The Boston Business Blogging Academy - is where small business owners, local business SEOs, internet marketers, Social Media players, entrepreneurs, start uppers, bloggers and writers gather...online and in person to learn and do things right. Ask your self these questions - How much would you pay for 1. A website evaluation from an SEO, traffic and business blogging expert? Read what people pay me for website evaluations. (The earlier you get in the higher the likelihood of getting an evaluatio …

The Analytics Professionals group was created to provide a forum for those in Boston to share tips, tricks and knowledge about using an analytic platform such as ParAccel to drive business value. With the variety and volume of data available these days from a number of sources (RDBMS, web logs, sensor data, social media, etc.) we're interested in discussing how you begin to make sense of all this data and derive real business value from it.

The Society for New Communications Research is a global nonprofit 501(c)(3) research and education foundation and think tank focused on the advanced study of the latest developments in new media and communications, and their effect on traditional media and business models, communications, culture and society. SNCR is dedicated to creating a bridge between the academic and theoretical pursuit of these topics and the pragmatic implementation of new media and communications tools and methodologie …

This group will explore how video and new forms of multi-media enabled learning are revolutionizing education across the world. Video in Education now goes beyond simple publishing and includes centralized access anytime anywhere to many video repositories and libraries, internal university 'YouTube', deep learning management system integrations such as video assignments and interactive recorded classes, collaborative video & editing, video for distance education and media-powered blogs and soci …

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter …

Are you creative, love sharing ideas and play well with others? This is the group for you! Here is an opportunity to join in with other passionate individuals to explore the world of ideas, self-expression, creativity and experimentation. Perfect for professional and amateur creatives of all types (performers, graphic artists, writers, singers/songwriters, comedians, musicians, film makers, dancers....you get the idea!) as well as educators/experts/authors, thought leaders, and those of us that …

Chuck Tanowitz formed OpenPR (at the time we called it SoloPR) with his business partner Todd Van Hoosear in 2009 to compensate for their lack of office space and to satisfy the deep need to interact with actual Human beings that comes with working from home. Originally aimed at solo PR practitioners, Chuck quickly realized that the conversations that were happening over coffee were relevant to anyone in the PR community in the Boston area -- not just solo practitioners. Thus, OpenPR was founded …

"SMALL BUSINESS SUCCESS" TRAINING & COACHING *Are you a small business owner and struggling to find customers? *Have you tried advertising, but don't seem to be getting any results? *Tired of looking for business in networking events where everyone tries to sell you something and no one is buying? *Fed up with spending days at expensive trade show exhibits that generate few to zero sales leads? *Confused, frustrated or just don't have the time to experiment with social media sites such as F …

The role of social media is the healthcare industry is both convoluted and ever changing. How do we utilize useful tools of communication responsibly? How do we navigate pitfalls like privacy and misinformation? Come to learn about the many benefits and complications of social media in healthcare from our panel. We strive to create a dynamic conversation about how to develop the healthcare industry both now and in the future, encouraging entrepreneurs to take ideas and produce solutions. We want …

We are a group that is focused on creating new business models in music fashion and dance. Creating competing business models that are better for musicians, dancers, producers, music publishers, photographers, fashion designers is essential in the age of new media.

This group will focus on the strategies, considerations and techniques for using video on the web to drive business value. Topics will vary from business and marketing related to some technical discussion as it relates to the theme. The group will meet bi-monthly to start and the meetings will be structured around a theme/presentation. Join Us!

The BOSTON MARKETING LEARNING GROUP (BMLG) is a NON-PROFIT organization for business people and marketing professionals to help learn the many different aspects of marketing. The Boston Marketing Learning Group (BMLG) will provide FREE MARKETING WORKSHOPS on a monthly/bi-monthly basis. The ONLINE MARKETING topics that will be covered include: Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Email Marketing, Pay Per Click Advertising, Blogging, Social Networking, Social Media Marketing …

The Boston Internet Marketing Meetup, (@bostimm) is a rapidly growing local Internet marketing Meetup focused on the Cambridge and Boston locales. True to a Meetup format, we always have a presentation or learning session and a Q&A which is preceded and followed by general networking opportunities with both experienced and relatively new professionals interested in the Internet and its use in successful marketing programs.  We feel peer learning and networking with an educational component is th …

Once upon a time, 5 people from Vitamin T, the staffing agency for Creative/Digital talent, decided to create a MeetUp - thus Digital Rendezvous was BORN!  We are looking to have a meeting of the minds once per month at a local pub to discuss emerging trends in design, development, all things web!!!

Search marketing on Google AdWords or organic SEO can be a big waste of time and money if you don’t get the details right. Search Marketing Project Night is for anyone working on a search marketing campaign who would like to compare notes. Our members are both experienced and novice search marketers who come to get answers to their questions, seek advice to specific problems and learn new strategies from their peers. Beginners are welcome. No need to work in isolation... Each month, we huddle up …

One night, a collection of languages met a group of objects and they decided to share a cigarette over a drink. Complementing objects was easy enough for language, who found its partner so very real and touchable. Objects was mostly quiet, not finding much to say about itself, at least nothing equal to the photographs and poetry and sculpture language seemed so content and able to lavish upon it. When they made love, something was born, but soon enough it was on the lam. We are an artist collect …

Looking for other collage, mixed media and altered book artists to get together with and play. Particularly interested in SoulCollage. Located in central New Hampshire.

The goal of this meetup is present informative lectures, hands-on tutorials, networking events, etc, towards helping the local community further it's understanding and proficiency regarding Predictive Analytics.  Our group has three main focal points:  business applications, advanced mathematics, and computer science; with topics covering Recommeder Systems, Machine Learning, Google Analytics, Data Visualization, Social Media / Text Analytics, and related topics.  Predictive Analytics are levera …

Meet other local people who are interested in Internet Marketing. We discuss Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques and more general issues related to Internet Marketing, Content Marketing and social media. Gather and share advice and info on better ways to work with search engines and drive traffic to your sites.

Are you in the Westford area? Do you work from home? Do you work in some aspect of the Online Video eco-system? Videographer - Production - Developer - Sales - Online Marketing - Executive - Editing - Training - Enterprise Video? If so, and would like to get out of your PJ's and Slippers once a month, then come join us for lunch.

Are you nervous about networking? Do you suffer from Stage fright? Are you afraid you will look like a deer caught in headlights when presenting in public? Are you shy in front of the camera? Are you interested in learning how to craft a powerful Presentation? Do You know that great presentation skills, networking skills and an awesome elevator Pitch can open doors? If you answered YES to any of the above questions then the the public speaking and presentation skills meet up is right for you. I …

In the early months of 1998 a single individual challenged Secretary of State Madeleine Albright about the Clinton administration's saber rattling with Iraq at a CNN televised "town hall meeting." At the time Clinton was attempting to persuade the American public to support his intentions of bombing Iraq. Albright not only wouldn't answer the question, but she fled the scene once the event was officially over! This public relations fiasco stopped the Clinton White House's plans for war in the …

This group is for Practical Idealist to share ideas, skills and resources….a place to vision, debate and collaborate. Let's have conversations that have never happened before! Let's create real world solutions that celebrate our individual desires and honor the needs of our collective future. Let's enjoy the process and each other. I'm hoping to gather a diverse group of creative, positive people that truly embrace the gift of different perspectives and are excited to cross-pollinate. If you as …

This group is dedicated to helping local businesses use the Internet to grow their businesses. More than any time history, local businesses have the tools to empower them to control their success with local, social and mobile online marketing - the problem is that they are just too many of them and they are hard to use. We aim to teach local businesses how to make it all simpler for them so they can be successful. Our group is filled with people passionate about helping local businesses and orga …

A meetup for IT professionals to talk about the latest in communications and collaboration technologies, from social enterprise apps to managing security in a social world

This group is for anyone interested in learning more about Search Engine Optimization and Internet Marketing in general. It's great for web developers and SEOs, but also great for business and website owners who want to know more about the industry to improve their own businesses and websites. I started this group so more people can get educated, and those of us in the industry can meet and network. Looking forward to meeting everyone!

OVERVIEW New Group!  Tech entrepreneurs and marketers come together to solve marketing, product marketing and product strategy challenges, big and small. Members are software/hardware/mobile app entrepreneurs and company founders, senior management, and folks from the marketing, product marketing and product management functions in companies big and small. The typical meeting includes a startup marketing case study (it could be YOU!), a rapid-fire roundtable discussion in which we we tackle …

For people involved in developing Facebook Platform Applications in the Boston area. Meet with great speakers and engineers who are developing Facebook applications. Do a lightning demo of your Facebook product or idea!