This is a group that will feature weekly meetups at Starbucks in Culver City on weekends to discuss strategies and techniques, and to share software which facilitates getting around restrictions to SEO and SEM put forth by the Google Panda and Google Penguin initiatives. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Penguin

This group is for software developers working with spatial or location enabled platforms. We aim to be platform and vendor neutral. Technologies we may discuss include: ESRI, Google Maps, Bing Maps, iPhone, the OSGeo stack, Open Street Map, SimpleGeo, and Social Location APIs from Foursquare, Gowalla, Brightkite, Twitter, Facebook, etc. All levels of developers are welcome, from seasoned GIS professionals to those new to geospatial or mobile location development. We are open to creative input …

You probably realize your small business needs some form of internet marketing, but no one can seem to explain to you how internet marketing works in plain english... After the great success in launching the San Diego version of this meetup group, I've decided to launch a group in the Los Angeles / Ventura County area as well. I WILL TEACH YOU TO DO INTERNET MARKETING ON YOUR BUSINESS YOURSELF This meetup group will be an ongoing series of workshops about how "non-techy" small business own …

IMPROVE SKILLS FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING! Fear of speaking in public ranks higher than fear of dying. Mark Twain said “There are two kinds of speakers – those that are nervous and those that are liars”! Conquer the presentation jitters by joining Toastmasters, a non-profit group helping millions since it was founded in 1924. We meet every Wednesday: 11am (prompt).  Meeting concludes at 12pm.  Visitors are always welcome! Where:  Pregerson Technical Facility, 12000 Vista del Mar, Conf. Room 230a, Playa …

ABOUT THE NEXT MEETING Topics being considered for our June 19 meeting: 1) Report about Remote Viewing training with Dr. Paul Smith (former army Major in the CIA/army RV program.)  Visit our other web site for more information about the government's Remote Viewing program on this page about our May 18 class instructor: SPEAKER 2) Presentation about Out of Body Travel ABOUT THE GROUP: We study physicist Tom Campbell's TOE (physics term for Theory of Everything.) He is considered by some to be th …

This is a new Wing Chun/Tsun meetup group in Southern California -- Monterey park! Wing Tsun, 詠春, is a Southern Chinese martial art originated over 300 years ago during the Qing dynasty. Wing Tusn is a "soft" style that does not counter force with force but instead recycles energy and employs a sophisticated method of response using trained reflexes. Chi-Sao ("sticky hands") training is used to develop and hone these reflexes to specific pressures or triggers so that they become automatic in re …

Feeling inspired?Create it. Got Spare Parts? Build it. Have an idea? Launch it Find out what is new and exciting in the tech world. See product demos from industry leaders and hear their stories. The tech is out there, so utilize it and find your team to create the next innovation. Join us and connect the different tech communities into an immersive experience. diy          web                         H MAKErs - TECHnology - Mobile APPlication E N If you are interested in gadgets, gamificatio …

Taking Los Angeles by the curves! We’re not talking Mulholland Drive or Highway 1. Curvy Yoga Los Angeles is focused on bringing yoga to rounder and thicker bodies: there are now yoga classes specifically designed with your needs in mind. And though Cirque du Soliel is amazing, contortionism isn’t a focus in our classes. We will be building flexibility and strength through gentle movement and alignment. These classes are open and engaging for people of all shapes, sizes, ages and abilities. The …

This Meetup group, Social Mi Los Angeles, will be a very exciting one to be a part of. Our group will be composed of C-level executives of startups and members of highly established Web based organizations like Google, Facebook, Yahoo and more. The group is here to grow, help each other out, and even do business together. Our events will consist of keynote speakers, startup presentations, group brainstorming sessions, networking, food, and a in general having a good time. We like to focus more o …

This is the west coast branch of the Web and Social Media Analytics group, the original started in 2008 in Chicago (http://www.meetup.com/chicagowebanalytics) Meet other professionals interested in all aspects of Web and Social Media Analytics. We gather 1-2 times a month to discuss key and upcoming web, search, BI, sentiment analysis, reporting and predictive analytics software (Web Trends, Google Analytics, Net Insight, BrandMeter, Radian6, SM2, ViralHeat, GeeYee, Omniture, etc.) Open to anyo …

The purpose of this group is to meet like minded people who enjoy celebrating a Healthy Sustainable Life together while enjoying delicious, beautiful, healthy Raw Foods.  I also work very hard on providing discounts to members from socal organic product/service providers that may be found on: http://www.wix.com/rawbeautyfood/home All are invited to join us in expanding their horizons learning more about raw good, sustainable living, community gardening, farming, composting, yoga, meditation, ex …

Do you want to feel good and improve the quality of your life, meeting likeminded people in the process? Do you enjoy reading books about Mind, Body and Spirit? Would you like to empower yourself with a proven, practical approach to life? Whether you're a beginner or have more experience with the Law of Attraction philosophy, the Law of Attraction Centre is perfect for you. The Law of Attraction Centre, first established in London, UK in 2003, is the largest and most talked about Law of Attracti …

Space... It's Closer Than You Think® brought to you by 62MileClub A series of conversations and networking regarding the upcoming renaissance in the space industry. Participation in this group is open to: - Non-space Professionals and Entrepreneurs who would like to learn more about what is 'New Space.'* & - Space industry professionals of all types. On October 4, 2004 a private group led by aerospace engineer Burt Rutan with financial support by Paul Allen (co-founder of Microsoft) completed a …

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN! YOU CAN VISIT US ANY DAY WE MEET OR YOU MAY CHOOSE TO ENROLL IN OUR ONGOING INTRODUCTORY CLASSES THAT ARE USUALLY HELD ONCE A WEEK. WE ALSO MEET FOR SOCIAL EVENTS AND ANYONE IS MORE THEN WELCOME TO JOIN US JUST FOR SUCH GATHERINGS. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO CHARGE FOR VISITING OR LEARNING WITH US. WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE FACT THAT SPIRITUALITY IS OPEN TO EVERYONE AND THERE IS NO PRICE ATTACHED TO IT. NO MATTER HOW OR HOW OFTEN YOU DECIDE TO JOIN US, WE ARE ALWAYS OPEN T …

StartupMonthly is a seed fund and an on-going startup accelerator in San Francisco providing a global ecosystem of resources, tools and mentors for early-stage startups. Startups accepted to the accelerator will get up to $300K initial investment. During our on-going mentorship program in our offices in San Francisco we will work with you to quickly build and release the right minimum viable product, analyze customer engagement and metrics, and then react and iterate accordingly. We will become …

We are happy to be hosting meetups in the LA area. We will be doing presentations on various Cordova/PhoneGap, HTML5, Adobe AIR and mobile development related topics that the group shows interest in. Meet other mobile developers, the best tool for quickly building mobile applications for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Palm, iPad, Windows Phone 7, and Symbian. If you’re an entrepreneur looking to build a mobile application, or a web developer who wants to build mobile applications in HTML and JavaS …

2013 is here and AR is beginning to hit the main stream.  Google Glass is in the pipeline with developer hackathons at the end of January/Early Feb.  Augmented World Expo (AWE) has become a destination developer conference and will (apparently?) undergo a rebranding due to its popularity.  The commercial AR development suites (Vuforia, Layar, Metaio, Total Immersion, String, et al) have thousands of registered developers around the world.  And it turns out, the greater Los Angeles area, and Sout …

...when google searches just aren't enough! PCOS has proven itself to be one of the must frustrating, common, yet mysterious women's health issues out there. This group is loosely intended for newbies to the PCOS club looking for support and info, but all are welcome.  Let's get together and share personal stories, exchange information on the best physicians/endocrinologists out there, and remember that we're not alone. PCOS sucks. Big time. Let's talk about it!

Learn to drive more traffic to your website with internet marketing methods and SEO that work! This group is for marketers and business owners who want to learn to drive more targeted traffic to their website, increase their sales. Im planning to have free webinars online or meetings in the LA area. I also have lots of experience organizing groups here on Meetup, since 2005. You can visit my other group: http://sfyavip.com

I'm committed to Getting that smokin' hot bod for the NEW YEAR together with YOU! $30 buy-in to compete for Best Before/After pic and most weight change in the 6 challenge weeks. Money goes directly into the prize pot and over the 6 week period, we will teach you how to get incredible, sustainable health results. Are you ready to make a change? You deserve this! Contact me ASAP to get involved. Challenge will be run online via social media including Facebook and Google Hangouts. Melissa Healt …

TV and Social Media promise to be the most powerful trend in media. We examine all the trends, opportunities and issue relating to the "new convergence."

We're a different kind of Cisco meetup/user group.  We don't give lectures, we don't have boring meetings.... we lab and we lab hard. Our primary goal is to help people get certified (CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, etc) with hands-on practice sessions Currently we only do remote meetups through Google Hangouts.  All meeting times are Pacific (GMT-7 currently, GMT-8 when not in daylight savings time).  These meetings are open to anyone in the world. Since this is a professional meetup, we require first and la …

• Would you like to master the art of marketing? • Do you have experience that you would like to share with others? • Would you like feedback on your marketing ideas from a panel of marketing experts? Then this is the group for you. Hi. My name is Todd Staples and I am thrilled that you have taken a moment to look at the Los Angeles Marketing Professionals Meetup group. I look forward to meeting you in person. In our Meetup group we discuss the marketing secrets and implementation techniques of …

Start the Saturday and Sunday with a mountain bike ride in the morning! Where: From the Santa Monica bike path to the Santa Monica Mountains at Will Rogers State Park to Back Bone Trail How do I find it?: Go to Google maps and search for "Bike Attack in Santa Monica" at 2400 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405. We are starting at the back entrance of Bike Attack at 8.00am sharp. We will ride for 2-3 hours and travel 10-25 miles (depending on trail). We start at the bike path and go up the street …