This meetup is dedicated to the design practices, technologies, insights and opportunities around the next frontier information access - the Internet of Things (IoT). We want to cross-pollinate ideas from engineers, designers, researchers, data scientists and entrepreneurs to create meaningful and tangible solutions that will make information access more human, ubiquitous and commercially viable.

San Francisco Marketing Professionals is a local working group for all interested Search Engine Marketing professionals located in the San Francisco Bay Area. We hold regular events that offer educational and networking opportunities for local SEM professionals. Events are open to all local SEM professionals. Our highly rated events attract Search Engine Marketers from many high profile companies such as Gap, Macy's, Saleforce.com, Google, CNET, Microsoft, Apple, and more.

This meetup is all about the 'Press, from beginning blogger through to hardcore hacker. 10% of the internet runs on WordPress; that's insane and awesome. The hype is real, so come and learn everything there is to know about WordPress! photo "Guitar Hero" courtesy of green kozi

"Visual Media Professionals Group in San Francisco" is a professional group dedicated to provide time to share knowledge, experience and ideas with others professional who live or work in San Francisco Bay Area. Our members are coming from Photography, Graphics Design, Printing, Webdesign, Animation, TV, Movie, Magazine and Fashion industries. Our purpose is to deliver what it takes to help our group members become more successful and profitable in their professional life or business. To accompl …

The San Francisco SEO Meetup is an SEO and online marketing group for anyone interested in search engine optimization and digital marketing in the bay area. The goal is to connect interesting, like-minded people in the city and the rest of the bay area. You'll have a chance to meet other internet marketing professionals in and around San Francisco, and learn a little more about what they do. We network, meet interesting people, and usually drink. If you're personally or professionally involved i …

Startup Saturdays is all about empowering the global community through offering knowledge to enhance leadership, entrepreneurship and technical skills. With the knowledge and skillset taught though Startup Saturdays individuals are able to explore new business and career opportunities that lead to a better quality of life and higher earnings. Explore new pathways for your life by attending one of our classes. We are here to assist individuals with personal growth and help eliminate unsightly hu …

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, in the process, 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, …

Hello and welcome to the official Meetup home of Thirty Day Challenge for San Francisco! This is the 5th year of the Challenge, and the buzz is bigger than ever, and this year should be the best year yet. This group has been formed to create actual face-to-face gatherings for all the enthusiastic members of Thirty Day Challenges. Veterans and those new to the challenge are welcome. We wanted to set up this meetup group as a way for 30DC folks to meet in person, share ideas, and form teams. …

A Webmission is a delegation of Belgian Web, Tech & Mobile entrepreneurs that travel abroad to promote their companies and to network, taking advantage of an international Internet/Tech event and the secondary happenings around it. Taking advantage of this year's Google I/0 event (19-20/05), We are organizing a new Webmission for Belgian entrepreneurs, journalists bloggers and Internet, mobile and tech enthusiasts, interested in promoting themselves in the US markets. This is a great opportunity …

SmartUps are a series of panel discussions on the latest innovations in HR and recruiting. Discuss and discover the newest tools and trends for growing your startup the smart way. HR and tech professionals and enthusiasts are welcome. Listen, participate, drink, network. Brought to you by SmartRecruiters, the free social recruiting platform and ATS.

The online media is drastically changing the fashion industry and the way consumers interact with fashion brands. Meet the people that lead the fashion revolution online - fashion bloggers, new media publishers, entrepreneurs, industry insiders, fashion PR reps, and web savvy trendsetters. You must a professional within the fashion industry and have an online presence to join this group. This is the SF chapter of NYC based Fashion 2.0 meetup, founded in 2008. We are currently working on get …

Welcome to the SSV Network! The "Startups & Societal Ventures" Network http://www.ssvnetwork.com Discuss: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=48286 Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SSVNetwork Follow us on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/ycd24uk Check the SSV Network Innovation Hubs' Worldwide Map: http://www.communitywalk.com/SSVNetwork Entrepreneurs, investors and all other resources providers need better relationships matchmaking. SSVN is an internet-based entrepreneurship support system e …

FASHIONTECHSF.org is the longest running monthly workshop and the original event series in the San Francisco Bay Area focused synergistically on building, promoting and educating the vibrant community of fashion and technology. Our mission is to create educational, economic development, social and business opportunities for the fashion and technology industries. From it's inception in February 2010, FASHIONTECHSF.org has become the leading network for all things fashion and technology in Silicon …

FASHION STARTUPS. ~ Pitch your fashion startup, mobile app or retail business, share your portfolio, receive feedback, connect with possible investors or vc's and network with other professionals in the local fashion industry. Follow us on TWITTER Connect with us at GOOGLE+ Like us on FACEBOOK Join us on MEETUP Read our BLOG Join us on LINKEDIN

Webcasting and live streaming are essentially interchangeable terms. If you are a webcaster or are interested in learning how to live stream, you've come to the right place. In our meetups, we'll talk about best practices, trade real-world stories and evaluate equipment and platforms. From mobile phone live streaming to professional large scale webcast productions, we'll cover the gamut.

Let's come together and collaborate to build great businesses! Are you looking for a strategic business partner - perhaps someone in a business complementary to yours,  where you provide a different product or service, but you both target the same customer demographic. Why not work together for the benefit of both of you? Or maybe you're ready for growth, but lack the skill set to take you to the next level - are you great at managing operations, but not so great at marketing - and gee, wouldn't …

Calling all Marketers working in startups in San Francisco. Let's get together and share our experiences while drinking a cold beer!

Ever since I moved from San Francisco to the East Bay to start a family, I have enjoyed my days of sunshine, not waiting in line to get into the Trader Joe's parking lot, and my backyard. What I'm missing are the networking events of San Francisco and Silicon Valley which all happen around the same time I have to give my newborn a bath. If this sounds like you, or if you are in the start up world (or want to be) but are on the East Side of the Bridge + Tunnel, join this group. Our restaurants an …

Users and lovers of the Closure set of tools https://developers.google.com/closure/ or for those who would like to learn.

HBase developers meet to tackle big development issues with whiteboarding and hacking. Also check out the SF HBase User Group (http://www.meetup.com/hbaseusergroup/) and LA Hadoop Meetup (http://www.meetup.com/hadoopla/)

PyLadies is an international mentorship group with a focus on helping more women become active participants and leaders in the Python open-source community. Our mission is to promote, educate and advance a diverse Python community through outreach, education, conferences, events, and social gatherings. PyLadies also aims to provide a friendly support network for women and a bridge to the larger Python world. Anyone with an interest in Python is encouraged to participate! Join our mailing list fo …

iOS and Android Developers for iPhone Android iPad smart TV Apple TV Google TV. iOS and Android. We discuss mobile app and game development issues and strategies. The group shares among ourselves and brings in outside experts to help educate and advance our knowledge. Cross platform HTML5 and hybrid HTML5/Native solutions are encouraged We offer the opportunity for developers to share their projects and get feedback from group members and have live demonstrations of new apps that our members ar …

This meetup group is dedicated to learning about the Magento eCommerce platform. Our goals are to stay current on Magento products and topics, discuss extensions and templates, share knowledge and experience and to network with people interested in Magento. We welcome Magento Developers, Graphic and Web Designers, Magento Users and anyone interested in selling products online.

We've combined the power of NetSquared & NTEN's 501 Tech Clubs to create San Francisco Tech4Good. We gather to explore an aspect of how technology is being leveraged for social impact projects. We see a big opportunity to share experiences and take action on local and global issues. We're part of a global network of grassroots-organized communities across North America, South America, Asia, Australia and Africa, all exploring social tech tools for social change. We come from a variety of organiz …

This is a group for anyone currently working or interested in Social Game Development and the inter-workings of virtual currency. There will be many topics relating to Facebook, MySpace and other social game development and monetization. We primarily discuss current games, market trends in virtual goods and issues facing the industry. Its a great causal place to network and pick up some interesting tips. We'll have speakers and themes. This group is for people in social game development and for …

The objective of the VBE (Virtual Business Ecosystem) group is to help every small business, start-ups, and non-profit organization to harness the power of the latest Cloud Computing, Virtual Events, and Social Media for Explosive Growth & Unfair Advantage! Top 5 Reasons to Join this group: Discover the Secret behind Apple, Amazon, & Google for Sustainable Growth & Unfair Advantage. Brainstorm for the next disruptive business ideas & model for the next Google & Facebook. Meet your co-founder a …

Come join the Bay Area TYPO3 Users Group. Whether you are totally new to TYPO3 or a seasoned developer interested in networking with other TYPO3 users, this is the place to expand your skills and do a little networking. http://typo3.org http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=25... San Francisco TYPO3 Camp

The SVForum Emerging Technology SIG is a bi-monthly meeting focused on the future. The goal is to talk about technologies that aren’t quite here yet, to discuss trends in software technologies, and, in general, to examine what’s coming down the pipeline. We meet on the second Wednesday of every other month.