

NewMedialocity is hosting an open house tonight so others can get acquainted with Dogma Studios, learn more about the academy and have a great time networking with other industry professionals. The evening will include live music, great guests, a surprise interactive experience. The Worldfare Bus will also be on site, yum, and drinks will be available.

If you are thinking of joining the academy you’ll definitely want to take advantage of the sweet offer they have going on today. If you tweet out “I want to join the New Media Academy @NewMedialocity!” and follow their twitter account, you will be entered for a chance to win free tuition, a $199 value. You have until midnight tonight, April, 28th, to get your tweet in.

Details

NewMedialocity Open House & Mixer – Come and join us for the OPEN HOUSE of NewMedialocity, The New Media Academy! the evening will include live music, great guests & a surprise interactive experience. The @Worldfare Bus will also be there peddling their supper yummy food.

Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Time: 7:30pm to 10:00pm

Location:
Dogma Studios
4136 Del Rey Avenue
Marina del Rey, Ca

Tickets: Free

(Photo from newmedialocity.com)

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MOTM: Discovering Common Ground with Lunch.com founder J.R. Johnson – J.R. Johnson is the founder of Lunch.com and host of the Lunch for Good event series. He’s an experienced entrepreneur, who sold his last firm, VirtualTourist.com, to Expedia for a mint and will be sharing with us some proven insights. We’ll be diving into J.R.’s passion and vision behind VirtualTourist.com and Lunch.com and open the conversation on how social media can change the world through common ground.

Time: 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Location:
Mastro’s Steakhouse
2807 East Thousand Oaks Boulevard
Thousand Oaks, Ca 91362

Tickets: $75 Register
*Includes four course meal at Maestro’s

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Digital LA – Scrum w founder Jeff Sutherland – Programmers, developers and engineers are invited to join our second one-on-one chat with Jeff Sutherland, often known as the Father of Scrum. Jeff helped co-found Scrum, a process where a team meets frequently to determine and assign task priorities, to ensure the project (programming code) is delivered on time. (non-programmers: if you’ve walked by your IT department gathered around yellow stickies on a board, that’s Scrum.)

Time: 6:30pm to 9:30pm

Location:
Hotel Angeleno
170 North Church Lane
Los Angeles, Ca

Tickets: $40 Advance registration required

New Media Vault April Edition – This monthly event draws at least 300 people from all levels of the new media world: with top industry leaders in attendance, your company will have the chance to get face time with financiers, talent, celebrities, producers, directors, designers, agents, managers, lawyers, and industry award winners. This months door prize is two certificates to Web TV Workshop’s crash course commencing May 3rd.

Time: 7:30pm to 1:00am

Location:
Standard Hotel Downtown LA
550 South Flower St.
Los Angeles, Ca 90071

Tickets: Free, RSVP

LA Games Conference – Over 300 of the most influential decision-makers in the games industry gather for the LA Games Conference to network, do deals, and share ideas about the future of console, PC, online and mobile games. LA Games Conference – now in its 4th year – features a lively and fun debate on timely cutting-edge business topics, demos as well unrivaled access to some of the most progressive companies in Hollywood, Silicon Valley and beyond.

Time: 9:00am to 12:00pm

Location:
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
7000 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, Ca

Tickets: Online Registration Rate: $599 ($100 OFF)

The Core Circles: Citysourced and How Mobile Apps Can Save the Community – Join theCOREcircles/Santa Monica, a new community happening at The Victorian – and participate in a dialogue with City Sourced co-founder Kurt Daradics around how mobile applications and technologies are impacting the way citizens engage with government and with each other.

Time: 6:00pm to 11:00pm

Location:
The Victorian
2640 Main Street
Santa Monica, Ca

Tickets: $5 at the door
*Cash bar and mobile gourmet catering trucks available

Friday, April 30, 2010

X PRIZE Foundation TweetUp – For the first time, we are holding an open house to give us a chance to interact directly with our online fans and supporters. The event will feature brief, Ignite-style presentations on the Foundation’s three ongoing prizes as well as our on-going work developing new prizes in a variety of fields. Additionally, we’ll be joined by Anousheh Ansari, the first female private space explorer and a trustee of the X PRIZE Foundation. She will be doing a reading and signing of her new memoir, My Dream of Stars. Light appetizers and refreshments will be provided. Cameras, tweeting, and live-blogging of the event are, of course, welcomed.

Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Location:
X PRIZE Foundation
5510 Lincoln Blvd. Ste 100
Playa Vista, Ca 90094

Tickets: Free, RSVP

LA Startup Weekend – Startup Weekend recruits a highly motivated group of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more to a 54 hour event that builds communities, companies and projects. The participants that attend a Startup Weekend  decide what they want to tackle over the weekend and come out at the end with several developed companies or projects. Attendees are responsible for bringing the same desire and passion to the project and walk out of the room with the task at hand, in a short 54 hours. Sound intense? It is.

Featured Speakers: Sean Percival, Scott Sangster, Andy Wilson, Will Schroter, Ryan Roberts, Mark Suster and Kimberly King-Burns.

Date: April 30th to May 2nd

Time: Schedule here

Location:
Coloft
920 Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica, Ca

Tickets: $75, Sunday night demo only $20

Saturday, May 1, 2010

HARO: Help A Mother Out Date Night Wine and Cheese Party – Support our month-long diaper drive campaign by stepping out. Join us for a wine and cheese tasting brought to you by Fresh & Easy and Tillamook’s Loaf Love Tour. We’ll keep the goodies coming, and the funky mellow music by DJ Brian Klotz at an appropriate level so there will be plenty of opportunity to finally have a conversation with that friend you never get to talk to! Special appearance by The Game Truck. All this just for the admission “price” of a pack of disposable diapers (or two!) per person.

Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Location: At a private residence in Encino, Ca
*exact location will be given once you purchase a ticket, this is to protect the privacy of the hostess

Tickets: Free but you must register and bring a pack of disposable diapers per person

DONATE online via our virtual diaper drive. Diapers sizes 3 through training pants especially welcome.

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• This Week In Events: June 29 – July 2

This years ITVFest is taking place on July 30th – August 5th, 2010 but the deadline for early submissions is tomorrow, Friday April 23rd. If you want to be considered for the competition you have to get your submission in by May 18, at the absolute latest. All submissions have a fee but the earlier you submit, the less expensive it is.

They are looking for the most innovative, creative, original pilots and webseries presently being produced. But there is a catch, in order to be in the competition they must be independently produced. There will be a separate non-competition category for pilots or web series that were done by a network or paid for by a studio.

Here are the categories they are accepting submissions for:

• Comedy
• Drama
• Alternative/Documentary (reality, game show, etc.)
• Animated
• Mobifest
• Out of competition pilots

The categories for the competition are:

• Comedy
• Drama
• Alternative/Documentary (reality, game show, talk show, etc.)
• Animated

There will be awards in the following categories:

• Best Dramatic Program
• Best Comedic Program
• Best Alternative/Documentary Program
• Best Animated Program
• Best Mobile Content
• Best TV Show
• Best Webseries
• Audience Award
• Best Performance
• Best Director
• Best Writer
• Best Cinematography

Find out what ITVFest is all about, and why you should participate, from people who know it best. I spotted Tim Street, Drew Baldwin and Felicia Day in the video, how many other familiar faces will be in attendance?

Keep up with ITVFest on twitter @itvfest and friend them on MySpace and Facebook.

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The Independent Television Festival (ITVFest) is a non profit, that was founded in 2006 to encourage changes in conventional television and the growth of artistic expression in television and new media. Simultaneously, ITVFest provides local, national and international artistic communities with a public forum for independently produced television pilots and webseries.

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HTML5 And Beyond - MySpace and Opera are co-hosting an HTML5 meetup with noted Web standards expert and author Molly Holzschlag.

Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Location:
MySpace Headquarters
407 North Maple Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Tickets: Free, RSVP
*Parking entrance on south side of the building from the alley (must bring tickets to get in)

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The .NET Rocks! Visual Studio 2010 Road Trip: Los Angeles stop – Carl and Richard are loading up the DotNetMobile (a 30 foot RV) and driving to your town again to show off the latest and greatest in Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0! And to make the night even more fun, we’re going to bring a mystery rock star from the Visual Studio world to the event and interview them for a special .NET Rocks Road Trip show series. Along the way we’ll be giving away some great prizes, showing off some awesome technology and having a ton of laughs. And one lucky person at the event will win “Ride Along with Carl and Richard” and get to board the RV and ride with the boys to the next town on the tour (don’t worry, we’ll get you home again!)

Time: 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Location:
Microsoft Los Angeles Office
333 South Grand Ave. Suite 3300
Los Angeles Ca 90071

Tickets: Free

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Startups Uncensored #16 - This month’s Startups Uncensored will be on “How to Build a Great Technology Team”. It will be an open and frank town-hall conversation talking about the experience, process and skills need to build an all-star caliber technology team.

Speakers: Alon Shwartz the Co-Founder/CTO of Docstoc, Nick Wilson the EVP/CTO of Break.com, Allen Hurff the former Senior Vice President of Engineering at MySpace, Travlin McCormack the CTO of Internships.com and former CTO of Sgshot Labs, and Nitu Gulati-Pauly Director of Recruiting at Cybercoders.

Time: 6:30pm to 9:00pm

Location:
Santa Monica Public Library (Auditorium)
601 Santa Monica Blvd.
Santa Monica, Ca 90401

Tickets: Free, RSVP
*This event is capped at 140 attendees. Confirmation will be required or your spot will be given up for our waiting list.

ITVFest Launch Party – The Independent Television Festival has made it to year FIVE! Come celebrate the Launch of the 5th Annual ITVFest by participating in this year’s fundraiser. First 50 people to register will get ITVFest gift bags. There will also be a silent action.

Time: 8:00pm to 11:00pm

Location:
The Den
8226 West Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, Ca

Tickets: $10
*Parking is available in the lot for $5

Startup LA – Join the fastest growing association dedicated to entrepreneurs and Startups in Los Angeles.Startup LA already counts 2500 members working in Startups in the Los Angeles Area. Startup LA members are entrepreneurs, digital media experts, internet evangelists, business angels, VCs and innovators of all kinds.

Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:
Palihouse
8465 Holloway Drive
West Hollywood, Ca

Tickets: $13 Advance RSVP required

Shakers and Stirrers – Casual monthly meet-up of technology entrepreneurs who live and/or work in the South Bay. We have met for the last year at Shade across the street but are going to try out something new at Sashi in March. Free sake at Happy Hour starting a 5pm is something we should capitalize on.

Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Location:
Wilshire
2454 Wilshire Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90403

Tickets: NFP Members: $10, Non-Members: $15, At door: $20 for everyone

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Girls in Tech LA Presents: The Buzz – PR & Marketing 3.0 – When it comes to today’s PR world, it’s all about the buzz. That particularly viral kind of word of mouth marketing that means big brand recognition and even bigger sales. But, how do you build that buzz? How do you keep it going? How do you transition a PR campaign from traditional media to new media? And, how do you convince clients that all this tweeting and texting and typing is totally worth it? These are just a few of the topics we’ll be covering at our latest Girls in Tech LA panel.

Speakers: Rynda Laurel -AF83, Bearstech & Hackable: Devices, Babette Pepaj -Bakespace, TECHmunch & The Daily Bite, Nicole Jordan -Mobile Roadie, Amanda Coolong -Tech Zulu, ThisWeekIn.com & Beta PR, Andrea Scott -POM Wonderful and Christine Kirk -Social Muse Communications.

Time: 6:30pm to 10:00pm

Location:
H.Wood
1738 North Orange Drive
Los Angeles, Ca

Tickets: $10

Startup Legal & Biz advice by Fenwick – Fenwick rocks LA again. They’re coming to LA offering free legal advice to tech startups. Swing by and meet Bill Schreiber & Darrell Kong. Beyond the legal stuff these guys actively help with funraising, relationships & biz dev. Paige Craig, Investor, recommends them to almost every startup. Talk to the guys at @MobileRoadie, @Affordit and you’ll understand their value.

Time: 1:00pm to 5:00pm

Location:
Palomar Ventures
100 Wilshire Boulevard (Suite 1700)
Santa Monica, Ca

Tickets: Free

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Everyday women and children walk an average of six Kilometers (3.5miles) to get water. The funds raised from this event will benefit Global Water Challenge, a coalition of non-profit organisations that works to bring safe drinking water to millions of people. Including communities in Hati, Central America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia. All you have to do is show up and lend your support. They are even providing music for you to enjoy during and after the walk.

The concert featuring award-winning singers and songwriters starts at 9:00am and Melissa Etheridge will take the stage at 11:00am. World renowned athletes Kara Goucher, nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis, and professional athlete and fashion model Jenny Fletcher will be participating in the event as well. Registration for walking is closed but you can still donate online.

Live Earth will be posting content from all the events taking place throughout the day on their site, LiveEarth.org. They are encouraging others to contribute their own photos and videos here:

Video

Flickr group

Help spread the word about this event by using the hashtag #RunForWater. Download the free Live Earth android/iPhone app from Mobile Roadie here.  Check out tweets about the event by following @LiveEarth.

Details

Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010

Time: Walks starts at 8:00am Concert at 9:00am

Location:
Exposition Park
3825 South Figueroa
Los Angeles, Ca

Tickets: Donate here

The Los Angeles Dow Live Earth Run for Water event will be held in Exposition Park, near downtown Los Angeles, with the 6km course starting on Exposition Park Drive, turning onto Figueroa and traveling three kilometers toward downtown, turning around at 17th Street for the return three kilometers, and ending in the Water Village in Expo Park.

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But what about the nominees who were announced as winners this year? Don’t they deserve a tastefully done moment of recognition for their hard work? Many felt that they do and it appears that two women have stepped up to do something about it.

Jenni Powell and Kim Evey have put together an informal gathering taking place tonight, April 15th at Acme Comedy Theater. Winners will be in attendance and given the opportunity to speak for 1-2 minutes about their creation, what web entertainment means to them, and their thoughts on net neutrality.

“This is not about airing out grievances about the Streamy Awards ceremony, it is about celebrating those who were chosen by their peers as the best representations of web video in a variety of categories.” -from jennipowell.com

Members of the community who are located in Los Angeles are invited to join the event. There will be no red carpet this time and press will be in attendance. This is your chance to meet the winners in a relaxed environment, hear what they have to say and then pop next door to the Amalfi Restaurant to celebrate their achievements with a drink.

The theater is relatively limited, holding only 99 people inside and an additional 40 that will be able to stand and watch on monitors from the lobby. Because of the limited space, attendees will be seated in the following order:

• 2010 Streamy Winners and their guests
• Press and 2010 Streamy nominees
• Additional guests on a first come/first served basis

The event will also be streamed to the public and web community at large on Acme Comedy’s website. Hashtag for the event is #celebratetheweb.

Details

Thursday, April 15th at 8 PM PST (7:30 drinks at Amalfi next door)

Acme Comedy Theater
135 S. La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90036-2911

When you arrive, please check in at the ACME box office where there will be a sign in sheet for additional guests as well as name tags. The ceremony itself should last no more than an hour and the most important part of the evening is the opportunity to mingle and enjoy time with each other before and after the event.

Those confirmed to be attending in person thus far include:

Best Comedy Web Series
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Dan Strange (Director)

Best Drama Web Series, Best Directing for a Drama Web Series, Best Male Actor in a Drama Web Series
The Bannen Way
Mark Gantt (Creator, Actor) Jesse Warren (Creator, Director)

Best Directing for a Comedy Web Series
The Guild
Sean Becker

Best Writing for a Drama Web Series
Compulsions
Bernie Su

Best Foreign Web Series
OzGirl

Best Female Actor in a Comedy Web Series
Felicia Day (The Guild)

Best Interactive Experience in a Web Series, Best Mobile Experience in a Web Series
Valemont

Best Visual Effects in a Web Series
Fear Clinic

With video submissions by:

Best Hosted Web Series
Diggnation
Alex Albrecht

Best New Web Series
Odd Jobs
Jeremy Redleaf

Best Writing for a Comedy Web Series
Wainy Days
David Wain

Best Female Actor in a Drama Web Series
Anyone But Me
Rachael Hip-Flores

Best Vlogger
Shane Dawson

Best Live Production in a Web Series
Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show
Michael Rotman (producer/director)

Best Animated Web Series
How It Should Have Ended

Best News or Politics Web Series, Best Experimental Web Series, Best Original Music in a Web Series
Auto-Tune the News

(Photo by TheBuiBrothers.com)

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To kick it off right, Mr. Garcetti will be joining CitySourced at a special event this Saturday, April 17th, dubbed “Download Day”. Personally I love this app and feel it can be a great benefit to any community. Hopefully more council members will start to adapt it for their districts. Help support CitySourced by showing up this Saturday and telling your friends about it.

Details

Date: Saturday, April 17th, 2010

Time: 9:00am to 10:30am

Location:
Americans (SIPA) Community Room
3200 Temple Street
Los Angeles, Ca 90026

Full Press Release

Garcetti Announces New iPhone Application
“Garcetti 311” by CitySourced will allow users to submit service requests via iPhone

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti today announced “Garcetti 311,” a new application for iPhones that will allow users to snap and submit photos of potholes, graffiti, and other problems in his district for the city to address. The application, developed by CitySourced, will be launched as a pilot program in Garcetti’s Council District, which stretches from Hollywood to Glassell Park.

“The new app empowers Angelenos to improve our neighborhoods by providing a quick, easy way of letting city government know where there are problems that need to be fixed. I’m proud to launch the pilot program in my district,” said Council President Garcetti.

Garcetti made the announcement at a training conducted by CitySourced in which Garcetti’s staff learned how to handle requests submitted through the new application.

“CitySourced was founded on a simple premise — to make it easier for all residents make their communities better. We’re doing this by facilitating the communication between residents and government, making the process simpler, more efficient and effective. Plus, as Angelenos ourselves, we’re excited about helping the city.”

“We are thrilled to have Los Angeles as our newest customer, which gives us a great opportunity to showcase and model for the rest of the world the emerging Gov2.0 movement,” said CitySourced Co-Founder Kurt Daradics.

Through the “Garcetti 311” application, users will be able to report problems for the city to address, including:

• Abandoned bicycles and vehicles
• Deceased animals
• Bulky items
• Graffiti
• Illegal dumping
• Broken sidewalks
• Potholes
• Overgrown trees

The application uses geo-tagging technology to automatically provide the problem’s location, simplifying the reporting process for users. During the year-long pilot program, Garcetti’s staff members will submit the requests to the appropriate city departments for action.

The application will be made available free of charge via iTunes later this month. Within the next three months, CitySourced, powered by FreedomSpeaks.com, also expects to expand availability of the technology to other mobile platforms such as Google Android, Blackberry, Palm, and Windows Mobile.

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Here are some of the one’s I found to have interesting points about that night and good suggestions for the future of the Streamys:

Barrett Garese (@spytap) – wrote an honest and blunt post where he touched on what was fundamentally wrong with the Streamys but also made many good suggestions on how to make sure an evening like that doesn’t happen again. He also suggested that the organizers apologize which Brady Brim De Forest did in a post later that day.

“The 2010 Streamy Awards were awful. They were an embarrassment to our entire community and they were the best evidence that mainstream media could ever find to reiterate their belief that online content is no threat. I’ve heard many people say that they believed it set our industry back a number of years in a single night and I honestly do believe the only way to salvage The Streamy Awards and the IAWTV as an organization is for the organizers to issue a very public mea culpa.”

Brian Lerner (@BrianLerner): Since You Didn’t Ask – My Thoughts on the Streamy’s - If you’re not into reading something long, Brian does a good job of highlighting the issues that seem to be resonating with most of the web community.

“Content? How about ending the self-deprecation and treating online video with the respect we’re expecting everyone else too. If we’re not taking ourselves seriously will anyone else?

Hollywood and Web Unite? Not really. Feels more like the familiar faces came to do us all a favor rather than trying to lift up the community. There are exceptions, but it’s still them and us. Don’t get me wrong. I like Hollywood. I moved to LA from NY to be a part of that world and still strive to, but there was a feeling of condescension last night and that bothers me when I have so many close friends in the mix and consider myself more a part of the Web than Hollywood at the moment.”

Justine Ezarik (iJustine) – Justine was very excited to be a part of the Streamys and promoted it to her fan base. After attending, she issued a public apology on her blog to her fans. Stating that she was confused and embarrassed. In her list style breakdown, Justine points out the issues but also posts a video that even I had missed. One where Chris Hardwick and Lisa Nova are molested on stage. Something that was evidently not planned.

“As much as it pains me to even write about this show I attended last night, I feel I need to because I owe all of you who watched because I told you to an apology. I left this event feeling confused, embarrassed and a bunch of other emotions that I still have yet to put my finger on.

As a web content creator, this show last year was a huge step in the right direction for web video producers.. and now, sadly.. back to step one.

Did I mention how vulgar it was????? There was a point in the show that I was like “Is this really happening?” I can’t even imagine how the brands and sponsors felt being a big part of the event. This is one of the biggest hurdles in online video is getting brands to trust the content they are advertising against. Now, they can’t even trust a show ABOUT online video!”

Photo from Techzulu.com by Jim Alden

So what do you think happens when the people you are trying to honor are upset about the manner you chose to do it in? My guess is they don’t come back. Many were asking for an apology from the organizers of the Streamys. Brady Brim De-Forest of Tubefilter issued this statement yesterday in an article on NewTeeVee:

“The show suffered from a lack of cohesiveness. There wasn’t enough focus on the awards, it was more focused on the comedy. Last night’s show was off that mark and we’re very sorry for that.”

When asked about the show’s heavy emphasis on self-deprecating material and scripted comedy bits, Brim-Deforest said that “As we tried to build the show into an entertainment platform, we tried to up the entertainment value. In the writing process, we were focused on individual bits and so we lost track of the show as a cohesive experience. If we had looked at the script as one whole instead of individual bits, I think we would have had a different outcome. Our focus was on building a show that was more entertaining than last year, and in doing so we lost focus on what the show is all about.”

Do you think it will be enough to save the Streamys? I guess we’ll find out next year.

(Header Photo by TheBuiBrothers.com)

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Digital LA Digital Music Panel: Artists Go Social – We like music! Join us for our pre-Coachella panel discussion with digital music industry experts on how artists are using social media and cutting edge tools to distribute and market their songs and brands. We’ll discuss: How bands use their websites, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, apps, tours, etc. to distribute and market their songs and brands, What do fans wanna see with social media: behind the scenes, backstage, day-in-the-life, etc., Beyond personal tweets, what are cutting edge social media/Twitter tools, apps, and campaigns artists can use?

Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:
Stone Rose at Sofitel
8555 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, Ca

Tickets: $60 VIP admission (Includes light appetizers &networking in VIP room) $18 Standing Room Only (Limited supply)

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

digiday:VIDEO UPFRONT LA – The best and the brightest in digital video, emerging platforms, plus media, marketing, publishing, and television executives will converge in Los Angeles to address the future of video programming and advertising. During this high-level event, Top Brand Marketers, Agency Executives, Publishers, Content Owners, and Video Technology experts will come together to discuss and explore the shape of the burgeoning Upfront Digital Video Advertising Market. The conference will take a deep dive into the advertising and content market, the buying and selling opportunities, the projected growth, and the way brands and agencies are harnessing the power of digital video to engage today’s multi-screen consumer.

Time: 12:00pm to 6:00pm

Location:
SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills
465 S. La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, Ca

Tickets: $595 ticket includes all sessions, keynotes, meal functions, and a networking cocktail party

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Mindshare – Enlightened Debauchery

• Douglas Campbell, Co-Founder of Mindshare LA & Syyn Labs: Volcanoes, Earthquakes and the Driest Desert in the World
• Gerard Minakawa – Founder, Bamboo DNA: Building with Bamboo, A World Changing Material
• Benjamin Bidlack – Engagement Director, Innovation Protocol: The Hero’s Journey in Everyday Life
• Brand X presents: Richard Metzger: The Infinite Mind of Artist Paul Laffoley
• Rebecca Ninburg – AKA “Demolicious”, Founder, LA Derby Dolls: How to Keep SoCal Rolling

Time: 7:00pm

Location:
Club 740
740 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, Ca, 90014

Tickets: $30

Friday, April 16, 2010

Digital LA – Green Goes Digital Panel – Join DigitalLA and co-host Rynda Laurel for our pre-Earth Day panel on how green entertainment goes digital and social. We’ll discuss: How green messaging goes digital, How to use social media to promote environmental movies, TV shows, and web series, How can filmmakers use film production that is sustainable, What are ways Hollywood celebs can use their celebrity status and digital to promote green initiatives.

Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:
Green Door
1429 Ivar Avenue
Los Angeles, Ca

Tickets: $15

Viper Room Foursquare Day Party – 4 squared equals 16. So naturally April 16th (4/16) has been digitally declared Foursquare Day –cities all over the world will be holding Foursquare Day parties. There are plenty of people in Los Angeles using the mobile application, so why not have a party in Lalaland. If you want to tweet about the event, make sure to use the city & official hashtags: #4sqday #LA.

Time: 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Location:
The Viper Room
8852 W Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, Ca

Tickets: Free

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We understand that putting on a show of that magnitude is tough work, so much goes into the planning and things are going to happen that are out of your control. Look at the current televised awards shows, they have been around for years and still run into issues.

One of the most entertaining videos we saw that night was “How to get nominated for a Streamy … in the nominees own words.” However due to said technical difficulties no one was able to see the conclusion of the video leaving many people wondering.

The Fine Brothers, Benny and Rafi Fine, created the video and have kindly shared it with us so you can view it in its entirety. Enjoy:

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The Retreat is like a nod back to when business was being done on the golf course. Instead of sitting in a conference room you would get out on the green with your client, have a few beers and make your deals under the sun. According to the announcement, The Retreat is an exclusive executive level event that will be invite only. Those wishing to attend will need to apply and only 85 will be selected out of applications.

Talking place at a 5 star/5 diamond resort in Dana point, attendees days will be filled with catered meals, golf, sailing and activities that allow you to develop and foster relationships with the other participants. The three-day event will be Co-hosted by David Hornik of August Capital and Andy Sack of the Founder’s Co-op. Some of the most proven investors and entrepreneurs will be invited to mix and mingle with up and coming players. With only the creme de la creme of startup tech being selected, that one on one time in an open atmosphere will be extremely valuable.

More VIP hosts will be announced shortly, while many of the specific details, including price and exact location, will only be released to applicants. The Retreat takes place from Jun 16-18, 2010. If you’d like to attend you need to get your application in by the end of May. Apply here.

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Think of it like the Emmys for internet geeks, though you will see “real” celebrities not just web celebs in attendance. Last year I spotted Neil Patrick Harris, Lisa Kudrow, Zoe Bell, and Rosario Dawson, but the person I think most people were excited to see, not to mention the big winner of the night, was Felicia Day. Her heartfelt acceptance speech was something that most people walked away from the evening talking about.

Produced by Tubefilter, The Streamy’s are co-hosted by Tubefilter News and NewTeeVee. The nominees are selected, after public submission, by members of the International Academy of Web Television. An independent, non-profit organization that includes actors, agents, composers, content creators, directors, journalists, producers, technology innovators and writers. You now have the chance to help pick the Audience Choice Winner. You can vote for your favorite series once a day, every day, right up until the day of the awards.

Hosted by Paul Scheer, The Streamys are taking place this year at the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles. If you haven’t found the perfect dress yet, not to worry, Taryn O’Neill wrote an amazing guide that will help you find it. For those of you that weren’t able to snag a ticket, you can watch the evening unfold live at 5:30pm on Streamys.org.

Last night there was a special event held just for The Streamy Craft Awards. Due to time constraints of the big event of Sunday, some awards were presented then. Here’s a quick look at the winners:

Best Reality or Documentary Web Series
The Secret Life of Scientists

Best Foreign Web Series
OzGirl

Best New Web Series
Odd Jobs

Best Companion Web Series
The Office: Subtle Sexuality

Best Experimental Web Series
Auto-Tune the News

Best Editing in a Web Series
The Bannen Way (Zack Arnold)

Best Cinematography in a Web Series
Riese (Christopher Charles Kempinski)

Best Art Direction in a Web Series
Green Porno (Rick Gilbert)

Best Sound Design in a Web Series
Fear Clinic (Kunal Rajan)

Best Visual Effects in a Web Series
Fear Clinic (Jason Bergman, Nicholas Onstad, Bethany Onstad, Jason Knetge, Erik Porn, Ikuo Saito, David Dang)

Best Animation in a Web Series
theGoob (Magnus Jansson)

Best Original Music in a Web Series
Auto-Tune the News (Evan Gregory, Andrew Gregory, Michael Gregory)

Best Live Production in a Web Series
Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show

Best Interactive Experience in a Web Series
Valemont

Best Product Integration in a Web Series
Easy to Assemble (IKEA)

Best Mobile Experience in a Web Series
Valemont U

From the red carpet entrance full of press, to the ceremony and after party, the Streamy Awards are an evening full of class, wit and of course a few laughs. In short, something you don’t want to miss. See you on the red carpet!

(Photo by TheBuiBrothers.com)

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Check out everything Tubefilter has planned for Web Television Week, April 5th – 11th, here.

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Hollywood 2.0 Event at UCLA: Steven de Souza, writer of Die Hard, 48 Hours and Tomb Raider Cradle of Life is coming to UCLA Anderson to screen his Web Series. Steven is a Hollywood legend, and is one of the handful of screenwriters whose movies have grossed over $2 Billion.

Time: 5:00pm

Location:
UCLA Anderson School Of Business, Room A201

Tickets: Free
*RSVP by sending an email to sunil@scripped.com

DealMaker LA Presents: Don’t hire your BFF - How to build a winning Team: Join us for a candid conversation about what it takes to hook, line and sink’er when it comes to attracting (and keeping) an amazing executive team.

Speakers:

• John Suh, CEO, LegalZoom
• Jim Jonassen, Founder, Jim Jonassen & Associates
• Brett Brewer, CEO, Adknowledge
• Rich Battista, President, National Cable Networks at Fox Cable Networks

Time: 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Location:
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Los Angeles
11355 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, Ca 90064

Tickets: Strategy Series + Mixer: $60, Mixer Only: $35

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

New Media Vault – Streamys Edition: Join us for a special Streamys Edition of New Media Vault as part of the week-long Web TV Week celebration. Featured sponsor is Web TV Workshop, Hollywood’s 1st Web TV School Opening May 2010!
2 full free tuition certificates will be given away as a special door prize!

Time: 8:00pm to Midnight

Location:
Broadway Bar
830 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, Ca 90014

Tickets: $10

MediaClub LA @ Haute Hollywood: Come mingle with top industry professionals in Media and Technology. Attendees work at companies such as CAA, Disney, Dreamworks, Fox, ICM, MySpace, NBC, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, William Morris, YouTube, etc.

Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:
Haute Hollywood
665 N Roberston
West Hollywood, Ca

Tickets: $12 until April 5th, then $15
*Advanced RSVP required

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

The Streamy Awards Launch Party — Hosted by blip.tv: Celebrate the arrival of open entertainment on the eve of the most prestigious awards ceremony devoted to excellence in original web television programming and those who create it.

Time: 8:00pm

Location:
Millenium Biltmore Hotel
506 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles Ca, 90071

Tickets: Invited Guest/ Register

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

The Streamy Awards: This year marks the second annual Streamy Awards, honoring excellence in original web television programming and those who create it. The ceremony, and its live online broadcast, brings together top talent, decision-makers and influencers shaping the online entertainment industry. Awards are presented for the past years’ finest achievements in a variety of categories spanning multiple disciplines, including Performance, Directing, Writing, Editing, Visual Effects, Sound, and more.

Time: 5:00pm

Location:
Orpheum Theatre
842 South Broadway
Los Angeles, Ca 90014

Tickets: Invite Only, watch the livestream here.

*Some information taken from Nicole Jordan’s LA Tech Calendar on Kickingsand.com.

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Press Release

Scripped Doubles Installed Base of Users and Claims Dominant Market Leadership for Web-Based Screenwriting Software and Content Development Services

SAN FRANCISCO, March 29, 2010 – Scripped, the leading provider of Web-based screenwriting software and crowdsourced content development services based in San Francisco, today announced the company has secured new investment and merged with Massachusetts-based Zhura.com. Terms of the merger were not disclosed, as both companies are privately-held, but Scripped executives confirm the merger is valued in the seven figure range. The new funding, provided by private angel investors, amounts to $250,000.

In addition to the new investment and merger with Zhura, Scripped will move into a new facility located in San Francisco as part of a technology incubator called I/O ventures. The company recently added Break.com CEO Keith Richman to its Board of Advisors.

“With this new investment and the merger of Zhura into the Scripped family, we believe Scripped is poised for explosive growth in 2010,”said Sunil Rajaraman, CEO, Scripped. “At 60,000-strong, and adding a new screenwriter every 20 minutes, we are proving every single day that everyone has a screenplay. It is our top priority to give members of the Scripped.com community every opportunity to get their works produced.”

“This merger is a natural synergy that brings immediate value to our combined memberships” said Eric MacDonald, founder and CEO of Zhura, now a member of the Scripped.com board of directors. “Now writers can come to one site and have access to the most powerful screenwriting software in the industry along with a robust community of creative talent, as well as a broad range of exciting writing opportunities.”

“The Scripped team has shown a lot of resiliency and resourcefulness over the past year.” said Keith Richman. “The moment a writer from Scripped gets one of their works produced and widely distributed, the company’s business model of crowdsourcing screenplays could become the norm.”

New members of the Scripped Board of Advisors include:

Keith Richman – Keith Richman, a recognized industry leader and successful entrepreneur, is chief executive officer of Break Media. Keith is responsible for providing the company’s overall strategic direction and leading the company in the areas of business development and marketing.

About Scripped:
Founded in 2008, Scripped’s goal is to make screenwriting accessible to writers of all levels and provide the tools and community writers need to bring their ideas from inception to completion. Scripped aims to encourage and support the needs of all scripted content writers.

Scripped Inc. promotes the art of screenwriting by providing Scripped Writer, the first completely free web-based screenwriting software for writers. Scripped Writer is an innovative text editor that functions like a standard word processor but automatically formats and catalogs each screenplay element according to industry standards. Since its launch in January 2008, Scripped Writer has amassed a user-base of more than 30,000 writers from all 50 states and more than 50 countries. In March of 2010, Scripped merged with Zhura.com, nearly doubling its userbase to 60,000 screenwriters. To try Scripped Writer, visit scripped.com. For additional corporate info and biographical information on the management team, please email us directly at contact@scripped.com.

About Zhura:
Zhura was founded in 2007 to develop the next generation in performance writing tools. As the first company to combine advanced editing technology with valuable community, collaboration, and social networking features, Zhura is a thought leader in the Performance Writing Industry. For more information about Zhura’s applications and online writing community, visit zhura.com.

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Casey McKinnon, the host for A Comicbook Orange, and all around super cool chick, tweeted that they made the Bridgette Dale attack ad with lalawag in mind. Notice the reference to “funemployment”? We thought you might like that.

Attack Ad Felicia Day

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Check out A Comicbook Orange and keep up with all of Casey’s antics on her website or follow her on Twitter @caseymckinnon.

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Monday, March 29, 2010

Digital LA – Glendale Cocktails – Join us for wine and appetizers at the acclaimed Palate wine bar in Glendale, just a few blocks south of the Americana at Brand. Yup, it’s our first Glendale event, perfect for nearby studio peeps (Disney, ABC, WB, Universal) and others around Glendale, North Hollywood, Burbank and Pasadena. Tell your friends to show and we can represent in Glendale!

Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Location:
Palate Food & Wine
933 S. Brand Blvd
Glendale, Ca

Tickets: $8 advance registration required

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

MOTM: Through the Digital Looking Glass and What Alice Found There - For all the benefits computers and the Internet have given our culture they have also made it far more complex. Arguably, one of the biggest problems is that we don’t have useful ethical frameworks in which to make judgments about both old and new behaviors. Join us for a discussion where we examine a few selected cases, both real and fictitious, and as a group explore the ethical questions involved.

Featured Guest: Mark Gibbs

Time: 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Location:
Los Robles Greens Golf Club
299 South Moorpark Road
Thousand Oaks, Ca 91361

Tickets: Free

*UPCOMING EVENT*

Los Angeles Startup Weekend will take place from Friday, April 30, 2010 to Sunday, May 02, 2010 in Santa Monica, CA. Tickets went on sale last week and are limited. Get yours here.

Featured speakers:

Sean Percival
Will Schroter
Ryan Roberts
Mark Suster

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Twitter is a great place to let loose, share some humor, perk up your day or that of a friends. Recently I learned about a Twitter account that was taking tweets and making funny sketch drawings of them, like this one:

And this one:

Things like this make me happy and I want to share them with others who would find it equally amusing, but I also wanted to know more about the person behind @drawmytweet. Luckily, I was able to grab the attention of the creator behind it, Karen Nicoletti, and ask her a few questions:

1. How did you come up with the idea of drawing tweets. What made you decide to do it?

I love to draw, and I wanted to come up with a fun project that would incorporate illustrations. I had decided to open an Etsy shop in part to sell offbeat hand-drawn greeting cards, but I got sidetracked with the idea of reinterpreting or playing off of people’s tweets in the form of a little drawing. It seemed like a fun challenge with endless inspiration, and I liked the idea of maybe making people laugh a little at the new take on their tweet.

2. What is your favorite tweet drawing you have done so far?

Illustration-wise, Bullwinkle as Rocky’s lawyer. Joke-wise, Sally Field/Boniva.

3. If someone wanted a printed copy of a tweet you have drawn could they get one?

I think the tweet’s originator should have first crack at buying the original drawing, and yes, that is an option, if people are
interested. I’d also make reprints available.

4. You have an Etsy shop for your art, any plans to incorporate the tweet drawings into cards? Are there any special projects you are working on?

The card shop grew out of my affinity for collage and papercuts, and I do want to incorporate my drawings into it soon. Most of the cards in there now feature these cool little illustrations I fell in love with — they’re from a home repair book from the ’30s. As for other art projects, even though lately I use iPhone camera apps far more than my DSLR, I’m addicted to photography and am working with a friend to build a website for my photos.

For your daily dose of fun tweet drawings, follow @drawmytweet. Karen takes requsts all the time so don’t hesitate to send her a tweet you’d like to see illustrated.

*Thanks to @betheboy for his initial tweet alerting me to this awesome Twitter account.

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With Qwotebook you can add any quote you want and share it with your friends. You reference the name of the person who said the quote and add context like when you heard the quote and what it refers to. You can even tag the quote as well. If the person who said the quote is already a Qwotebook member their name will populate for you to select for attribution. If it’s someone famous or someone that doesn’t have an account yet, the site will automatically make one and upload a pic for it.

I added a quote from Bill Maher and the site created this account for him:

The initial sign up is kinda like what Twitter newbies experience. Until you start following people or adding quotes, there is nothing to see on your profile page. You can however click the home button and see the most recently added qwotes to the site. To find people to follow you check out the qwotebot’s following list.

One of our favorite people in the whole wide world, Drew Olanoff, is the creator of the site. He is working with developers from I Heart Movies to keep everything running smoothly. He often says quotable, inspiring things like the phrase below, so it makes sense that this site would come from him:

Qwotebook is still in Beta and has limited access but Drew has kindly given us 250 invites for the wonderful lalawag readers. To try out Qwotebook visit the site and use the code “lala”.

If you have any trouble getting on don’t hesitate to drop them an email, they have excellent customer service. Mike Davis from the Qwotebook team was awesome at answering any questions I had and helping with the technological hiccups I always seem to encounter.

Follow them on Twitter @qwotebook.

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UPDATE:

The awesomeness of peeps on Twitter have alerted me to two other events added below.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

StartUp LA - Helping Entrepreneurs, one StartUp at a time. Join the fastest growing association dedicated to entrepreneurs and Startups in Los Angeles by attending our Premiere event at Bar Marmont.

Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Location:
Bar Marmont
8171 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles Ca 90069

Tickets: $12 ADVANCE RSVP REQUIRED

Thursday, March 25, 2010

LA Twestival – Twestival is a charity festival whereby 175 cities from around the world come together for events on 1 day- March 25th- raising money for one cause. This year we’re raising money for Concern Worldwide, an international humanitarian organization transforming the lives of the world’s poorest, most marginalized children through access to education.

Featuring: Youtube’s official video mixer, TweetMuseum – one of a Kind Celeb art!, Polite in Public Digital Photo booth, DJ Mike Relm, 16 year-old DJ prodigy and blogger Jake Simon. Plus: a SURPRISE GUEST PERFORMANCE by a top Alternative Music Band!

Time: 7:00pm to 11:00pm

Location:
The Roxy Theatre
9009 Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Tickets: $20

Schmoozd Mixer – Join us at the Wokcano for more rock solid networking with tech geeks, VCs, entrepreneurs and good folks just like you. Media Temple is buying the first few rounds so get there early to get your free drink.

Time: 6:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:
Wokcano
1413 5th Street
Santa Monica, Ca

Tickets: $20
*Parking Details: Valet services offered from 5:00pm to 2:00am. There is also a parking garage behind the building.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

LA Media Reform Summit 2010: Preserving Democracy – Please join the LA Media Reform Group, California Common Cause and the Urban & Environmental Policy Institute on March 27, 2010, at Occidental College for our third annual summit. Given the recent supreme court decision, the changing media landscape and the importance of the upcoming election cycle, we’ve decided to make this year’s theme, “Preserving Democracy.”

Time: View the full schedule here

Location:
Occidental College
1600 Campus Road
Los Angeles, Ca 90041

Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door

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Digital LA Digital Drinks - ‘Tis our lucky day! We’ll be celebratin’ St. Patty’s a wee day early with our pre-St. Patricks Day – Digital Drinks @ Dillon’s Irish Bar. Rest ur feet and pull up a chair with good cheer! And practice for the next day: wear some green! We’ll be networking in the left back private room – the one with the big screen!

Time: 8:00pm to 11:00pm

Location:
Dillon’s Irish Pub
6263 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, Ca

Tickets: $10 advance registration required

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Mindshare LA – We hope to see you there for another night of enlightened debauchery!

Program Includes:

• David Orban / Founder, Chief Evangelist, WideTag, Inc. & Advisor, Singularity Univeristy / The Internet of Things
• Matthew J. Smith / Harvard Law School / Negotiation & Mediation Afterhours
• Wil Carson / Senior Project Designer, Michael Maltzan Architecture / New Questions for a New City
• Emily Tyrant / Pervert Extraordinaire, Den of Iniquity / Acclimating Men to Pain

Time: 7:00pm

Location:
Club 740
740 S. Broadway
(Enter through the alley at 8th Spring St.)
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Tickets: $30

WITI Spring Mixer with Girls In Tech – Make new contacts, re-connect with former colleagues, invite clients (and make new ones!). You’ll have rare access to a highly diverse group of professionals committed to your success! Men and women are encouraged to attend this smashing seasonal event and we will be inviting many other LA based groups to join us.

Time: 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Location:
Wokano
1413 5th Street
Santa Monica, Ca 90401

Tickets: $20 for WITI members $40 for non-members

Docstoc March Mixer and Startups Uncensored #15 – How to Persuade People – This month’s Startups Uncensored will be on “How to Persuade People”. It will be an open and frank town-hall conversation talking about the skills and techniques leaders use to influence others. Led by Jason Nazar, the “How to Persuade People” presentation will be geared towards startups and entrepreneurs to learn and review the skills that will help them raise money, hire great talent, and land partnerships.

Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Location:
Santa Monica Public Library (Auditorium)
601 Santa Monica Blvd.
Santa Monica, Ca 90401

Tickets: Free, RSVP
*This event is capped at 140 attendees. Confirmation will be required or your spot will be given up for our waiting list.

MediaClub LA – Join LA’s Largest Business Networking Organization for Media Professionals and see you at our next event. Come mingle with top industry professionals in Media and Technology. Attendees work at companies such as CAA, Disney, Dreamworks, Fox, ICM, MySpace, NBC, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, William Morris, YouTube, etc.

Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:
W Hollywood
6250 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood, Ca

Tickets: $12 until March 15th, then $15

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Each Community has what is called a “Founder” which is the person who started the community and is the one who manages it. They get to curate the content that members add, format the templates used for reviews, pick the top three reviews to highlight at the top of the page, and manage the Twitter account for the community. They essentially guide the conversation and topics.

The page is composed of reviews, featured lists, micro reviews and three featured reviews that usually revolve around a popular topic in the community. You have the ability to search members, see the top contributors and check out recent activity.

The SXSW Community is managed by Thomas Knoll and already has 56 members. With all the over sharing that takes place these days it’s pretty amazing that they were able to keep it quiet. Here are a few members which you might recognize:

• Chrisheuer
• Corvida
• Sarahcooley
• AlanaJoy
• Jyamasaki
• Missrogue
• Scobleizer

They have already added a ton of content and one particular tag that most if not all of the SXSWi attendees will want to check out. A list of all the parties.

When you click on the link of each event it takes you to a page that has a wiki with info on what the event is, where it’s located, the time it starts and photos. You then have the opportunity to write a detailed review or micro one, that will post to the page and can be sent to Twitter and Facebook. Check out some of the top parties ahead of time, the community has thoughtfully added tips for you SXSW newbies.

Needless to say there is some work involved with being a Community Founder, which is why you would want to pick something you’re passionate about if you’re going to sign up to be one.

If you want to become a part of the SXSW community and add your 2 cents about it, sign up to be a member of Lunch.com here. Then visit the community page to become a member. You can also follow them on Twitter at @LunchSXSW.

If you just want to browse the community before signing up for an account, we have a special beta code for you. Click here and enter the code “lalawag”.

Follow Lunch on Twitter @Lunch_com to stay up to date on news, and become a fan on Facebook.

How To become a Community Founder

In order to maintain the integrity of the Lunch community, people interested in creating a community will be asked to fill out a brief application form. This benefits fellow founders and members overall, by ensuring they’re surrounded by people who share Lunch’s brand values and vision for high quality content and responsible participation. Once you have created an account and signed in, enter the private BETA code CURIOUS as your passcode to access the application.

Get To Know Them

Lunch.com is a social media website where people share and discover genuinely useful information, connecting to others with common interests while uncovering common ground with those who may appear to be their total opposites. Fueled by curiosity, Lunch features reviews, lists and ratings created by members of the community, on almost any imaginable topic. Launched in April 2009 by J.R. Johnson former founder and CEO of VirtualTourist.com, which was acquired by Expedia in July 2008), Lunch’s proprietary Similarity Network engine calculates commonalities in taste and opinions among the site’s members.

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Here’s a roundup of some of our most popular and outrageous posts from last year. Just click on the pictures to view the articles in all their glory.

(Photo (CC) Brian Solis. www.briansolis.com)

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“for the next 30 days I’m going to do something each day to give to others. Its not always going to be a large amount of money and some days it won’t be money I’m giving away; I may make a donation online to various charities, give clothes to goodwill, buy a homeless person by my office a meal – I think what’s important is that I make myself think about the struggles other people are going through everyday.”

He makes a very good point. It seems more and more people are consumed by the things that are affecting them, and when they do think about doing something for others, they often use the excuse of later. It doesn’t take much to make an impact in someone else’s life and it definitely doesn’t take a lot of money.

Jason is asking for others to join his challenge and to help him find organizations and charities that you feel he should help out over the course of March. If you have one in mind he encourages you to leave it in the comments of his post. So far a few people have commeted and said they would join in the challenge including media empress Shira Lazar and David Travers from Rustic Canyon Partners.

Jason will be updating his blog regularly with his daily donation so you can follow along with his progress and hopefully get inspired to start your own.

(Photo (CC) Brian Solis. www.briansolis.com)

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In addition to a fun night of mingling, they are having a tweet contest to see who the “Best Social Media City” is. This is based off of tweets that contain the hashtags #medialeaders and #LA. Currently out of the eight cities in the running, Raleigh is winning by a landslide. Now, I’m not encouraging you to spam your readers but, do you really want North Carolina to beat us at this?

To participate in the tweet contest and let other LA residents know that you will be attending the event, visit MediaLeaders.tv and click the tweet “this button”. Or just tweet out:

I am attending #MediaLeaders #LA on March 9th (and I want LA to win the tweet contest). Join me:  http://bit.ly/ab8CI8.

To check out who has already tweeted that they are attending and to quickly search what’s going on live at the event in your city, check out their Twitter Tracker.

Details

Date: Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:
Rush Street
9546 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, Ca 90232

Tickets: $12

(Photo from rushstreetculvercity.com)

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Monday, March 8, 2010

Digiday: Mobile – Is Mobile The Next Critical Mass Medium? – Discover the what the future holds for you and this game changing media platform at digiday:MOBILE in Los Angeles. During this high-level full day event – top Publishers, Agency Executives and Brand Marketers will come together to discuss and debate how to fully utilize the next critical mass medium: MOBILE.

Full day of sessions and networking. Agenda here.

Time:
Starts at 8:00am, last session at 5:00pm
Cocktail party 5:30pm

Location:
Hilton Los Angeles (Universal City)
555 Universal Hollywood Drive
Universal City, Ca 91608

Tickets: $595.00
*The ticket includes all sessions, keynotes, meal functions, and a networking cocktail party.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Digiday: Social – The New Media Reality: Everything is Social. Are You? – During this high-level event, top Publishers, Agency Executives and Brand Marketers will come together to discuss how Social Media is everywhere and is changing everything.

Full day of sessions and networking. Agenda here.

Time:
Keynote starts 9:00am, last session starts at 4:45
Cocktail party at 5:30pm

Location:
Hilton Los Angeles (Universal City)
555 Universal Hollywood Drive
Universal City, Ca 91608

Tickets: $595.00
*The ticket includes all sessions, keynotes, meal functions, and a networking cocktail party.

Media Leaders Networking Event – Join fellow Media Leaders to share ideas and enjoy meeting new friends a week before SXSW. There’s no keynote speaker or panel of experts, just socializing and mixing with key influencers that are changing the way the industry operates.

Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:
Rush Street
9546 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, Ca 90232

Tickets: $12

Crash Space LA – BristleBots and LED throwie art – Tuesday night Crashpace LA is open to the public. They’ll be having some fun quick DIY projects for you to build. Come on over and have fun. The project kits are $5 for CrashSpace members or $10 for non-members and you can take them home after you build them. In the kit you get the parts to build your own Bristlebot, a tiny robot made from a toothbrush and LED throwie art. They’ll have a Bristlebot race track you can do time trials on.

Time: 8:00pm

Location:
Crash Space
10526 Venice Blvd
Culver City, Ca 90232

Tickets: None needed, more information on Crash Space here.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

ThinkLA’s February Interactive Mixer – Mingle at this mixer geared towards the interactive community. Appetizers served, no host bar.

Time: 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Location:
Rush Street
9546 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, Ca 90232

Tickets: Registration for this event is now closed. Walk-ins will be available at the door at $40 an individual.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Los Angeles VC and Angel Event – How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check! We will be discussing trends in Early-Stage Investing, hot sectors, sectors that these Angels and VCs look at, things that are most important to them when they are considering an Investment, the best and worst things an entrepreneur can do to get their attention, additional advice for entrepreneurs, and, of course, the best ways to reach these and other Investors.

Time: 2:00pm – 6:15pm (workshop is 11am-1pm)

Location:
Bingham McCutchen LLP
355 South Grand Avenue Suite 4400
Los Angeles, Ca

Tickets:
Entrepreneur Raising Capital – Event: $75
Entrepreneur Event + Pitching Workshop: $350
Investor / Service provider: $85

Friday, March 12, 2010

By now most of LA has arrived in Austin, Texas for the first day of  SXSW Interactive, excluding me of course. For those of you not going and wanting to drive everyone crazy with non SXSW tweets, check out @notsxsw.

Thanks to Nicole Jordan for information taken from her LA Tech Calendar on KickingSand.com

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To be inspired of course. All week long Ignite events are taking place across the planet in different cities. Known as Global Ignite Week, participants get five minutes to present on stage with their 20 slides and try to enlighten and inspire the crowd.

The tag line for all of the events is “Enlighten us, but make it quick”, with topics ranging from social good, to robots, to remote viewing?? This was my first Ignite and I am sad to say I had to ask my friends that had been to past events what the point was. Thankfully there were a few presenters that stood out and actually made me think “Wow, that’s really cool, I want to know more.”

Kurt Daradics bravely took the stage and gave a very touching and funny speech about being a cyborg. He shared with the room a personal story that many have never heard, how he was born with a condition that left him deaf with 40% hearing loss until they were able to implant a piece of metal in his ear that conducts sound through the bone. I even had people coming up to me at other events this week to talk about how great they thought it was.

Photo by Laurie Percival

Eric Gradman shared a range of projects he has worked on including one called the Narcisystem, a wearable suit of biometric sensors which allows different parts of his body to control the elements in the room around him like the lighting and sound. How you can use RFID tags to turn any space into an interactive one and he talked about Sockieokie, a project that will be unveiled at a Syyn Labs, formerly Mindshare Labs, event this Saturday. He definitely inspired me to get out to the next Mindshare event.

The last presenter, Adam Sadowsky, treated us to some of the specifics behind the recently debuted video for OKGO’s new song “This Too Shall Pass”. It was released at 4pm on Monday and encompasses a Rube Goldberg machine. The band was really specific on their requirements and it was quite impressive that Syyn Labs was able to meet them all and pull off such a cool video in one shot.

The presenters that I liked, I really liked but they were few and far between. Overall I found the evening interesting but not necessarily enlightening. I didn’t seem like I had experienced what I had heard a typical Ignite event was like. That being said I am still willing to attend another one as long as they make some changes.

To the organizers I would have to recommend next time get a bigger venue, have the community vote ahead of time on who they want to see present, and for the love of god, have food available.

(Photos by Jim Alden @TechFrog)

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