Core group has worked with technology startups for over 18 years. How to take a social media or technology start-up company from idea concept through funding and global market. Whether family shoestring budget, angel investment or VC venture capital the principles for success remain the same. With the warp-speed changes in digital, mobile and hyper-localized marketing as well as consumer savvy rewards based technologies emerging every view days we would love to meet and chat about some basic …

Internet marketing encompasses a broad, diverse set of processes: search, content networks, email marketing, affiliate networks, video ads, social media, viral marketing, and more. Our organizer, Bill Belew, is The Traffic Professor = his primary source of income is from blogging AND he pays his sizable Silicon Valley mortgage from his blogging revenue. He is also the author of the best-read How to Blog for Money and Web Traffic series. We meet regularly to discuss how to utilize these tools to …

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… Stanford Graphics Lab, Stanford Humanities Lab Ray Tracing with the NVIDIA OptiX Engine by Austin Robison, NVIDIA Graphics on the Web: Going Beyond Images and Rectangles by Vladimir Vukicevic, Firefox Caustic Real Time Ray Tracing by James A. McCombe and Alex Kelley, Caustic Graphics Hot Research in Silicon Valley by Avi Lev Robinson-Mosher, Solomon, Boulos, Stanford Computer Graphics Lab Photoshop CS4 Extended and 3D by Nathan Carr, Aravind Krishnaswamy, Pete Falco, Zorana G …

The Northern California Java User Group (NorCal JUG) is located in Sacramento, CA. We aim to: Promote the use of Java and related technologies Educate through high-quality and applicable presentations Induce interactive discussions and forums Be a resource hub for whomever is interested in web development in general and Java in particular Develop close ties and relationships with the industry mentor companies and educational institutions in the United States and worldwide

This is one of the oldest groups on meetup.com and we still welcome new members! Our organizer, Bill Belew, is The Traffic Professor = his primary source of income is from blogging AND he pays his sizable Silicon Valley mortgage from his blogging revenue. He is also the author of the best-read How to Blog for Money and Web Traffic series. We are writers and aspiring writers. We are bloggers and wannabe bloggers. We meet regularly to interact with serious and not-so serious bloggers. Our organize …

This MeetUp is for Santa Cruz high tech professionals who want to learn about stimulating new technologies from both startups and mature companies. Learn, network, and keep high tech businesses growing in Santa Cruz. Join us for one hour on the first Wednesday of every month. To join our LinkedIn Group, go to: http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1192257

Advertising professionals as far North of Quebec to West of LA are welcome to join this meet up group. Our goal is to offer the most unique roundtable discussions that allow advertisers from all across North America to share experiences and positive trends. This group is perfect for anyone in TV, Radio, Broadcast, News Media, Coupons Book Publishers, Yellow Page Publications, and any type of Print Media.  We will also include topics that are important to Digital Web Media, Daily Deals Sites, SEO …

Hey there! I am posting this as a  Meetup to find others interested in talking about development with PHP CodeIgnigter or Expression Engine platforms. If you are, drop me a line and we will set up a meeting time. Thanks, Christian

The Vertica Professionals group was created to provide a forum for those in the SF Bay Area to share tips, tricks and knowledge about using Vertica and it's ecosystem for analytics.

A place for SugarCRM developers to hack, integrate, develop and socialize. If you have an integration you want to show off, a hack you want to implement, or just want a chance to talk to other people developing on SugarCRM including the SugarCRM development team, this is the place for you.

The Creative Suite User Group of San Jose was established to provide professionals in San Jose and surrounding areas a venue for networking and learning about the latest in Adobe Software. Our monthly meetings will feature a prominent guest speaker who will focus on tips/tricks, integration between Adobe apps, and streamlining your workflow for more efficient business practices. We welcome your feedback and suggestions to make our user group the best possible of its kind. We look forward to …

MechaWorks is proud to host the first WordPress event group in Silicon Valley. We love WordPress, it has helped our business grow tremendously. So, we felt that we need to give back to the WordPress community. We'll be hosting monthly events to help bloggers meet up and chat about the platform that they use everyday. Share cool tips, new uses, and commiserate when WordPress isn't feeling well.

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Bring together people who are passionate about Ruby and Rails in an environment that fosters learning from and helping each other while building lasting friendships. "And as you get older, you may find that “Enabling the Dreams of Others” thing is even more fun." From the Last Lecture by Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 - July 25, 2008) Get 35% off from O’Reilly books and ebooks when you purchase directly from http://www.oreilly.com/store/. Just use discount code DSUG when …

Meet other locals from all Industries to discuss your Business Ideas and Strategies. Gather to discuss current events, share experiences, and to network with other people interested in Business. This is a casual but professional atmosphere with a planned agenda. Networking with like minded professional in a supportive group. Join our Linkedin site too! http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1856388&trk=hb_sid...