27
November
2006
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12:56 PM
America/Los_Angeles

Weeklet- November Reload

By Maria Mouk for Silicon Valley Watcher
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Whether you celebrated or not, I'm sure you've gotten your fill of turkey stuffing and stuffy grocery stores.  Time to burn off the mind-halt and not let the cooling nights deter you from gaining inspiration and riding on productivity.

Tuesday Eve



Head over to the Independent for an 8:30 show by The Coup and Mr.Lif. Politically radical and banging out lyrical beats since the early 90's, 'Coup' is characterized by electronic sounds and bass driven backbeats overlaid by humorous, cynical, and sometimes violent lyrics criticizing American politics.


Wednesday Eve


Get your art snob fix, by going over to SF Camerawork for their 2006 Auction Preview Reception of fine photographic prints(6pm). Scope out the shots worth your walls before bidding at the Live Auction on Saturday afternoon. 006xl.jpg

Also, Wednesday is the SEO (Search Engine Optimization) for Web 2.0 Presentation. Held in Mountain View, at Google Inc. from 6 to 9pm, the event will focus on increasing traffic, ranking, and structural barriers limiting indexability and maximizing the spiderability of web sites.


Speakers for Web 2.0 include Adam Lasnik-SEO Strategist-Google, David Hahn-Director of Advertising-LinkedIn, Markus Hoevener-Chief Visionary-Bloofusion, and Joelle Kaufman-Vice President Experience-of Engage.com. The event is hosted by the Silicon Valley WebGuild with a focus on providing a collaborative environments within monthly meetings.


Thursday Eve


Drop into the Commonwealth Club, for Defining the Self in a Virtual World: Online Personas. They are founders of the most successful and innovative web sites allowing people to interact, trade, meet and network. They will explore how their sites are evolving to keep up with the future of online networking.

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Do some physical networking beyond the screen Thursday eve at DNA Lounge, for Reload, brought to you by tech talkers and music junkies. Included will be a Second Life virtual and live performance, with the assistance of Electric Sheep Company, an intro Podcast meetup, drink specials thanks to Splashcast, blog cast/ mp3 casts through IODA Promonet, including music with DJ Cez, Pants Pants Pants, Black Fiction,Halou w/ Zoe Keating, and DJ Tom Thump. For information you email crazywanda@gmail.com


Editor's Note: We're trying something new here at Diggrz and including a link to the band's music for you to preview before the event. Check out Black Fiction:


Ghost Ride"Magic Hands" (mp3)
from "Ghost Ride"
by Black Fiction
Howells Transmitter

Buy at iTunes Music Store
Stream from RealNetworks / Rhapsody