I can't find them listed on any kind of social site. They really need to take a look at how Twiistup , Mixergy and others are doing to both promote and help make their events better for attendees. 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. I've received a lot of positive feedback on the post.

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 to these, I'd recommend looking at: Technology Council of Southern California – Surprised John didn't mention this one.

Mark mentioned Twiistup and VentureNet , but generally the room felt that it was hit and miss with all events. And when you think about the return on your time, it becomes even more discouraging. And that doesn't count the time for Prenetworking – see Secret for Networking at Events – Prenetworking and Pre-network with LinkedIn . I'm not saying that I'm giving up completely on in-person events, but I think visible networking will provide a more effective use of time. Social Media / Online Networking – Better Use of Time I present a fair amount on the topic of how to use

Twiistup 7 took place last night, January 28th,  at the Skirball Cultural Center. Kurt Daradics with Mark Jeffrey and his date “the hottest girl at Twiistup” By Marketing Pro Nicole Jordan and Serena Ehrlich from Social Media Club By Pete Cashmore , CEO and Check out the amazing shots from the James Bond oo7 themed after party taken by LA resident tech photog Wm. Marc Salsberry.

Twiistup 6 is about a week away and all twelve showoff’s have been picked. Here’s a breakdown of the remaining six showoff’s that will be at Twiistup. Peoplebrowsr is a real-time search engine and client for you to look into the pulse of digital conversations and engage across multiple social networks simultaneously. Blip.fm won the popular vote on Twitter and secured the 12th spot.

Mommy blogger Jessica Gottlieb calls this season’s Twiistup attendee list a sausage party. It looks like this Twiistup’s flurry of great panels and new ventures showcase comes with an additional perk: a lengthy list of eligible bachelors. Enjoys baking, good pranks, and long walks along the social media stream. She’s not wrong! Here are our favorites:

Twiistup sets next conference date: January 28, 2010 Where to find Social Media folks in Los Angeles? (Tony Tuesday’s quick link roundup: Tony Karrer) And now, some smoking guns (Jason Calacani

Dealmaker Media – My first DealMaker Media event was Startonomics (a fantastic event). Social Media Club, LA – SMC events have a nice mix of people ranging from entrepreneurs and marketers to developers and community managers. Social Media is big in LA, and SMCLA is at the center of the storm. 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!).

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One of the more interesting new features is that the site now takes into account social signals. Together these social signals indicate content that is likely of higher quality (or at least of higher interest). So here's the Hot List for 1/1/2009 - 1/15/2009 Top 5 Posts The 7 Ways to Get Traffic on the Web Why You Need To Lead A Tribe - Seth Godin LA Gets Dugg, Hammered, Screwed How To Get The World Excited About Your Business –The James Siminoff Interview I'm happy to announce the launch of the Los Angeles Tech Content Community . This is the beginning