To discuss the following (subject to change): – Current and future developments in popular web content management system (CMS) applications (e.g. Joomla, Wordpress, Drupal) and possible contexts for each CMS type – Pros and cons of CMS websites versus other types of web development – Accessibility, usability, and web standards – CMS SEO (search engine optimization) integration and online marketing – Anything else that comes to mind And, of course, one of the main goals of this Meetup group is NE …

This group is about building maintaining a web presence with maximum value and minimum expense. Meet-ups are usually held Saturday or Sunday mornings at a local coffee shop that has free internet access. We meet with sleeves rolled up and laptops open (at least mine :O) ready to discuss our current projects, the latest and greatest web design, programming, and marketing tools. Attendees of the meet-ups range potential business owners with no web experience to seasoned professionals with expe …

Calling all motivated individuals who are committed to their own success! If you are a successful business owner who wants to improve your online presence...WE WANT YOU! If you are a determined online marketer ...WE WANT YOU! If you are looking to expand your web marketing tools...WE WANT YOU TOO!  This group will become your business's secret weapon. The East Valley Search Engine Optimization / Online Marketing Group is a diverse group of individuals ranging from professional  marketers to smal …

The web has a content problem. We want to fix it. Care about relevant content that balances user needs with business goals? Welcome to our group. At PHX Content Strategy, we advocate for quality over quantity, strategy before tactics, and believe in asking "why?" Our meetings will focus on issues surrounding the discipline and practice of content strategy, including: Why it's important to create honest communication that leads to relationships How to build understanding and translate content st …

This meetup is devoted to helping you get your business on the internet or improve your internet presence with help and mentoring from experienced web professionals. We've been successful at building and promoting our services via websites. Learn from our experiences. Whether you have a website or are just trying to figure out what a 'blog' is, let's get together and talk about it.

*Please note* this group is geared towards beginner topics.  Check out the EVSEO for more intermediate and advanced presentations.    http://www.meetup.com/East-Valley-Search-Engine-Optimization-Online-Marketing/ This group is dedicated to building the internet presence of all our members. Online marketing strategies, business builder tips, SEO, social media strategies, web design and more are all fair game here.  If you are interested in getting more business from your website, this is the gro …

According to the Small Business Administration seven out of ten small businesses survive the first two years, but only half survive the first five years... The 2011 Small Business Profile provided by the Small Business Administration stated that 32,530 Small Business closed quaterly during 2009 in Arizona alone... The main reason for many small business failure is lack of customers... In a recent interview with Business.gov's 10,000th member, Rick Braddy, he stated: " In all of my businesses, fi …

http://tagsoup.github.com/ A community passionate about collaborative web development. Come learn about current technologies or just get some help with whatever you're building. Focusing on best practices with JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3.

Social Network Arizona hosts monthly business to business social networking seminars. We take Arizona business networking to the NEXT level. This is the EASIEST way to grow a Social Network for your Arizona business! CONNECT your Arizona business to SUCCESS. We help you boost SEO power, generate local referrals, increase internet marketing savvy, and expand your local network. We connect you to local business leaders on Google+, LinkedIN, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. We teach you strategies t …

Meet other locals who are interested in EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), the computer to computer exchange of business documents. Discuss unique challenges of Partner Management, translation software, bar coding, label printing, automation, mapping, web based EDI, AS/2, VANS, EDI chargebacks and other issues revolving around EDI. Meeting location to be determined as we see where people are driving from.

We are a group of black women who love to read, want to read more and meet like minded women. We are here to inspire women to read, share literature, fellowship, and encourage others in the joy of reading. We meet in Tempe at Changing Hands Bookstore. We are an eclectic group of women and so are our reading selections. Find out more at our web site www.mochagirlsread.com

4M: Makers, Modders and Masters at the Micro-Factory Every month we get together to learn how to make or mod something cool. So far we've learned about car and helicopter building, guns, dog training, and more. If you're a "Master" of your craft, get in touch - we'd love to learn from you! We'll feature you at one of the 4M events so you can teach the group what you know. We always feature great local food, usually from Short Leash Hot Dogs, and Mojo Ice Bowl.

I decided to start this group because I see a need for more UX expertise in Arizona. The purpose of this group is to create a community that will support and learn from each others UX Experience in Web, Mobility and other platforms. We can all contribute, no matter, if you are seasoned professional or just starting out in the field.

Startup Grind is an event series and website designed to help educate, inspire, and connect local entrepreneurs. Each month we welcome an amazing speaker who shares their story with our community and tells us what worked, what didn't, and what they'll do differently next time. It's an amazing opportunity to learn from the best, network with other members of the startup community, and improve your chances of entrepreneurial success.

We are a diverse center consisting of men and women from varied backgrounds and interests, from the seasoned Buddhist to those that have recently found the path. We invite you to come sit, come study and come see what we are all about. Phoenix Shambhala Meditation Center is part of an international community of urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded by Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and is now led by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Our center offers group meditation practice twice a w …

Are you are exploring Cloud Computing Solutions? Are you involved in implemention, administration, customization/development or integration with Salesforce.com? This is the group where you can find a community to engage in. This group is about solving real problems in real time for real people, with more emphasis on practice than on theory. Are you ready?

Our group is all about networking with other enthusiastic web developers and learning a new topic each month related to JavaScript.

Want to meet and network with some fellow big data enthusiasts? Let's get together and talk about Hadoop, MapReduce, Pig, Hive, and "big data" analytics while enjoying some hot coffee! Who's game? All skill and experience levels welcome!

@NodeAZ - Phoenix developer group for server-side JavaScript/CoffeeScript using Node.js. Real-time web, websockets, HTML5 and much more. 7PM 3rd Mon at UAT, rm 201

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Read more about it at http://djangoproject.com We're just starting this group up now, so please post any suggestions you have for meetups. Do you want to give a talk? Are you working on something really cool that you'd like to share with other Djangonauts in Phoenix? Use the message board and the meetup suggestion tools to throw out some ideas !

An informal group of technical communicators from across the (Phoenix) Valley of the Sun, this group meets regularly to chat about trends and issues in technical documentation, editing, illustration, instructional design, web design and similar fields. We meet at various locations around the Valley, usually during breakfast or lunch hours, for a quick mealtime discussion. Topics can range from troubleshooting problems with tools such as RoboHelp or FrameMaker, to implementing new processes or me …

This is a meetup group for those in the Phoenix area who like maps, GIS, OpenStreetMap, cartography and anything in between. You can follow us on twitter at @phxgeo where we have discussion and post announcements between meetups.

Searching Others Interested In: Business Start Up Ventures Marketing / Sales Technology Entrepreneurship Mastermind Formation People looking to meet, partner up, and start or grow businesses. With an emphasis on having fun and getting things done.

Here's what I want you to take away from our meetings. If your client says they're looking for "OOP" skills, and you see a resume with "MVC, DOM, and HTTP" on it, do you know which of these three is very closely related to OOP? Would you pass on this resume just because they didn't specifically say "OOP"? Did you know saying MVC on a resume is the candidates way of saying they have really good OOP skills and that MVC is somewhat of a sub category of OOP? If you didn't know that, then this meetin …

Our meetups are for anyone wanting to learn more about WordPress. This group will be designed to provide a friendly, supportive, productive, and informative environment geared towards the novice or new WordPress user, but all skill levels are welcome. Whether you are a small business, have a great idea you want to get on the web, started a group or club, are an individual, or just want to learn more about WordPress, this meetup is for you. Each meetup will center around a specific topic to incre …

Femfessionals ~ Greater Phoenix A Femfessional is a savvy business woman characterized as positive, open-minded, driven, professional, ambitious and desirous of forming strong strategic connections with similar minded professional women to benefit each other personally and professionally and to benefit their community. Not only is she motivated to succeed, she is passionate about the success of others around her. A Femfessional is giving of herself and more than willing to help when she is neede …