We are a discussion group of internet marketers who get together monthly to discuss issues such as PPC advertising, search engine optimization strategies, social media, outsourcing, and general business growth strategies.

This meetup group is a joint venture between the American Marketing Association, Charlotte Chapter and Studiobanks a full-service digital marketing agency. The objective of this free meetup group is to encourage an open dialogue between professional digital marketing practitioners and business leaders looking to enhance their digital presence. Who should join? Anyone with a keen interest in learning about digital marketing, both professionals in the field and business leaders looking to learn. …

The Web Design Meetup is an open floor forum for people with Web-related problems or interests. No matter what your background or skill level, amateur or expert, freelancer, entrepreneur, developer, or other, you're welcome to attend! Attendance is usually diverse and mixed. Ticker topics are set in advance to spur ideas. The format for the regular monthly meetup is always "open floor". People should feel at ease to raise issues that concern them and ask for help. Contributions are completely vo …

The TriUPA UX Book Club is managed by the Triangle User Experience Professionals' Association. You don't need to be a member to join, all you need is enthusiasm for creating easy-to-use interfaces. To learn more, go to www.triuxpa.org.

Queen City PHP is a group of professionals and hobbyists alike interested in developing web applications with PHP. Our meetups generally occur on the second Monday of every month at 7PM. Our mission is to encourage continuous learning and facilitate networking between Charlotte area developers. Please check out the message boards for any job openings in the area. http://meetup.qcphp.org/messages/boards/forum/1380853 website: http://qcphp.org twitter: @qcphp freenode irc: #qcphp

Meet with other entrepreneurs who are starting, would like to start, or already own an online business. We'll discuss things like website design, SEO (Search Engine Optimization), viral marketing, advertising, social networking, video, Flash, ecommerce and domain names as well as the boring stuff like company formation (LLC or Corporation), tax planning, etc. Basically, we'll talk about everything necessary to operate an eBusiness. Our meetings are once per month with locations ranging from a lo …

Meet other local Marketing Professionals to discuss the latest trends, tactics, and techniques in Dan-Kennedy-style direct marketing and business building. Part of the Glazer-Kennedy Insider's Circle.

Looking for a front end development meetup in the triangle area? Relax, you've found it. Discussions at Function Pink center around the latest techniques and best practices for professional HTML, CSS and JavaScript development.

Discuss and share practices, knowledge, pains and improvements over anything related to Software Quality Assurance and Testing. Agile, Risk-based, Automation, System, Integration, Exploratory, Regression, functional, security and in fact any kind of testing which assures the system. The group has information about certification, on-going training courses, both in person and on-line to further professional development. People from all across the US and world are welcome to join and share your tho …

This is a group designed to unite people with an interest in digital and inbound marketing in the Charlotte area. If you are a digital marketing novice, advocate, or professional and are interested in networking with others while increasing your knowledge base, this is the group for you.

The purpose of the group is to provide an environment for discussions of advanced Internet Marketing experts. These discussions will engage the participants with challenging concepts and internet marketing applications, and are designed to sharpen skills and advance techniques for professionals in the Charlotte area. To maintain the integrity of the concept of an “advanced” internet marketing group, we are limiting participation to members who have at least 3 years of solid IM experience, or th …

Meet other professionals in order to network, share ideas, socialize, discuss business opportunities, empower, and create a support system while having a good time! BPOC is a diverse, mature social atmosphere for those wanting to mingle with like minds and excel in their business ventures. We will come together monthly and get acquainted while we spotlight a member's business, give mini workshops, discuss future endeavors such as hosting and attending business seminars as well as an array of oth …

eCommerce Charlotte is quickly becoming a hub for discussion, learning and networking for those of us involved in the many eCommerce industries.  All are welcome. Our mission as organizers of eCommerce Charlotte is to create a place for good conversations to happen.  Each meeting features an industry expert presenting on a specific topic to help drive not only learning, but innovation and conversation around some facet of the eCom ecosystem.  Attendees often network for a few minutes prior to t …

This group is created as a networking and resource tool for .Net Developers in the local area. All developers in the Charlotte area encouraged to join. Please no recruiting companies.

This is a group for anyone interested in the new virtual currency called bitcoin. I started this group because I have recently become aware of and involved with bitcoin.  I was searching for a local bitcoin meetup to join and discovered that there wasn't one.  So I decided to create one.  I believe that providing a forum for people to get together and share what they have learned about this new technology will benefit us all. I am extremely excited to meet and maybe even help create new bitcoin …

Learn about the basics and advancements to WordPress, one of the most popular open-source content management systems, for web publishers, bloggers, and journalists.

[grok] — verb to intimately and completely share the same reality or line of thinking with another physical or conceptual entity the intermingling of intelligence that necessarily affects both the observer and the observed [ORIGIN: 1961, COINED BY AUTHOR ROBERT A. HEINLEIN IN HIS NOVEL STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND] Thanks to Joshua Blankenship for the definition. The Origin of the Grok The first Grok began in the tasty beer and pixel filled mind of Matthew Smith of @squaredeye & Cowork Greenvil …

Can't get a job without experience? Can't get experience without a job? The Tech In exists to solve that catch-22. If you're a college student or a recent college grad studying software development, computer science, information systems, or anything else that makes other people ask you to fix their computer, we can help. That is, if you're in the Triangle area of North Carolina. Hopefully we'll get bigger soon. We try to have fun, help you learn a little, fill your stomachs with something other …

The Official Charlotte SEO & Search Engine Marketing Meetup Group for Charlotte business owners and online marketing executives. Our group offers insight into search engine marketing services from valid w3 compliant websites, search engine optimization, pay per click advertising, and tons more. Our group is open to anyone interested in learning about marketing online and growing their search engine traffic. Companies throughout Charlotte are encouraged to attend. However, due to the size of our …

Group of Javascript Enthusiasts focusing on development with and learning around the ExtJS and Sencha touch libraries. We want to learn, develop skills, exchange ideas and work through issues surround these and related technologies.

FabLocker Hackerspace is an opportunity to get started in the Maker community.  You can meet local makers, learn some new skills and grow from there. The goals are to: -Meet other local makers -Share ideas, skills, and local resources -Gain new skills though mini-workshops -Hear guest speakers who are tackling large projects -Create collaborations between engineers, makers, tinkers, etc -Get opinions or advice on project execution -Have a good time talking tech Our main website is at http://ww …

We are users, designers, developers, and fans of WordPress

A meetup group for designers and programmers interested in coworking in downtown Raleigh. We meet once a month in the UserVoice Offices on Hargett St (right above the Raleigh Times). It's a really cool space! Free beer and coffee are provided. So come! Hang out with cool people. Talk about what you are building. And get some work done.

A microISV (Independent Software Vendor) is a small software shop, usually with between 1 to 10 people, which is primarily focused on selling a software product (including income associated with web applications). Are you running or part of a microISV in the Triangle? Or maybe interested in starting one or hearing from those who have? If so, the Triangle microISV group is for you. Some of the goals of the Triangle microISV group are: * Connect – meet and connect with other local microISV …

Join us to realize the next steps in your continued success! Here we discuss... Strategic Partnerships Channel Marketing Resellers For Your Products Revenue and Value Online Marketing and Brand Building And More!! Join the group today while membership is FREE!!

This is the most successful SEO Meetup in the United States because we concentrate on actionable advice. This Meetup IS NOT about tricks to fake out the search engines or how to make quick money online via Google. Raleigh's SEO meetup IS about getting realistic and informational advice on what works with the search engines. Show up once a month to find better ways to tune your site, get more distance from your marketing efforts, write good web content. Take the mystery out of what Google has to …

Social Media Marketing Raleigh Helps Professionals and Consultants to Understand Social Media Channels, How to Monitor Them, How to Influence Them, and how to Setup and Manage Campaigns. Social media marketing is no longer an option for most businesses. People and companies are using social media to discover and review products and services before talking to salespeople. Business managers are discovering that social media marketing programs can be an enormous time burden with little rewards if i …

Welcome to Co-Founders Wanted of Raleigh 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 Raleigh 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 complements you. …