Mashable Philly Mixer May 1, 2009

The Mashable team is excited for our first ever event in Philadelphia. Mashable Mixer Philly will be a great opportunity to meet with Adam Ostrow (Editor-in-Chief), Sharon Feder (Features Editor), Adam Hirsch (Chief Operations Officer), Brett Petersel (East Coast Events Director) and the local social media community. Thanks to IndyHall for partnering with us to help make the night one to remember. This event will be an open mixer evening in which there are no tickets or reservations needed, so everybody in the community is invited.

WHEN
Friday, May 1, 2009

TIME
8:00pm - Close

WHERE
Cavanaugh’s River Deck
417 N Columbus Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19123
http://www.theriverdeck.com

RSVP / TICKET POLICY
21+ only
Open Admission
Please register yourself on one of our Socialize Pages, so we know you’re coming!

WHY?
Meet Mashable and IndyHall, $5 drink specials and it’s a Friday night!

SOCIALIZE
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=83103652801
Meetup
http://www.meetup.com/mashable/calendar/10152221

*****
Thanks to our co-host, IndyHall

IndyHall
http://indyhall.com
Independents Hall is a coworking space and community in Philadelphia. We are designers, developers, writers, artists, entrepreneurs, scientists, educators, small business owners, telecommuters, marketers, videographers, game developers, and more. The common thread is that we all know that we’re happier and more productive together than alone.

*****
Thanks to our Sponsors



DUB
http://www.dubmenow.com
DUB gives you a simple, smart way to exchange contact information from your mobile phone. The contact data loads directly to your existing mobile address book and updates automatically whenever your contact changes their information (phone, email, address, etc.). Create your mobile business card at www.dubmenow.com.

Get ready for the event:

- Create a DUB ID (name, biz name, etc.) to connect instead of email or phone
- Group Exchange – “DUB f42d” to exchange contact information with 5/1 Philly attendees (or text ‘dubme f42d’ to 32075)
- Address book back-up – phone dies untimely death, DUB has all your contacts ready for the new phone
- Google Maps – DUB tracks where you exchanged contact info and plots it on Google Maps

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Official Website: http://mashable.com/philly-mixer