If you're thinking about using your event as a launch pad for your social media community, first read this article from The Forum Effect: How to Build It So They Will Come

Great post by Julius Solaris about 10 different types of events you may want to try, from Petcha Kucha to meetups to flashmobs. At least think about it, OK?

I missed it, but it sounds like Saturday Night Live did a sketch lampooning tourists and tourism workers in Hawaii, and state officials are none too please about it. If it's like most skits on SNL, the biggest problem might be that it just wasn't...

Well, it's probably not for most groups, but it sounds like a burlesque cupcake cookoff worked at SXSW anyway. But it does make me think that there's something equally fascinating in an offbeat kind of way that could get your attendees, um...