OUR MEETUPS ARE FREE, AND THERE WILL BE NO SALES OR PITCHING!  ONLY INFORMATIVE AND CONTENT PACKED MEETINGS :-) Get together with other Marketers & Business Owners who want to learn the in's and out's of the Internet Marketing. Come to this Meetup if some of the questions below apply to you: What is Internet Marketing / Social Media, and how is it used by businesses and Entrepreneurs? Don't know where to start with your Internet presence, or how to build a BLOG?  Come and find out!  You can do …

Happiness is a state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy. Happiness comes from deep within, and not from people, situations, or circumstances. According to Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego: “When an individual becomes happy, the network effect can be measured up to three degrees. One person’s happiness triggers a chain reaction that benefits not only his friends, but his friends’ friends, and his fri …

This group is for anyone who is interested in learning more about WordPress. Each month we hold a free meetup at the Microsoft Store in South Coast Plaza where we cover a topic in detail then do a question and answer session and meet and greet. It's a great way to learn more about WordPress and meet other people who love working with it as well. We also offer seminars each month covering WordPress for beginners to advanced users along with other seminars like Adobe Photoshop and Digital Photogra …

We are a group of internet marketers as well as local entrepreneurs looking to meet, discuss, share and learn about web marketing. This group is open and welcomes any and all skill levels be you a newbie to web marketing or a seasoned pro. Some of the topics that will be discussed include link building, pay per click, SEO, SEM, e-commerce, affiliate marketing, social media, web 2.0, article marketing, outsourcing and content creation. Come learn, share, network and meet other like minded prof …

This group is for people who are interested in producing video content for YouTube. At each meeting we introduce ourselves, discuss projects we have done or are currently working on.  We also talk about camera gear and promotional strategies.  People who have attended meetings have been very involved in YouTube, and other are yet to have a YouTube account.  Meetings usually have around 7-10 folks.  If you have business cards bring them. In the past year collaborations have been rare.  These meet …

STEP 1: Register at www.OCHackerz.com STEP 2: Introduce yourself to the group STEP 3: Check our discussion forum STEP 4: Sign up for the next event. Mission Statement:- OCHackerz is a human institution designed to create new products or services under conditions of extreme uncertainty. The vision for this group is to meet, network, learn and share ideas to build a community of people from all backgrounds, entrepreneurs, business strategists, accountants, legal attorneys, contractors, marketer …

OUR MEETUPS ARE FREE, AND THERE WILL BE NO SALES OR PITCHING!  ONLY INFORMATIVE AND CONTENT PACKED MEETINGS :-) You probably realize your small business needs some form of Internet Marketing, but no one can seem to explain to you how internet marketing works in plain English...  Or if you are an Entrepreneur and just want to learn how to build a BLOG – come to the Meetups and we'll all help each other figure it out. Even if you’re an experienced Internet Marketer, come and join the meetings so …

If you've been looking to grow your business opportunities and are tired of getting hammered by referral groups with strict rules and hefty fees, then come and have lunch with our "no-fee" group. The only expense is your own lunch! Imagine networking with business owners and professionals over lunch, learning about each others businesses, trading leads, sharing marketing ideas, and having fun doing it! This group has a special TWO-per-business-category model. But the categories are not so strict …

The purpose of the Coastal Networking Group is to assist you in getting excellent business referrals that will expand and maximize your business success. The Coastal Networking Group and its events are dedicated to maximizing the use of your time and resources to get preferred business referrals and cultivate long lasting quality relationships in a relaxed, happy hour environment. We meet at various County Coastal locations and have cultivated a truly exceptional group of talented professionals …

If you've ever purchased a "How to" real estate investing book, audio program, seminar or boot-camp and have little or nothing to show for it other than lighter pockets, you're not alone. If you're sick and tired of being invited to "How to invest in real estate" events only to find out you were invited to a "buy my program" event, we understand. If you think you've got enough knowledge to get started investing in real estate but just need someone to help you bridge the small gaps and answer a f …

User Experience professionals and students alike from the Orange County area. Discussions about the industry in general, feedback from fellow peers, speakers and mixer events. Very informal - Join us not just to learn, but to also spread your knowledge in this industry!

What is it? A series of hands-on workshops that focus on UX design for mobile and touch products. Who is it for? Beginners who love design but don’t have the means to attend school. Working designers of any discipline who want jump into user experience and interaction design. Why is it? All the great hands-on UX-related workshops are not accessible for most working people. They're needs to be more affordable 'night school' options for design education. This is my contribution to that movement. …

Computer Security Warriors is a group that is dedicated to educating our community in computer safety.  The advent of the Internet and our new found ability to tap the entire world for practically any information has also brought with it profound invisible risk.  The potential of exposing our most personal information is only a few keyboard and mouse clicks away. The enemy is truly at the gate, or actually lurking behind every firewall/router connected to the Internet waiting for an opportunity …

We are small business owners, entrepreneurs, founders, professionals and service providers who want to share, connect, network and learn how to promote our business online with the latest technology and tools! Attend our monthly workshop mixers wherein we will share success stories, case studies and best practices on different topics including: 1. Social media marketing 2. Online business networking 3. Social networking 4. Video marketing 5. Email marketing 6. Local marketing 7. Mobile marketin …

With several weekly and monthly events, the Greater Los Angeles Area is one the most active areas for Drupal in the world. Formerly named Downtown Los Angeles Drupal, we've been meeting regularly in and around Downtown Los Angeles, California, since early 2010, and now organize a large number of events in the area. Our members and organizers have produced hundreds of Drupal events, including job fairs, meetups and workshops, conferences, paid trainings, coworking days, study group sessions, movi …

This group is for business owners, entrepreneurs and anyone that would like to learn Social Media and SEO. Learn how to Drive Traffic with Media to your website. Learn the essentials of SEO and Social Media and advaced techniques. Get what is working now and how to get the edge in SEO. Our meeting will be focusing on helping the you get better conversion on there website. Social Media can be confusing and learning what is working now from Facebook, Google Plus, Pinterest, Twitter and Youtube can …

Dedicated to establishing a community of UX Designers, Entrepreneurs and Engineers to develop and promote innovation in Northeast LA. This group will feature UX-related events, studio tours, meetups in an effort to drive technology and startup culture to the Pasadena, Glendale, Downtown LA and points surrounding area. Follow us: @NELAUX

The USC Digital Media meetup invites USC faculty and students to discuss the next generation of digital media, and USC’s strategy for building leadership at the intersection of technology, content, policy and business. Our kick-off symposium covered these topics through a highly interactive, and digital media enabled, format: Look Inside, Look Outside, Digital Tensions, and Moving Forward. Meetup members will engage in a dialogue on how to ensure that USC achieves leadership as a center for digi …

This group is for business owners, entrepreneurs and anyone that would like to learn Search Engine Marketing SEO and Social Media . Learn how to Drive Traffic with Media to your website with social media and content writing. Learn the essentials of SEO and Social Media and advaced techniques. Get what is working now and how to get the edge in SEO. Our meeting will be focusing on helping the you get better conversion on your website. Social Media is still a buzz word learn how you can make the be …

This is a group that will feature weekly meetups at Starbucks in Culver City on weekends to discuss strategies and techniques, and to share software which facilitates getting around restrictions to SEO and SEM put forth by the Google Panda and Google Penguin initiatives. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Penguin

Do you have an idea that could be your organization's next big thing, but you are unsure of what to do next? Innovate LA is a community for intrapreneurs; employees looking to create change and get things done within an organization. We believe that innovation can happen inside organizations of any size. All you need is someone with an idea and a champion to help navigate the waters of change. We offer a support organization for intrapreneurs and champions that will focus on providing content an …

Calling all Writers! Want to join a fun engaging group and learn how to write blogs and online content?! Do you want to help others and get help with your writing? Do you want to share your fun stories with others? Do you want to have the ability to become a writer for a news site and make money!? If you answered yes, to one or all of these then come to our meet up!

Calling all boomers! I know you want to learn about social media, Facebook, Twitter, blogging, self publishing and more. You've probably taken a seminar from someone younger than you and still felt left behind. I'm a boomer who can walk you through blogging, social media and digital publishing. We'll meet once a month and really get into how to use some of the sites and tools available to us in this exciting global world. PS: if you're not a boomer, you're welcome too! ;-)

It does't take a village to start a business, but a little help along the way couldn't hurt. FastStart.studio is a mixed-use business incubator in Irvine. FastStart.events are our free events to help entrepreneurs in Orange County. Meet other entrepreneurs and learn from awesome subject matter experts on subjects like; Lean Startup Strategy, Rapid Prototyping, Angel Investors, Creating a Team and Mobile platforms. The goal of FastStart.events is to provide OC with a location and the content that …

A Meetup group for those looking to share and learn about User Experience This is a group for individuals, entrepreneurs and professionals interested in or passionate about the world of User Experience and how it helps make this world a better place. This is an open group located in the Inland Empire. This meetup will be dedicated to sharing, educating, supporting and collaborating on this growing sector. Our events will be agile and responsive to the needs of it's UX Fans (members). The venue a …

Are you looking to get content and information that will inspire and motivate you to take your business to another level? Do you want to surround yourself with like minded business owners? Do you want to build strategic partnerships and collaborate with other successful entreprenuers. Look no further. My goal for this group is to have expert speakers in all fields which are relevant to business owners and have open discussions about any all topics