Announcing the next BASHH, mark yo calendars!
Mark your calendars for May 10th, because it’s BASHH time!
Click here for details and to RSVP now, and bring a friend!
BASHH made the Statesman’s A-List this week!
Click the image below for the full 54-photo gallery. Be sure to thank the Statesman for sending out photographers (now we know what the extra photographers were there for):
April BASHH pics are up, thanks to @imrphoto!
Click on any of the pictures to see the entire gallery:
Don’t forget to thank Mifft for keeping BASHH free!
RSVP now to the April 12 BASHH!
Click above for details and to RSVP right now – we can’t wait to see you, buddy!
March BASHH photos are up, get to tagging!
Official photographer: @ulovei
The official roving photographer was Austin’s own, the very talented Miguel Angel (@ulovei) who captured the essence of how fun the March 8th BASHH was, and shows just how well our bunch welcomed the out of towners to our city! Click the image below to visit the Facebook photo album, and tag yourself and your friends in as many pictures as you can!
Unofficial photographer: @photo
We met the very fun Michael O’Donnell for the first time at #BASHH and loved that he’s been on Twitter long enough to own the Twitter handle, “@photo!” Again, click the image below to visit the Facebook photo album, and tag yourself and your friends in as many pictures as you can!
We are grateful
We are so very honored that you all came out, it was definitely the biggest and most awesomely fun BASHH in history! We had a great time and look forward to seeing you again next month.
A very special thanks to all of our sponsors that helped this BASHH fabulous:
Who is Red Method and why do they support you, the BASHH people?
Why RED Method Supports BASHH
“RED Method thrives on creative genius, and what better way to support the most interesting minds in Austin than to partner with BASHH, a creative platform for professionals to get together to share ideas and let their hair down.” – RED Method
About RED Method
RED Method is a software development company that creates enterprise class, cloud-based mobile products. RED Method solves the increasingly complex issues facing adopters of mobile, cloud, and social technology.
The Conference App
The Conference App from RED Method revolutionizes the conference experience by using real-time and social interactions. The Conference App provides increased return on investment for Conference Organizers, Sponsors, Attendees and Speakers. By utilizing personalized mobile-friendly tools, conference stakeholders can now directly influence their experience.
Social aspects of the Conference App not only lets attendees engage with one another and share contact information, but also allows feedback to conference organizers; letting them know in real-time what conference-goers are thinking of the format, content and speakers.
Some features of the Conference App include:
*Real-time Surveys
*Presentation Management
*LeadGen Qualification
*Animated & Interactive Presentations
*Sponsor ROI Portal
The Red Lounge
A major initiative for RED Method this year is the RED Challenge; a group of Austin’s most talented technology professionals who come together to solve big problems for those who need it the most. Currently, the RED Challenge is focusing their efforts to create a technology solution for support and education surrounding bullying of elementary and high school students.
To learn more about RED Method and the Conference App, please visit redmethod.com or follow on Twitter.
Preparing for BASHH – parking info, how to fit in
1. BASHH culture
Everyone’s an influencer. You know those southby parties where one person stands in the middle of the crowd and enjoys their web celebrity and everyone flocks like Bieber fans? While that’s great for them, it’s sooo not Austin – here, real celebrity or web celebrity is ignored because this is where the famous come to live like normal people.
BASHH is so very Austin, and at this event, no one is more important than anyone else in the room, and what makes the event special is that some of the coolest people you will meet are in the room and totally approachable.
2. First time at BASHH?
If you’ve never been to BASHH or you find yourself overwhelmed with the size of the crowd or you just don’t know what to do whilst at BASHH, some people have put a lot of thought into it:
- Statesman Tech Culture reporter, Omar Gallaga wrote “10 simple rules for Tweeting Up” which is what BASHH used to be. The rules from 2009 are mostly still applicable in 2012!
- Although not written about BASHH directly, the “Geek’s guide to being interesting” is VERY helpful to the shy and geeky.
We’d like to add our own list:
- Remember: you’re in a room of 70% people nervous to be in a crowd but come to BASHH as their monthly outlet, 20% of people who are okay with happy hours but worry what others think and 10% extroverts who make it look so easy. You’ll fit in!
- It’s a laid back environment- don’t come out trying to pimp your wares because in this group, friendships come first. Lots of business has come from time together over beer at BASHH and the group doesn’t adjust well to people who are smarmy.
- Bring a friend even if they’ve never heard of BASHH. It’s a great ice breaker and you have someone to have inside jokes with about your fun night!
- Put your Twitter name on your nametag if you’ve got one.
- Let your hair down. That’s the point.
3. Where to park, what to bring
Good news, people, you don’t need your printed ticket, so don’t kill a tree if you haven’t already, okay? Please BRING A FRIEND, even if they haven’t RSVPd – everyone will be let in as space allows (but it will be fine, The Ranch is one of the biggest bars in the city).
There is a list of nearby parking found by clicking here (but we found the map links are currently broken). For people driving, we recommend driving to the front of the venue so you have your bearings, (ps: there MAY be valet out front, which costs as little as a garage) and driving in the neighborhood north of (behind) the venue, OR there is a great, open late parking garage on Rio Grande across from Kung Fu Saloon, just across from The Ranch.
4. Event details
Click here for all of the event details (times, maps, pictures). Thanks again to our sponsors you see in the right sidebar, please give them some love for keeping this a free event. We welcome you all and can’t wait to see you!
Bonus: BASHH was on Craigslist missed connections once which is so awesome.
Mifft helps angry consumers from hulking out, here’s why they support BASHH:
Why mifft supports you, BASHH people:
“Mifft supports BASHH because it makes the import connections between the real world and social media,” said mifft.com CEO, Richard MacKinnon. “It lets you put a face and a hug to a handle.”
Don’t get angry, get Mifft
In a bold move to empower consumers, Austin startup, Mifft has launched to aid consumers who struggle to communicate with a business, providing direct feedback to businesses on behalf of the consumer in an effort to help resolve issues quickly and conveniently.
A tale of Mifft in action
Mifft’s most recent success story comes from a Whataburger in Austin, Texas. Early one January morning, a customer returned home after picking up an order at the drive-thru only to find half of the order was missing. This was not the first occurrence for the customer at this location. Using their Mifft smartphone app, the customer sent a complaint to the Whataburger management where the order was placed. A Mifft messenger then phoned that location to personally relay that message.
“We do not receive complaints from third parties,” said the shift manager to the Mifft messenger. After a futile attempt to escalate the complaint and file it with the Whataburger consumer hotline, Mifft submitted the customer’s feedback via the fast-food chain’s website and posted about their experience on Twitter and Facebook. One day later, the Whataburger corporate social media team and the general manager for the Whataburger location responded with an apology and corrective steps to amend the issue.
Mifft is not Yelp
Yelp is an amazing consumer tool to lend feedback, both positive and negative, but there is little guarantee that the company will be aware of the feedback. Mifft takes a different angle, as they discreetly relay customer feedback to businesses via messages from their smartphone application. If the business responds within 72 hours, Mifft will relay that response to the consumer.
This is one app that business professionals will want to pay attention to and not ignore, and public relations professionals will tell you that when you receive complaints, it is simply a chance to do right by someone and turn them into a fan – the magic is not in resolving the complaint, it is in how you deal with it.
How to be an alpha tester
The company says, “Think of Mifft as a mobile suggestion box in your pocket.” The service is currently in very early alpha test mode, simply point your smartphone browser to Mifft.com in the event you have feedback for a company like Whataburger and hope for a direct response.
(story above reprinted from AGBeat.com with permission because well, I’m the author and magazine’s COO)
Why you should get to know Glomper and why they support BASHH:
“Glomper Events is the perfect mobile app for everyone with an active social life, who likes to explore new places, and meet new people – we want to bring the engagement of social media to their offline world, and what better place to celebrate that than at BASHH!” – Glomper
About Glomper Events
Glomper Events is a mobile app that lets anyone create, find and follow the best events, meet-ups and hottest parties in their area. Launched in March 2012 at SXSW, Glomper’s mission is to create mobile and online tools that make event planning and socializing – both online and offline – easier and more fun.
Glomper Events has a streamlined, highly-engaging interface that makes socializing and party planning easy and fun. Some of the unique features Glomper Events offers include:
- See a full lifestream of one event – including all the pictures, comments, tags, and conversation happening there – all in one central place.
- Glomper Events works in offline mode too so users will never miss out.
- An easy-to-use interactive map so people can see where their friends are hanging out, join them or suggest an alternative option, so they can better plan their outing.
- Uses Facebook Connect, allowing anyone to share pictures and post to seamlessly.
Glomper is the only app that gives users real-time info on the parties, meet-ups and events they want to go to. It lets them create and track events, and when they invite their friends to join in the Glomper network, they can easily see where the action is – what hotspots their friends are headed to, what pictures they are posting, who’s commenting and if they having a good time.
To download the free mobile app visit www.glomper.com which will be available on the App Store and Android Market on Mar 9th (the day after BASHH)!
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Insanely helpful and free map tool you’ll need for southby
Although your primary reason for being in Austin this week is because (a) you live here or (b) you’re coming to BASHH, several of you will stop by a little event called South by Southwest while in town, so in that spirit, we want to share with you a kick ass app just built by Susan Beebe for herself but she is sharing with you because she’s cool like that!
The app is a SXSW map app with a quick view of all of the local venues so you don’t have to type in addresses of parties or panels while walking down packed streets and bump into someone and then get embarrassed, and then think it’s a scene from a romantic chick flick, and you lean in for a kiss, but no, it’s not romantic, you just bumped into someone because you don’t know where the hell you’re going. Dummy.
Don’t be that guy, check out the MAP APP by clicking below:
Thanks, Susan! Even us natives need this since venues change names every two years! 