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 Hanging out in the back lounge, I ran into the Co-founder of the Twiistup 5 fan favorite, Michael Broukhim, from Totspot. 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.

Just got our hands on the list of speakers for the upcoming Twiistup event and it’s jam packed. Jason Calacanis – Serial entrepreneur, founder of Mahalo No longer just a great mixer, Twiistup is evolving with a larger offering and a new two day format. Tags: Events twiistup t Let’s take a look at some of the confirmed speakers: Chamillionaire – Grammy Award-winning and chart topping musician and entrepreneur

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Twiistup – Twiistup is kind of like LA’s answer to the TechCrunch50. LA Hadoop Meetup – My good friend Mark Jeffrey’s company, Mahalo , typically hosts these events. My friend Mark Long recently asked me about networking in Los Angeles. Mark is a CTO, see, and his company, PortBlue , was recently acquired (congrats, Mark!).

Twiistup 6 has come to an end.  Out is the “cocktail only” Twiistup and in is the new format of a conference that should take its rightful place on the national technology calendar.  I believe that Twiistup is now a platform from which to grow and highlight what is uniquely LA.  We Much of this was highlighted at Twiistup. ExpenseBay Wins Showoff It proved to be a great transitional year. 

Twiistup Mark Jeffrey, Mahalo Mike Macadaan, Twiistup Howdy Campers! Digital Family Reunion is bringing all of the LA Tech/Business/Media scene together next month, for a nice holiday party at the Skirball Center! It should be a blast having so many great LA communities together, sharing their thoughts and having some great holiday fun!

And, so, you know, going to Twiistup, I even met a site the first time I went called “Fafarazzi” and at that time, they had no video content, they were kind of like celebrity fantasy football. Mahalo Daily, before they hired you, they went through a big…they put on a big to-do to hire the previous co-host. How did you get on Mahalo Daily? What I admire about Shira Lazar is that she's too much of a go-getter to wait for the perfect TV gig to come to her. I've watched her build her reputation and fan-base using new media tools like Qik, Wordpress and Twitter.