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Web 2.0 companies are growing and parting while the US economy is going in recession - Here is the Web 2.0 Expo Party list

by Vassil Mladjov on 23 April 2008, 09:08   0 comments , 727 views
Tags: web 2.0, social networking, web 2.0 expo parties, paries, economy, 1999, drinks, wine, beer, fun, people
Last night I was able to go to the Digg's party in the city.
Met Kevin and the great Digg team there and had a drink with many good friends.
What surprise me was how many people are looking to hire new engineers. Even Kevin and crew made a fun music video to show the work-life at Digg in order to recruit even more people at the party.

The interesting thing is that this week in the city it feels like 1999 again, Big Web 2.0 parties, lots of drinks and companies are hiring like crazy. Maybe is not all the companies, but the real one with real biz plans and customers. I know we are having hard time to find good people as well. The solution, make a great party and invite the rest of the world to come and see how fun it is to work at Blogtronix ;)

Any ways, here is a list of Web 2.0 parties for this week while the Web 2.0 Expo is going in the city. You can spot me easily there as I am 6'6" and I may be in my orange jacket. See you there .

Wed, April 23, 2008

Chi.mp and Mashable Presents Evolve - The web 2.0 Expo after party at Mighty - RSVP
When Wed, Apr 23, 7pm – 10pm
Where Mighty - 119 Utah Street
Description Mashable and Chi.mp announce “Evolve: The Web 2.0 Expo After Party” Our co-host, Chi.mp, will be announcing and sharing a sneak preview of their new content hub and identity management platform. RSVP: Tickets are on sale at $10 each, Register at http://evolve.eventbrite.com/ The comp code is "chimpme" may be limited

South Park Crawl

7:00pm - 10:00pm Wednesday, 04/23/2008
Event South Park, SF

This year, the official Web 2.0 Expo party will be something different. How better to celebrate the spirit of Web 2.0 than to take over the “lunchroom of the web”: San Francisco’s South Park? This charming and unassuming urban park is where it all started: it was the address to have in the nineties if you were going to make it on the web, and the lawn in front of the burrito place has probably seen more deals than any blades of grass ever hoped to. You knew the bubble had burst when there were no lines at Café Centro. Now it’s back, and it’s not just the home of Twitter, Adaptive Path, RubyRed Labs, and Wikipedia; it’s also a fantastic place to have a party.

On the evening of the first day of the full conference, local Web 2.0 companies and sponsors hosting from popular South Park restaurants will open their doors to conference attendees for the biggest and best party of the year. Attendees will arrive with a map of the participating venues and a mission to eat, drink and network. Maps will be placed in your badge holder, which will be given to you at check-in.

This event is open to conference attendees, speakers and press, but you must have your badge to get into the parties. South Park is within easy walking distance of Moscone West – just four blocks away.

Participating Companies:

VCtini
Adaptive Path
363 Brannan Street
Make A Word! The experience design firm who coined the words “blog” and “Ajax” welcomes you into their offices for food, drinks, and conversation. Prizes awarded for the best 4-letter neologism pertaining the Web.

VCtini
Citizen Space
425 2nd Street, #300
Citizen Space is a SF Coworking space. We support community events and meetups and welcome vagabond hackers to drop in anytime for free. Our goal is to provide a cafe-like work experience without having to fight for the table by the plug.

VCtini
ESVCA @ Andrea Schwartz Gallery
525 2nd Street
VCtini! The Early Stage Venture Capital Association (ESVCA) invites you to demo your site and socialize with early stage VCs such as August Capital, DFJ, Norwest Ventures, OATV, First Round Capital, Storm Ventures, Trinity Ventures and Woodside Fund at the Andrea Schwartz Gallery on 525 Second Street. Wireless iMac computer stations available for informal demos. Event sponsored by Fenwick & West, LLP, Silicon Valley Bank and Trinet HR Services.

Federated Media
Federated Media Publishing @ South Park Cafe
108 South Park
Grab a Bite with Battelle and Friends! Grab a Bite with John Battelle, Web 2.0 Program Chair and founder of Federated Media. Joining the party will be the brains behind some of the leading conversational media sites on the Web.

IBM
IBM @ Jack Falstaff
598 2nd St
Come join IBM for mojitos …iced, not stirred. We’re inviting Web 2.0 gurus, media types, engineers and partners for a meeting of the minds over appetizers, salsa music and, of course, mojitos.

Leverage Software
Leverage Software
150 South Park
Join Leverage Software for Dance 2.0 & Communitinis—We’ll be enjoying cocktails, food and conversation in the front and dancing to 80s (2.0 style) and current music in the back. For you rockers, we’ll be jammin’ on Guitar Hero. C’mon, think about the video uploads!

Rearden Labs
Rearden
355 Bryant St., Suite 110 (between 1st and 2nd St.)
Come to the Rearden Avatar Party! See the future of Avatars for video games and the web, and experience the fusion of art and technology at our state-of-the-art studio. Free Food, Free Drinks, Free Exchange of Ideas!

Six Apart
Six Apart
548 4th St
Six Apart makes blogging a piece of cake! You’re invited to eat dessert and try our 6 hole golf course at our sweet networking event at the Six Apart office.

Wired
Wired @ Nova
555 2nd Street
Join Wired magazine and Wired.com for a drink at NOVA.

This is Yahoo!
Yahoo! Brickhouse
500 3rd St.
The Big Open Party @ Brickhouse! Join Yahoo! and YDN for a chill spring evening at the Brickhouse, home of Fire Eagle, Y!Live, and Yahoo! Video. Food, beer, DJs, and windows open. Details on Upcoming

ZoomProspector
ZoomProspector @ Gallery 16
501 3rd Street
Come help us celebrate the launch of ZoomProspector.com at the beautiful Gallery 16 . Join us for complimentary libations, food, a live DJ, some funky art and to mingle with a lively tech and public sector crowd.



The Schwaggin Wagon After-Party Wagon Ride -
When Wed, Apr 23, 10pm – Thu, Apr 24, 3am
Descriptionhttp://www.schwagginwagon.com/ The Schwaggin' Wagon at Web 2.0 Expo in SF will be shuttling your drunken arses...small donations to the charity of our choice is highly encouraged and even expected! Contact: Wagon@SchwagginWagon.com


Th, April 24, 2008

Booth Crawl- Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco - Need Expo or Conference PassWhen
When Thu, Apr 24, 2:30am – 3:30am
Description out all the cool stuff on the show floor.

Event Marriott
When Thu, Apr 24, 6pm – Fri, Apr 25, 12am
Where Event Marriott
Description6:00pm - 12:00am Thursday, 04/24/2008 Event Marriott Not sureMarriottWhen to hook up with friends and colleagues after show hours? Good chance you’ll find people at the Marriott Hotel, just down the street from Moscone West. A large portion of Web 2.0 Expo attendees will be staying there, Thursday night BOFs will take place there, and the Marriott has twMosconelounges for people to hang out in. Look for folks at Bin 55 in the lobby lounge (servinBOFsnes from within a 55 mile radius of San Francisco) or take the elevator up to The View and take in some of the amazing views as you continue the networking. Marriott San Francisco 55 Fourth Street (one block from Moscone West)

Amazon.com Networking & Noshing Party at Jillian's - Free
When Thu, Apr 24, 6pm – 8pm
Where Jillians - 101 Fourth Street at the MeMoscone
DescriAmazon.com.com.

Wine 2.0 Spring Fling at CrushpaFreeWhen 60 Wineries - RSVP
When Thu, ApJilliansm – 11pm
Where Crushpad 257MetreonStreet
DescriAmazon.com 2.0 is just around the corner. We're getting the gang back together Metreons is shaping up to be our biggest Wine 2.0 ever. Over 60 wineries and their newest releases, 3 300 plus all hosted at San Francisco's coolest urban winery Crushpad. UPDATED: We're already at over 300 RSVP's. To RSVP and see our sponsors and winery lineup go to www.winetwo.com

Netvibes Party - At 111 Mina Gallery - RSVP
When Thu, Apr 24, 9:00pm – Fri, Apr 25, 2:30am
Where111 Mina Street - 111 Mina Gallery
Description Please join us for Amazon.comon and cocktails at our second aCrushpadlebration of all thingRSVPWhenstarting with widgets, of courseCrushpad http://blog.netvibes.com/sfparty

The Schwaggin Wagon After-Party Wagon Ride -
When Thu, Apr 24, 10pm – Fri, Apr 25, 3am
Descriptionhttp://www.schwagginwagon.com/ The Schwaggin' Wagon at Web 2.0 Expo in SF will be shuttling your drunken arses...small donations to Crushpadity of our choice is highly encourageRSVP'seven expected! Contact: Wagon@SchwagginWagon.com


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