Why Social Media? Join us each Thursday afternoon for an informative series on Do-It-Yourself Social Media.  You ask the questions and we answer them.  Want to know more about strategy, content or "What's New?" You can sign up One Time to see what it's all about or subscribe to be on every call.  Don't worry if you can't make them all. If you're one of our monthly subscribers we'll send you a recap of the webinar for you to view whenever you have time. Most professionals and business owners have …

You + New Media = Success Welcome to a new dawn of connectivity. I created You Media Lab as a way of educating entrepreneurs (as well as nonprofits, politicians, professionals, inventors, small business owners, actors, artists and direct sales associates) how to use new media to connect to their target market.  I'm not a marketer.  I am an entrepreneur who uses these tools and loves teaching what I learn. Most business savvy people I meet struggle to understand the complexities, no matter how s …

Are you a LIN Media Austin Employee? Then get to posting! Whether you have a sports event this weekend, you are volunteering for a charity, or just wanting to catch a movie. Let us know, we'd love to come!

Are you a Hootsuite lover? Has Hootsuite changed the game on your social media experience? OR....... Have you heard of Hootsuite but have no idea how it works or why it matters to your social media use? No matter what your experience is....... We are going to PARTY at great locations in Austin while I show you how to leverage Hootsuite to grow your social media influence, your blog, or your business! There will be super awesome Hootsuite giveaways including cool swag and, for some really lucky …

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 …

Join other marketers who live in Steiner Ranch and work in online marketing, search engine optimization, affiliate marketing, search engine marketing, social media optimization, social media marketing, pay-per-click advertising, email marketing, and other areas of Internet marketing. Informal get-togethers in the community to learn and share things, as well as make connections with others. The group is open to anybody who lives in Steiner Ranch and is interested in Internet marketing: entreprene …

Join the small business PR revolution. We facilitate news coverage of of small companies and organizations by holding monthly meetings with media professionals and providing lots of valuable online content. We help small businesses win BIG media exposure, level the media playing field with large corporations and meet local journalists and reporters.

Are you looking for the real reasons you're marketing isn't working? Or do you think that content marketing might help you (or your clients) but are a little stuck? Join Jenny Magic, Better Way to Say It founder & content marketer for a casual monthly Q&A to talk about the marketing challenges you're currently tackling and how content strategy (website content, blogging, email newsletters, social media) can help. We'll chat about real tools and solutions, but also dig deep into the hard question …

Get together with other Austinites who work in search marketing, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, social media optimization, social media marketing, pay-per-click advertising, and all other forms of internet marketing. Come learn something new and share what you know with others! This group is for those who are passionate about the art and science of online marketing. No business pitches or highly structured meetings - just good, thought-provoking conversation and good compan …

Join others from Austin and the surrounding area who are interested in networking and learning more about Internet marketing for free. Our group meets monthly to discuss the latest in affiliate marketing, search engine marketing, social media, search engine optimization, mobile, pay-per-click advertising, email marketing, information marketing, local marketing, and any other areas of online marketing. Share what you know, learn something new, and make deals. This is an ideal group for affiliate …

The Content Marketing Meetup was born from a simple idea: content marketing is the most powerful marketing methodology out there today. Write something that educates people about something they care about, provide them something that is valuable and that they can actually use, and you can attract tons of loyal customers to you and build a brand name as well. Combine that with modern technology, such as social media, email and video, and you’ve got the killer combination. The problem is, current …

AustinSEM.org is a group of non-affiliated professional internet marketers in Austin and surrounding areas. We don’t care where you work, as long as your job is Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization or Social Media. If you don't do this for a living, we respectfully ask you look for a group more suited to learning about SEO/SEM. This is the place for professionals to get together and discuss relevant events and topics. We are there for each other to be a support group of sorts. Thi …

Social Media and Web Innovators come together with Social Change Makers and Nonprofits to mix, swap stories and ideas, and build new relationships.

The Cross Media Group, formerly the Austin Flash Platform Usergroup, has changed it's name to attract and retain a wider audience that includes print, web, video and mobile developers and designers. We having been serving members with events that target these technologies and found it suitable to change the name. This group is an official Adobe User Group.

The Online Business Meetup is a quarterly meeting for individuals who want to learn more about selling and marketing their products and services online. Attend our sessions to learn more about starting an online business, marketing your site, social media, choosing the right ecommerce platform, accepting online payments, and many more!. Whether you have a store, site, or just an idea - this is a great place to learn more about developing an online presence and meet new friends!

The best online marketers in Austin got together and decided they should educate more people about how to effectively market their product, services and ideas. They realized they were free on the 5th Wednesday of the month...are you? Video:  5th Wednesday Marketing Meetup from Mosaic Media Films on Vimeo.

A group hosted by the Online News Association for local professionals interested in the changing landscape of digital media and new technology. Gather with writers, editors, photographers, producers, technologists, developers, designers and more with an interest in the production of news for digital presentation. For more information on ONA, check out http://www.journalists.org NOTE: We must have your first and last name in order for you to attend ONAC meetups. Please make sure these are in your …

This is a group for business owners and professionals in any industry who are interested in being introduced to the best practices and emerging opportunities in online marketing. Join us for a complimentary beer from Gumbo's North on the first Tuesday of every month as an expert in a particular field of online marketing visits with us to discuss their area of expertise or a particular issue and take questions in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. We meet in the conference room of LDRK MEDIA, on …

This group hosts monthly meetups and ad hoc events to bring together people in Austin and Central Texas involved or interested in transmedia storytelling. The group's goal is to connect people, curate experiences/ideas/projects, and share our activities with others around the world.

Inspire the world and be Inspired We believe we can inspire the world and give while we're at it. We’ll do this through the sharing of extraordinary stories on a blog. Sponsors will help us give to causes. We’ll also learn how to build a website, do Search Engine Optimization, and use Social Media. While these are attractive byproducts, the ultimate fulfillment will come from living with the spirit of generosity. We will build the blog together We'll build a well designed blog appealing to any …

Looking for a great way to fund a new start-up by tapping your friends, family members and perfect strangers? Join this Crowdfunding group to get free access to the Crowdfunding Press Center which will teach you how to raise up to a $1,000,000 by using the combination social media networks and Crowdfunding platforms to post a simple business plan and begin raising capital for all kinds of businesses from high-technology products to the performing arts. Explore America's Best Crowdfund Experts, S …

Free people, competing markets and lawful government The Austin Liberty Activists group is an Open Discussion Mailing List and Message Board serving individual citizen activists in the greater Austin Texas area. Many members are active within Austin Liberty Coalition (ALC) organizations. Open topic email exchanges via this group's mailing list are how members share, learn and develop their views on civil liberties. As this group is primarily a communication network with few restrictions organiz …

Professional Writers of Austin (PWA) is a free, members-only networking group for professional and aspiring writers. Our Mission Develop a supportive and informative community for Austin’s writers, editors, and interactive content creators. Goals Provide opportunities for Austin’s discrete journalistic, literary, and new media content-creating community to meet, share resources and job tips, improve career skills, and form lifelong bonds with like-minded people. Members We represent individuals …

Free people, competing markets and lawful government The Austin Liberty Activists group is an Open Discussion Mailing List and Message Board serving individual citizen activists in the greater Austin Texas area. Many members are active within Austin Liberty Coalition (ALC) organizations. Open topic email exchanges via this group's mailing list are how members share, learn and develop their views on civil liberties. As this group is primarily a communication network with few restrictions organiz …

We need Central Texas volunteers in a lot of different areas with a lot of different skills and interests. Here's just some of what we have to offer you. Do You Want To Meet People, Use Your Skills, Plan Events? Relay For Life Event Planning Volunteers. Ever participated in a Relay For Life? It’s a combination county fair and slumber party where teams work together to raise funds, honor survivors, and remember those who’ve been lost to cancer. It’s also our signature event and a big reason why w …

This group is for anyone interested in SEO. The idea is that all members are willing to participate in learning, teaching, and discussing. If you don’t have anything to bring to the table yet, don’t worry. Please come and learn. But also share with us what you learn as you go through your own SEO journey.

Nic Tolstoshev and I decided to start this meetup group because there needs to be a central hub for online community managers to meet. This meetup group will allow community managers to network, share best practices, and innovate through interesting conversations. You should join this group if you are working in the online community management field, have a passion for online community management, or simply want to learn from the experts.

Interactive Marketers, Search Marketers, Social Marketers, and Digital Marketers all need a common watering hole. The Austin Interactive Marketing Association provides a collegial place where we can all network together, and integrate our rapidly evolving disciplines. Even more importantly, the Austin IMA is just one node in a national group of highly respected Interactive Marketing Associations, so if you ever find yourself out of Austin, you have a friendly home awaiting you in many other ci …