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 …

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              Overview: Are you an internet marketing professional in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area? Do you make your living online as a consultant or business owner? Stay on the forefront of Internet Marketing in Minneapolis with the Minneapolis Internet & Search Marketing Authority: Social Media Search Engine Optimization Pay Per Click & Media Buying Conversion Optimization Email Marketing Let's share our common experiences to drive more traffic and generate sales / leads. A foc …

Focusing on helping businesses succeed online. We will teach, share and promote our businesses by learning what it takes to market on the internet using Local, Social and Mobile mediums. Whatever your skill level may be we need you! Come and get involved and watch your business grow to new heights!

The main purpose of this group is for internet marketing geeks, of all types, to be able to come together and share information and ideas, to discuss strategies and talk with people whose eyes don't glaze over when we talk about internet marketing.  Geeks of all experience levels are welcome but understand that we often wax poetic about advanced and arcane topics.

Meetup with other local professionals who are interested in the Online News Association (ONA). Gather with writers, editors, photographers, producers, and all with an interest in the production of news for digital presentation. For more information or to become a member, check out http://www.journalists.org

Our Meetup group is a business book club with a leaning toward technology and culture.  We founded our book club in March 2011, and meet roughly every six weeks to discuss a new book.  Members take turns choosing a book for the group to read.  Our main focus is on the confluence of business and technology, but some books have little or nothing to do with technology, and no technical experience/expertise is necessary to join.  

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GSUMMITx - Gamification in Minneapolis/St-Paul is a Meetup for anyone involved in and/or interested in the topic of gamification, engagement and/or loyalty. A few times each year, we'll ask the community to come together to hear a speaker from the gamification space, 1-2 demos from companies using gamification in their business model, and our unique workshop-like game called "Play for a Cause." We'll have some grub and beverages for everyone as well. This meetup is run by the Team at Gamificatio …

… Understanding your pay per click advertising options either on search engines or social networks, and how to maximize your profit with landing pages. 3. Building your email list of people who are eager to hear from you. 4. Getting yourself known to your audience virally with a facebook page. 5. Getting to the top of search engines by understanding on page and off page search engine optimization. 6. Understanding the perfect customer life cycle and understanding why marketing automation companies …

The "Synergy Marketing Group" are people with an interest to learn and share marketing and sales ideas and expertise and discuss marketing and sales topics, strategies, and successes to help provide ideas and answer questions on those topics for others in attendance. Think of it as a marketing and sales think tank, sort of a brain trust of marketing and sales information. Who Should Attend? (Please Don't be late) Marketing Professionals, those who aspire to become marketing professionals, b …

  It’s All About Who You Know-A Networking Group for Minnesota Entrepreneurs- Serious Entrepreneurs Only Join today! We will share business resources and customer referrals. 1. Members must pay $5.00 per year within 30 days of joining. Did you know it cost $180.00/yr to have a group on this site? In order to make your networking efforts work, you need to embrace a “relationship networking” mentality. Here are five things to remember when attending networking events: 1. Don’t go there to sell …

An excellent group for business professionals and the likes! Our focus is to build business by building a community of energetically engaged business people. We will meet on a regular basis to Network, Promote and Share Business ideas, tips and advice.

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… The purpose of "Website Help for Entrepreneur's in Minnesota" Meetup is to educate business owners on: - What to look for when hiring a website company - SEO (Search Engine Optimize) for your website - Blogging - Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Linked In) - E-commerce Websites & Shopping Carts - Taking control of your own website - Getting familiar with web terminology Business owners should join to get a free education on how to get a new website or take their existing website into their own …

We are looking to converse with home based business owners, solo entrepreneurs and freelancers who are looking to take the next step in their business. We will discuss and look for solutions to members most daunting problems including what is the best way to utilize social media and websites, how do I get insurance, where should I spend my time networking, how do I find qualified clients and much more.