ROFLThing San Francisco
San Francisco, CA — August 29th, 2008
ROFLThing San Francisco was an evening event that featured a bushel of short talks from the internet famous and other knowledgeable online culture folks on the past, present, and future of the memescape.
Thursday, August 28th
Where: Barbarian San Francisco Headquarters, 461 Bush Street, Ste. 200
6:00 — Barbarian Group Pre-ROFLThing Achewood Party!
Very limited space on this — we’re doing it on a first come first served basis. You must RSVP to get in by sending an e-mail to tim AT roflcon DOT org after registering. <3 <3 <3
Friday, August 29th
Where: Mighty, 119 Utah Street (21+ ONLY)
5:30 PM — Introductions, then Andy Baio (Waxy.org) on “Star Wars Kid and the Cult of Unwilling Celebrity”
6:10 PM — Ben Huh (CEO, I Can Has Cheezburger), on “Microhumor and The State of the LOL”
6:50 — Sean O’Steen (Founder, Twitter Fail Whale Fan Club) on “Love and the Cetacean Nation”
7:30 — Fred Turner (Stanford University) on “Buckminister Fuller and the Technocratic Counterculture”
8:00 – 10:00 — ROFLDrinks Open Bar! (DJing provided by JD Williams)
10:00 — The Mighty transforms into a Dance Party. Rockage ensues.
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Confirmed Guests:
Andy Baio (Waxy.org)
Sean O’Steen (Twitter Fail Whale Fan Club)
Cheez (I Can Has Cheezburger)
Dino Ignacio (Creator of Bert Is Evil),
Sean Savage (Inventor of the term “Flash Mob”)
Lore Sjoberg (co-founder Brunching Shuttlecocks, columnist Wired.com’s Alt Text)
Martin Sargent (host, Internet Superstar)
Chris Onstad (Achewood)
Eric Wu (Eric Conveys An Emotion)
Fred Turner (Stanford University)
Doctor Popular (Nerdcore Rapper/Yo Yo Extraordinaire)
Eric Nakagawa (Founder, I Can Haz Cheezburger)
Kari Unebasami (Founder, I Can Haz Cheezburger)
Frank Chu (12 Galaxies) — Invited, Attendance Unconfirmed
John McTaint (Presidential Candidate)
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