While we catch up on email and hangovers, we want to send a big congrats out to Francisco “ @theman “ Dao for not only surviving, but managing to make  Twiistup one hell of an event. Latest Twiistup Photos from Flickr ...Tags: Tags: Featured Photos t Some photos from are starting to roll in, here are some of our favorites so far. Photo by socaltech

So let’s help ease the transition by getting your mind of the job and instead thinking about all the great tech events in January where you can meet attractive women. We plan to both attend and cover this event. Professionals making a positive impact at the nationwide Media Leaders event. Today is probably the first day back to work for many of you. Crunchies – January 8th – San Francisco

He talks about a bunch of the different networking events that occur in Los Angeles and other parts of Southern California. In his post, he mentions the following events / event organizers, and you should visit his post for a bit more on each of them. LA CTO Forum Dealmaker Media Digital Family Reunion Startups Uncensored Social Media Club, LA Twiistup Mindshare LA LA Hadoop Meetup Dorkbot Geek Dinners LA Cloud Computing LA Web Application Developers LA PHP Developers In addition

A while ago I posted about Secret for Networking at Events - Prenetworking where I recommended that people should look at who's attending the event prior to going to the event in order to make their networking more effective. Since I posted on this and since I've been using this approach for quite a while, it has become pretty obvious that part of the reason that old school organizations / event producers are not getting the value of providing this kind of list. I've received a lot of positive feedback on the post. And I think it hurts them in attendance.

We have received notice that the much celebrated Twiistup brand is changing hands. Conference founder Mike Macadaan (disclosure: a colleague) started Twiistup and quickly turned it into THE Los Angeles tech event. few years ago I attended my first Twiistup, it was a very small and intimate event. One of the worst keep secrets in Los Angeles tech is finally ready for public viewing. A

Twiistup , the popular Los Angeles technology showcase and networking event started by Mike Macadaan, is announcing today that the event has been sold to a undisclosed, private investor. According to Twiistup, it will expand beyond its showoff events to include a full conference agenda, and also be expanding to similar events in other cities. The event's Financial details of the ownership change were not disclosed. Twiistup said its next event will be in July.

Twiistup 6 is right around the corner and most of the showoffs have been picked. We thought you might want to get to know some of the companies that made the cut before the big event. They were picked to demo their product at the recent Real Time Stream Crunch Up event. Tags: Articles twiistu If you haven’t gotten your tickets yet, they are still available here . The First Six:

It is designed for sharing leads, contacts, industry information and career events." L7 events are for singles, couples and groups of friends. Cost: Free and up Review: In addition to hosting mixers a couple times a year, they also organize group attendence at various cultural, sport, and recreational events. Cost: Free This is will be a continually updating post. I'll be creating additional lists for educational, chamber of commerce, etc. Organizational representatives: please contact me directly for updates, etc. Attendees: If you have review comments I'd

The word went out today that Twiistup is now accepting applications for their coveted show off spots. There are a total of 10 slots available for innovative startups to showcase their products at this one of a kind tech event . The upcoming Twiistup, which takes place this July, is in its sixth year and continues to grow and evolve with the communities ever changing needs. The organizers have realized the necessity of a larger venue and have secured the biggest location to date and have extended the event into two days. Showoffs will get more exposure than they

Twiistup 6 took place last week and this time around, under new management, the event went through a few changes. This part of Twiistup was entirely new, previously the showoffs only had the ability to connect with the attendees at their booths.  Each was really enjoying the layout of the event and the fact that we were set up near a power source, but unfortunately being in the back made it hard to hear the people on stage. Instead of a one evening mixer that highlighted the showoffs and gave people a chance to mingle and get to know the companies, it was expanded to a two day conference with panels, and plenty of time for mingling.