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 frien …

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 frien …

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 frien …

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of Silicon Valley -  the innovation capital of the world. The advent of the Digital Age has democratized innovation and entrepreneurship. Never before has it been more possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning desire to succeed,  to make it big, and in the process, change the world in a relatively short period of time. HP, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo,  eBay, Amazon, Google, Facebook and many, many, many other ico …

Silicon Valley Web Builder (SVWB) is a web organization dedicated to providing web builders with useful and informative resources. We promote technological innovations and address technical challenges facing the web community. SVWB invites expert speakers to address important and critical aspects of launching, building and growing successful websites, web applications and web-based businesses. SVWB efforts cover every aspect of web building including user experience design, information architec …

This group is for those wanting to get involved in the local social media, SEO, marketing, and social networking community in the San Francisco bay area. Our events consist of either speakers, break away sessions, trainings, panels, or networking parties. We reach out to leading companies and institutions for speakers, sponsorship, and the latest information emerging from the field of social media, search engine optimization, app discovery, and analytics.

South Bay Entrepreneurs will be a deciding force behind economic growth! The South Bay Alliance of Entrepreneurs is a community for CEOs, Small Business Owners, Business Decision Makers, Startup Founders, MBA students, and Innovators. Our mission is to provide peer-to-peer support, bring forward expert resources and information, and to form a support network for entrepreneurs who are leading the economic future of our nation! Join us today for fun, support, community ... and shared success! …

Are you a professional in a web-related field? A Tibet supporter? Interested in helping to make change happen? This group is for professionals working in web-related fields who support the Tibetan people's cause and want to help by contributing their ideas, skills and energy in a collaborative, stimulating atmosphere with like-minded people. We would like to form a think-tank of talented people from multiple disciplines to creatively explore how web 2.0, digital video and social media can be us …

Bring Your Site, Improve Your Design Are you building a website without a designer? Do you feel like there's something wrong, but can't quite put your finger on it? Are you a designer looking for some feedback? No matter how much time you’ve put into your website, chances are it could still benefit from a designer’s “fresh pair of eyes”. We’ll review your website and make suggestions for improvement. We’ll go through examples and analyze the content, typography, look and feel, accessability, etc …

Come learn something, come share something! During the days I help companies with their online presence, with a special focus on social media. During my off-time I teach adults to ride motorcycles. How does that relate to this group? What I really enjoy is combining them, and for this meetup it is all about learning social media. I have been running seminars and workshops for a long time and this group is specifically for the fine folks of San Francisco.

This group has been created to bring together users of Alfresco Content Management. Technical and non-technical users are invited to become a member to exchange information, code, use cases, case studies, demos, ideas and to make new friends.

We're all about the Application and SaaS business models and monetization mechanisms ranging from Freemium to Premium, IAP (in app purchases), Bundling, Customer Conversion Analytics - whatever it takes to actually get users (consumer and business) to pay for Apps! We typically have two or three speakers, each of whom shares a deep knowledge of and experience with the software monetization and business models.  All of our speakers will discuss Freemium, since it's the monetization model du jour, …

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of Silicon Valley -  the innovation capital of the world. Never before has it been so possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning desire to succeed,  to make it big and change the world in a relatively short period of time. Taking a startup from idea to IPO has taken on mythical proportions in Silicon Valley. Many dream the dream, with hopes of launching the "next big thing". We are a community of entrepreneurs, technologists, acade …

Marketing today versus marketing 10 years ago has dramatically changed. CMOs and VPs of Marketing are now expected to do more than create awareness, analyze competition, and create their go-to-market strategies. They are increasingly expected to drive pipeline and prove it too! This is a huge win for Marketing as it is changing the perception of the department across companies. They are being seen more and more of a revenue generator, rather than a cost center. Because of this, Marketers are bec …

Social Media Marketing, Monitoring and Engagement, San Francisco will bring together leading marketing experts, brands, agencies and journalists for educational and network events in San Francisco. This group is for: PR & Communications Managers Marketing Strategists & Directors Social Media Experts Bloggers & Journalists. Here is a video of our of out events.

Growth Hacker community.

Are you using or interested in using A/B testing for Website Optimization? Do you believe that words, content, design and layout matter on any website? Do you believe in data-driven decision making? Do you want to engage, talk, and learn with other web marketers who much like you, are constantly looking for ways to present the right thing online, to the right people, at the right time? Join us, as we embark on a journey to share experiences and crack the case on building a better web.

Digital distribution and the proliferation of reading devices are bringing great changes to what we think of as books, and their attendant industries. This meetup is about exploring all aspects of this change, from cultural, professional, technical, and experiential points of view. We welcome fans, critics, innovators, and skeptics, as we bring some thought and exploration of where we are headed.

Have you ever listened to a podcast and wondered what it would take to get your message broadcast? Do you have a business, non-profit group or idea that you think can build an audience? Then join PodcastMe, this group will help you learn ways to easily and effectively produce podcasts, give you support and low cost solutions to help you get your ideas out there and share insight as you grow your show! Also, if you currently have a podcast and have insight or ideas that you can share, or if you h …

Participate in our Dojo as we to work together to leverage and expand your skills in digital media storytelling. Storytelling is the fundamental component of how human beings relate to the world around them. Stories are present on multiple levels - there are personal, local, global and civilization stories. Whether it is politics, soap operas, or sports, it is the stories within them that give each topic meaning and influence our actions at each level. Your brand is becoming it's own media outle …

Check out the #leancontent website for videos of our events and more content. The concept of “lean content” is an evolution of content development and content marketing strategies. Lean Content focuses on developing value-adding, modern web media around a central thematic element as defined by a content strategy. What is produced can be translated across media types (ex. A blog can turn into an infographic, into a podcast) and distributed effectively and efficiently with specific focus on the so …

TC Camp is an Unconference focused on Technical Communications issues, skills, challenges, and the various applications used by technical communicators. The purpose of TC Camp is to provide a local bay area conference for technical communicators that is driven by the members of that community–writers, editors, designers, and the people who support them.

Special interest group for users of Adobe CQ and WEM products with an emphasis on global digital content strategy including globalization, localization, and multilingual website development.

This meetup is all about learning how to use technology tools to run our businesses better. We'll run a series of meetups around important topics, such as SEO (to get business), Project Management, Finances, Information Organization, and more. Sessions will be a mix of hands-on activities, educational presentations, and discussion groups. The first 6 months in 2013 are going to be focused on Search Engine Optimization, and are sponsored by Jenner Bishop.

Elcom Technology Inc. (Elcom) is a global provider of enterprise web content management solutions. We assist mid-enterprise organizations to achieve their corporate objectives for Websites, Intranets, Portals, Mobile Web, Social, eCommerce, Learning Management and Online Marketing. We wanted to start a Meetup in the SF Bay Area to help customers, prospects, developers, content contributor's, system administrator's overcome the frustrations often associated with planning, designing and implementi …

Meet, learn and exchange marketing ideas and resources. We welcome anyone interested in learning or discussing all types of marketing, including Online Marketing, SEO, Social Media Marketing, Webinars, Public Speaking, Email Marketing, Content Marketing, In-Person Networking and much more. Can be part of a corporation, non-profit, startup, small business... or just interested in learning. Events will typically be based in spots like Burlingame, San Mateo, Belmont or Pacifica. Another goal of the …

Calling all director- and VP-level brand management and omni-channel shopper marketing pros! We are the Brand Activation Association, dedicated to creating education on all the disciplines required to activate a brand's strategy. We host a myriad of conferences each year that touch on all points of activation, but our Digital Shopper Marketing series allows us to delve into the research, technology, and case-studies behind CPG brands and agencies in the digital omi-channel world. Our content foc …

Are you doing something new with traditional content? Making it more visual, social, interactive, whatever? Are you in ed-tech, corporate e-learning, journalism, interaction design, the arts? Once a month, let's leave our silos for a few hours and teach each other how to MAKE IT NEW.