Business events

• The Hive with Naomi Simpson, 22 March
• Finding Your Way to the US (Exporters Club), 22 March
• KMLF monthly meeting, 23 March
• Green Your Business seminar, 23 March
• Twestival Melbourne, 24 March
• Social Melbourne Breakfast, 25 March
• ACOSS Media and Communications Forum, 28 March
• Funding Connect, 29 March, $$
• Vic Government Networking, 1 April, $
• Women in PR Luncheon, 1 April, $

Creative events

• CPX: A speed date with design thinking, 22 March
• Is Fashion Suitainable?, 22 March
• Motive Melbourne v2, 30 March
• The Evolution of the Bookshop, 30 March
• Audience Enagagement and Creating the Low Budget Film, 30 March
• Honey Bar Party (just because), 1 April

Random articles

• Trend Briefing: Random Acts of Kindness
• AP waves goodbye to the hyphen in 'email'
• Customer service back then
• New Rules for the New Internet Bubble
• How to Recruit a Board of Directors
• 37 Asian Odysseys

Cool jobs

• Resident (International), IDEO.ORG
• Corporate Partnerships Coordinator, The Big Issue
• Midweight digital designer, McCann
• Communications Officer, International Women's Development Agency
• Group Sales Manager, Network Ten

Watch later

In this 2009 TED talk, Alain de Botton ponders a kinder, gentler philosophy of success.

Win an event pass!

We've got our first competition by way of a $275 ticket to attend AIMIA's V21 Conference: Digital DNA on 12 April. Simply tweet or email us with why you'd like it! The winner will be chosen on 28 March.

Digital events

• Mobile Monday Melbourne, 21 March
• DevOps Meetup #2, 22 March
• Melbourne Jelly Coworking, 25 March
• Geek Girl Dinner SXSW Wrap-up, 30 March
• ad:tech Melbourne, 30-31 March, $$

Relief for Japan

Market Lane is holding A Cup of Relief for Japan to generate donations for earthquake and tsunami victims. If you'd like a cup of coffee with a cause, head to South Yarra next Monday.  

Spaces

Coworking in Melbourne has hit the next level with Hub Melbourne officially opening this month. To check out other communities, see our Twitter list. More spaces will be listed here soon.

Contribute

If you have an event, job, office space, news or anything else you'd like to share with The Fetch readers, please email us. Otherwise go forth, tag and proliferate your content in the social web using hashtag #fetchmelb.

Feedback

So, what did you think? Our first fetch is not perfect but it's a start. We're in BETA mode until the main website launches (which will include an events calendar) and we'd love to know what you think in the interim.