Are you a digital professional interested in learning about the latest trends and emerging technology in interactive? Our group is dedicated to bringing together the people who make the great website, mobile and interactive projects come alive (including designers, developers, project managers, mobile application developers, business owners, managers, social media gurus, etc.) for continued education in web technologies, trends and networking opportunities.

This group is intended to discuss the Python Programming Language in the Orange County, California area. Topics of discussion include but are not limited to use of the Python programming language, specific applications written in Python, Python-based Web Frameworks, alternative Python implementations, etc.

I got a call several weeks ago, it was a very typical conversation. The lady on the other end was frustrated, bordering on angry. Who was she angry at?  The answer was so common: it was "us": web developers, web solution providers.  She felt cheated and robbed.  Her story as a litany of failed solutions, money wasted, and what she perceived as outright lying and cheating. She no longer trusted anyone in the web development industry. This always makes me a bit angry as well.  Part of anyone's rep …

Meet other Temecula Valley Software Developers! Discuss ideas for applications and techniques and approaches for developing them in various programming languages. Software architecture, cross-platform development, mobile development, Telecommunications, VoIP,  etc. The intention for this group is to be an informal and interactive group of professionals that have a passion for software development interested in using best practices and sharing their knowledge and experiences. Our group is about S …

Social Media Mastermind Orange County (SMMOC) was founded by Bob Watson in May 2009. SMMOC is a facilitated discussion group providing a safe* environment to share and learn social media, technology and the Internet. Come ready to listen and participate! We meet most Saturday mornings from 9-11. From our beginnings when we met at Peets coffee in San Clemente we have grown to a solid base of over 400 members worldwide and our meetings are now primarily held at the SMMOC Lab/Klingaman Creative …

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 …

OCRuby is for anyone interested in learning or sharing experiences with "Ruby" or "Ruby on Rails" or tangential technologies (NoSQL, etc.) In existance since 2006 (but new to Meetup), we usually meet the last Thursday of each month (moving on holidays or other exceptions) at smart-soft.com in Irvine, CA. Regards, Forrest Chang OCRuby organizer

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 …

This group is focused on bringing tech startup founders, team members, associates, etc. together to discuss topics that are specifically relevant to them. We will also bring other members of the startup ecosystem to the group, including VC's, angel investors, law firms, thought leaders, PR and marketing specialists, etc.

Join the Microsoft Store for workshops and classes on relevant business topics and technology. Also events featuring Windows 7, Office 2010, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and more along with great networking opportunities. Each month we will offer different workshops on how technology can improve your small business, professional organization, company, or non-profit. Committed to community and business development The Microsoft Stores features a fully equipped theater with a 103” touch screen present …

Having been a web developer and gamer for years, I discovered Unity 3D recently and immediately fell in love with it as a game development engine. I am looking to connect with other local developers and 3D artists who are also interested in sharing their knowledge and experience with Unity 3D and game development.

OC Lean Startup Circle is the Orange County Chapter for the lean startup movement. It is hosted by K5. The OC Lean Startup Circle is a group of smart and driven high-tech entrepreneurs that are focused on building products that matter, based on focused customer discovery, market opportunity and the right timing. Lean Startups (which can include for profit and not for profit organizations, new product/innovation organizations within larger companies and even government agencies) achieve success f …

TIMEOC was started to help people get technology ideas made into reality. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Anyone with a technology idea (ESPECIALLY if you have been thinking about it for some time and have not REALLY done anything about it just yet). Software and/or business developers, graphic artists, testers, copywriters, etc. Others that may want to contribute. WHAT WE DO: We take your idea and help you refine it, test it and build your prototype.  Just to be clear - you are doing the work.  We just …

Join the Microsoft Store for workshops and classes on relevant community, educational, business and gaming topics and technology. Featuring complimentary workshops on Windows 7, Office 2010, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Movie Maker, Photo Gallery and more! Committed to community and business development The Microsoft Stores features a fully equipped theater with a 103” touch screen presenter PC, Sound system, wireless mic , and seating 30+. Set within an interactive high tech environment where we en …

We are freelancers and start-ups, we like working for ourselves and we really like to work around other people. We are here to bring the independent work force out of isolated home offices into shared spaces. We still do our own thing but we share the experience of working with a smart hive of free independent people.

We want to connect investors with technology and marketing companies. Technology more than ever is rapidly expanding. There are many great technology solutions in the works. Unfortunately, it is difficult for many to network with the right groups and professionals. We want to simplify this by creating a valuable networking group for our members.

This group will put together professionals and investors who want to put together one or more companies in early 2012. We want to help those that have good ideas or more. Focus will be mostly Tech, Marketing and Media.

The best way to know what vnext is all about is to view this video (new blog, needs content): http://bit.ly/vnext-interview or on YouTube here:  http://bit.ly/CrescentSolutionsVnextInterview. Although we've had numerous high-profile speakers, including ex-MSFT CTO's, CEO's and some of the best developers in their fields such as Laurent Bugnion of MVVM Light, Brian Lagunas and Craig Shoemaker of Infragistics, and many, many more, we were lucky enough to have Mr. Charles Petzold (Bill Gates named …

Orange County ColdFusion User Group

This group is for networking professionals interested in marketing & technology.

Startup California and Startup OC are regions of The Startup America Partnership, a public private initiative founded by President Obama and former AOL Chairman Steve Case. The Startup America Partnership is based on a simple premise: Young companies that grow create jobs. As a core American value, entrepreneurship is critical to the country’s long term success and it’s time to step up our game. Startup Orange County is part of the Startup California ecosystem, and has three key goals: 1. Provid …

A place for web professionals and web newbies alike to share trending technologies, showcase work and best practice methodology, and of course networking ;) Everyone is welcome!

Rockfield Labs is put together by a group of awesome and nerdy serial tech entrepreneurs. Our goal is to help you build your product using the best practices and methods for web and mobile app rollout. Connect with the best speakers, find nerdy technophiles, partner up with a hackers, find business developers to rock our technology ideas, get mentored by seasoned entrepreneurs and most importantly, help you build your big f'ing idea. So if you've got a great idea but don't have all the right too …

We want to share experiences and techniques for building web and mobile applications with fellow developers in Orange County, California. We will focus on using one of the leading HTML5 mobile app platforms, Sencha Touch, as well as its older cousin, Ext JS.

This is a meetup group for those interested in learning more about MongoDB.

This is a networking group for professionals selling marketing products & services or selling the technology that helps implement modern marketing strategies. Our goal is to unite professionals from non-competing industries who interact with similar decision makers on marketing and technology budgets into a network for referral marketing. Unlike many networking groups, there are no dues and very minimal rules. We meet both socially and formally to build relationships and help each other grow the …

Welcome to Co-Founders Wanted of Orange County Meetup group! Maybe you are a serial entrepreneur, maybe you are a developer, and maybe corporate life is not for you. Have you been doing searches on CoFoundersLab.com? Tasted a startup, or want to startup your own business? Co-Founders Wanted of Orange County serves as an in-person matchmaking service for co-founders. Did you know VCs prefer co-founders over one-man startups? There are lots of benefits to starting a business with someone who compl …