Data is all the rage these days, often presented as the next big trend in the evolution of the Web, and the next big opportunity for internet entrepreneurs. This Meetup focuses on the business aspects of the data revolution: startup opportunities, new products, business models, funding trends, emerging players, and ways for existing startups to leverage their data. Technical aspects will also occasionally be discussed, but attendees do not need to have a technical background. While hosted at Blo …

This is a group for any professional user of Netsuite in the NYC area. Join up if you are a finance professional, sys admin, logistics, CRM, sales professional end user. Or Join up if you are curious about how this ERP and other cloud based enterprise tools can connect you to your business metrics and your customers in stronger systemic ways. We started this group so tech professionals in NYC can connect in a meaningful way. We are looking to swap ideas, scripts, code and best practice uses of t …

Network & Learn To Become More Successful! If you enjoy Professional Socializing, Sharing and Learning Events this group is dedicated to creating the perfect opportunities for you to participate. Join Us With ONE EASY Click - All Profile Questions are Optional! Join us if you are an entrepreneur, solo-preneur, or art-preneur and want to meet new friends and make lasting connections which is the primary and best way to grow your business! Here, you will learn from top experts about marketing a …

NYC Webgrrls is a chapter within Webgrrls International (http://webgrrls.com), which is a community of professional women who leverage technology to become more successful in their careers and businesses. With Technology changing at the speed of light, women from all walks of life join webgrrls to “stay in the know”, discuss the latest tech trends, support each other through business and technology issues, and develop new business contacts and friends. Members can connect online or in person at …

Welcome techies, business people and Verizon team members... Come join us at our offices in NYC for a monthly discussion of interesting topics including subject areas like M2M, banking finance, healthcare and the Internet. Verizon has numerous ongoing projects that contribute expertise and services to the technology ecosystem. We will be partnering with our colleagues running related Meetups and are interested to act as much as a host as a presenter ! NOTE: PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PROVIDE YOUR FULL …

The Viral Blogging Network of New York is for Business Minded People that want to learn how to: ==> Make their blogs go viral ==> Monetize their blogs ==> Make money with blog posts ==> Syndication ==> SEO (Search Engine Optimization If you have a product or service to promote and you want to learn how to sell through blogging, this is the group for you. Welcome!

We are very familiar with the CQ5 platform and thought that as new companies are rolling out CQ5 all the time it would be good to get those users familiar with the system together with those that may be dipping their toes into it for the first time. We're looking to set up a regular meetup where developers, users, product and project managers, and anyone who uses CQ5 can get together, over a drink or some snacks, to discuss their experiences. There's much knowledge that can and should be shared …

Technology and the web have changed how fiction, poetry, essays, and memoirs are being distributed, and have begun to alter the process of writing, reading, sharing, and consuming texts.  Words are finding new modalities, and innovators across disciplines have begun to experiment with how technology might improve their creation, curation, and consumption. Code Meet Print is the community at the intersection of texts + technology that will contemplate, define, and help build better interfaces for …

There's a growing tech community on the UES. Come by for some breakfast, lunch or happy hours and meet your tech neighbors!

Are you a small business owner that's tired of hearing the same old social media presentation? Are you not getting clear answers to your social media questions? If so, Social Media for Small Business - NYC is for you. Social Media for Small Business - NYC is here to educate and facilitate meaningful discussions for eager small businesses on the latest social media trends, tips and tricks, and specific techniques to improve your reputation and your relationship with your customers using Facebo …

Meet other Affiliate Marketer to discuss tactics and strategies to use in affiliate marketing. Some topics may include: Market selection Product Selection Affiliate Networks Affiliate resources and tools Marketing Stategies Successful and Non-successful campaigns/tests/approaches SEO topics PPC Topics Other affiliate topics Both beginners and experienced folks welcome although this is not a resource to demand information from others. You should prepared to offer what you have trie …

Best Wishes for 2013 !!! We would like to extend to you, all your loved family members and friends our warmest wishes for a very happy, healthy, and prosperous 2013. The New York City English Language Group formerly known as New York City English as a Second Language (ESL) The English Language Unites Us All. Let Us Have More of It !!! 18-118 year-YOUNG?... Regardless of your speaking level, YOU are WELCOME to Join Us to Practice ENGLISH and Have a Lot of FUN too! You accept to complete your …

This is a group for anyone interested in Mandarin, food, Chinese arts and culture. I started this group because to meet other Mandarin foodies and arts enthusiasts. We will meet the most outstanding Mandarin and English professionals, artists and elites in NYC. Let's go together for food, drinks and enjoy the evening with arts and culture. The group is welcome to all Asian American, and for those who love to make friends with Mandarin speaking people.

Producers, writers, journalists, publishers, distributors, and any others in media, content creation/distribution, or technology businesses are welcome. We have begun to build a vibrant community of creative and business people to brainstorm, exchange ideas, socialize, share professional interests, make friends, and just have fun. Interested? If so, please join us at our next MeetUp!

The first chapter of Leaders in Software and Art was founded in New York in 2009 as a networking group for cutting-edge artists who use technology to create museum-quality pieces. Meetups feature artist speakers showcasing their work and are attended by people fascinated by the field, such as curators, collectors, engineers and programmers, and of course other tech artists. What began with software art presentations has grown to include data visualization, sculpture made using LEDs, microprocess …

We started the group for professionals involved in e-commerce to connect and benefit from each others experiences? What platform are you using? How do you attract customers? What strategies have worked for you?

HealthCamp is a rapidly growing international movement The purpose of the movement is to promote conversation and change around the transformation of healthcare using Social Media, Open Source and the best that the Internet and Mobile Web have to offer.

With a new year, starts a new g.o.g.o. As the new g.o.g.o. organizer and a small business owner myself; I am looking forward to a new and awesome 2013. GO...GO [Gay-Owned Gay-Operated] is a diversified group Gay and Lesbian Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, Freelancers and Consultants. We gather at meet-ups to strategize, network and develop ideas in support of each other and our business goals. Be on the look –out for some upcoming meet-ups. Please share your ideas and initiate a meet up wi …

Hey everybody / ¡Hola a todos! If Spanish is your second language and you can speak it fluently and/or you are bilingual (English/Spanish), then consider jooining this group. Tambien, si su idoma nativo es español, pues debe considerar afiliarse con este grupo. I've been looking on the internet and other "Toastmaster Groups" where we can practice our bilingual abilities and was shocked to find that there weren't any for us bilingual people. If your profession requires you to speak in your non-na …

NYC Music Meetup focuses in empowering music professionals, promoters, artists, and fans.

My name is Silvia. I started this group when I realized that most of us live in an happy part of NY called Upper West Side, not affected by Sandy. This time I, we, as parents can do something as well. Because as Dwight Parents we are a little Community. Cause we're not so far from there, and a lot of New Yorker friends are there, maybe other Dwight parents. Maybe we don't know that many close friends are affected just because the affected people can't access the Internet. We knows only about tho …

There's nothing more frustrating than stress from the job. I run a popular blog and a internet radio show that deals specifically with workplace related matters.  There's nothing more frustrating than an unsatisfying work culture and being in the city, quite a few work places are like that.  I have personally experienced bullies, unscrupulous co-workers, pay inequity, and discrimination.  But what I also realized was that getting help for job-related trouble is much harder than it needs to be. I …

Getting known as an authority in your industry is the absolute best way to gain great business relationships. This group is for accomplished professionals to discuss with other accomplished professionals what are the most effective methods for gaining recognition. The events involve formal speakers arranged by the host on how to really effectively make use of social sites, find an audience for seminars and get press, but it would be nice for the members themselves to be the speakers.

This is a group I have started to help business owners - including myself - on the Upper West Side! Let's network and grow our enterprises together. As an entrepreneur, I know the importance of constantly meeting new business people in non-competing industries. The purpose of this group is for us to meet and potentially cross-pollinate our client bases. I am a real estate broker in the neighborhood and am developing the community website referenced below. My clients are Upper West Side professio …

The National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications - NAMIC is a 501(c)(6) trade association that was founded in 1980. NAMIC educates, advocates and empowers for multi-ethnic diversity in the telecommunications industry through its 18 nationwide chapters. NAMIC welcomes existing and aspiring television and new media professionals to our membership roster. Members are new media professionals, cable operators, television programmers, telecommunication and entrepreneurs. Our members come …

Described by The New York Times as "the most important organization affecting America's relationship with Israel,” AIPAC is a 100,000-member grassroots movement of activists committed to ensuring Israel’s security and protecting American interests in the Middle East and around the world. AIPAC’s priority is to ensure that both America and Israel remain strong and that they collaborate closely together on a wide range of issues. From promoting peace between Israel and its neighbors to facilitatin …

"This is a group for people interested in meeting other people from all walks of life who wish to have a better economic future and economically improve themselves. people who like them share a passion for start ups and building new business from scratch, solopreneurs aka businesses of one person, freelancers and general entrepreneurship lovers are also welcome. in every meetup we will get together, network, brainstorm and talk about the best strategies to conceive and implement excellent busine …

We have have two alternating meetups every Thursday for people who have left or are leaving Christianity, as well as occasional fun get-togethers. In everything, we mostly do two things: Provide a kind and thoughtful community for people who are leaving or who have left Christianity. You may find that this is the one place where people not only understand your struggles and isolation, but also get your communion wafer jokes. Engage in serious but OPEN conversation about theological, philosophic …