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words and pictures by Brian Solis

And you thought the TechSet + Windows Mobile Rat Pack at the Belmont party was slammed…

Digg hosted a live episode of Diggnation at Stubbs BBQ during SXSW Interactive with thousands of the show’s most ardent fans in attendance. It was simply mind blowing. The cult-like phenomenon that served as the undercurrent for our Geek culture is now broaching pop status. Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht represent a new genre of celebrity and if you don’t believe me, just ask any one of Kevin Rose’s 375,000 friends on Twitter.

I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story…

Jim Louderback takes the stage

Alex Albrecht and Rad Zach, Zach Luye

LaLa, Lara Doucette

Alex and Kevin rev up the crowd

Jay Adelson, Alex Albrecht, Kevin Rose

Alex Albrecht

Jeremiah Owyang, Kevin Rose and Brian Solis

Sarah Austin and Zach Luye

Diggnation

Diggnation towers over the crowd

Lara Doucette and Brian Solis

Tamar Weinberg

For more pictures from Diggnation @SXSW 2009, please visit my album on Flickr.

Please read:

The Human Network: The Social Economy is Influenced by How We Communicate Online & Offline (My philosophical analysis of what makes SXSW so special)

Which parties did you hit or miss?

Check em off at Diddit: SXSW Interactive Festival 2009 Party List

Pictures:

SXSW – The Calm Before the Storm

SXSW Day One

TechSet + Windows Mobile Rat Pack 2.0 Party

SXSW Day Two

Diggnation Party at Stubbs

We Flashmob the Driskill

AllHat @Allens Boots

Brian Solis Book Signing @SXSW

Are PR Agencies a Dying Breed: Brian Solis joins the panel

Kirtsy, AllTop Party @Allens Boots

Pool 2.0 – SocialMediaClub

SXSW Day Four

Paul Nelson Performs in the TechSet + Windows Mobile Blogger Lounge

Dell Adamo Premiers at SXSW

Power Geek Girl Tweetup in the TechSet + Windows Mobile Blogger Lounge

Rackspace + Scoble Party

Blurb + Mashable Party

SXSW Day Five

WorldSings.com

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words and pictures by Brian Solis

During SXSW Interactive 2009, interesting, notable, and unexpected geeks as well as the Internet Famous filled the streets in and around the conference and the after hours parties.

Some of my best encounters happened simply by walking from point A to point B.

I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the stories…

Corvida

Drew Olanoff shows us the bid-winning @melaniemitchell tattoo

Chris Brogan, @geekmommy, Justin Levy throw up Hashtag signs

Dan Patterson of ABC

Sarah Townsend performs on a random Austin street corner

Gregarious Greg Narain vs. Corvida

Scott Beale of Laughing Squid and Brian Solis

Violet Blue, Robert Scoble, Alexia Tsotsis

Frank Gruber channeling Johnny Cash

Sun/Nokia Fogo De Chao

Francisco Dao, Lynne Johnson

Brian Solis, Jessica Berlin, Ilana Arazie, Gregarious

Please read:

The Human Network: The Social Economy is Influenced by How We Communicate Online & Offline (My philosophical analysis of what makes SXSW so special)

Which parties did you hit or miss?

Check em off at Diddit: SXSW Interactive Festival 2009 Party List

Pictures:

SXSW – The Calm Before the Storm

SXSW Day One

TechSet + Windows Mobile Rat Pack 2.0 Party

SXSW Day Two

Diggnation Party at Stubbs

We Flashmob the Driskill

AllHat @Allens Boots

Brian Solis Book Signing @SXSW

Are PR Agencies a Dying Breed: Brian Solis joins the panel

Kirtsy, AllTop Party @Allens Boots

Pool 2.0 – SocialMediaClub

SXSW Day Four

Paul Nelson Performs in the TechSet + Windows Mobile Blogger Lounge

Dell Adamo Premiers at SXSW

Power Geek Girl Tweetup in the TechSet + Windows Mobile Blogger Lounge

Rackspace + Scoble Party

Blurb + Mashable Party

SXSW Day Five

WorldSings.com

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by Brian Solis

Dave Morin, Sarah Lacy, and I co-hosted the West Coast leg of Julia & Randi’s Bi-Coastal Birthday Bash last night at Rosewood in San Francisco.

Julia & Randi are celebrating their birthdays with us on both coasts this weekend, San Francisco (Fri, Feb 27) and New York City (Sat, Feb 28) in an effort to raise awareness and donations for Charity: Water and Women for Women International. The theme honored the charities by promoting the colors that uniquely represented them, blue and pink. It created a wonderful ambiance of continuously shifting fashionable decor, which complemented the intimate mood set by the Rosewood’s stylish motif.

Julia and Randi, you are amazing and wonderful. I can’t express that enough. Thank you for always being there…And, thank you for sharing your special day with us and also for raising awareness of two very important causes. Happy Birthday!

I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story…

Randi’s Birthday Cake

Randi Zuckerberg and Chris Kelly

Meghan Asha and Sarah Lacy

Tim Ferriss

Aubs and Daisy

Cupcakes

Oren Michels and Lane Becker

Birthday Cocktail

Tim Ferriss

More about Charity: Water

Charity: Water is a non-profit bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. Right now, over 1 billion people on the planet don’t have access to safe, clean drinking water. Charity: water funds sustainable clean water solutions in areas of greatest need. Just $20 can give one person in a developing nation clean water for 20 years.

For more pictures from Julia’s and Randi’s SF Birthday Bash, please visit my album on Flickr.

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words and pictures by Brian Solis

The dynamic team over at Dealmaker Media hosted Startonomics LA, a one-day workshop designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs on how to create simple, actionable metrics; and how to use them to make better product and marketing decisions for long-term growth and startup success.

Emceed by Jason Nazar of Docstoc (who is an amazing speaker), Startonomics literally sent startups back to school. The event was hosted at UCLA’s Anderson School of Business and attracted entrepreneurs from all over the country to learn and share experiences, strategies, and tactics to cultivate companies from conception to profitability to even acquisition.

“The difference between startups in San Francisco and LA is that we are driven by making money AND innovating,” exclaimed Nazar.  And the discussions throughout the day supported that definition. They were incredibly valuable.

I spent the the entire day in “my office.”

I was one of three service providers participating in “Office Hours,” a very special series of segments during the day-long conference. My job was to help startups understand the new world of marketing and PR to both determine strategies and tactics for DIY programs and also learn how to better manage, guide and measure internal and external resources as they grow.

The after party was hosted at The W Westwood by Media Temple.

I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story…

Debbie Landa

Jason Nazar

Wm. Marc Salsberry, Debbie Landa, Kristen O’Brien

David Sacks, Yammer

Neil Patel

Shira Lazar

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by Brian Solis

One of the most inspiring aspects of the Social Economy is the widespread comradeship that is pervasive amongst thought leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers. Although we’re in the throes of a recession, the community is more vigilant than ever and ready to help and guide you to success.

My good friends at Dealmaker Media are certainly among the greatest connectors and resource providers and they’re hosting an incredible event just for you.

If you’re in the Los Angeles area on February 6th, you could only benefit from participating in Startonomics. Dealmaker Media has organized some of the most revered, networked and proven entrepreneurs and experts to share insight, strategies, successess, challenges, and mistakes to help you effectively navigate your startup through these opportune stages of economic possibilities.

Speakers include:

David Sacks, Yammer

Mike Jones, Tsavo Media

Mark Jeffrey, Mahalo

Jim Benedetto, MySpace

Jason Nazar, DocStoc

Sean Percival, Author of MySpace Marketing

Ted Rheingold, Dogster

Peter Pham, Billshrink

Frank Addante, Rubicon

Dan Gould, Fox Interactive

Richard Rosenblatt, Demand Media

Startonomics is a one-day workshop designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs on how to create simple, actionable metrics; and how to use them to make better product and marketing decisions for long-term growth and startup success.s

There’s also an after party hosted by Media Temple…

If you’d like to attend, please click here. This link will reduce the ticket price by $100. Get it before they’re gone!

One more thing. I’m taking up residence for the day and will officially host a series of PR for Startup discussions during “office hours.” Stand by for more details! In the meantime, read this post on TechCrunch, “PR Secrets for Startups.”

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