Service businesses drive more than half of the U.S. economy. Among you are photographers, contractors, web designers ... The one thing we have in common is that we're service businesses! Perhaps you're planning your first business. Maybe you've been around for decades. Our group will discuss anything from starting up to marketing to expanding. We're all enthusiastic about running service businesses rather than retail. There's no stock to manage, less management problems, and our time is better …

Web2NewYork is a peer group for web entrepreneurs to share ideas, best practices and experiences. We meet every month at different locations in New York.

  If you are interested in GRID and/or CLOUD Computing, then come and join us. We can make the best progress, if we learn from each other. Let’s  understand what works best, what to avoid, what pitfalls you have experienced. What are the new technologies? Who are the new Vendors? What are the large Banks doing? Is there a "niche", we can work on? What are the issues? Anyone got marketing experience - we really need you !! It's great being a geek, but better to work …

I've created a theoretically-based but computationally tractable method for empirically measuring skill in poker, and more generally, for measuring the role of skill in games of incomplete information with chance elements. Think: bridge, scrabble, poker, hearts, spades, backgammon, blackjack. The purpose of the group is to talk about the concept, refine it as much as possible, and if I'm lucky, to find a computer scientist and a statistician to work with me on creating a new venture. Anyone who …

Opani is a community of data people working together to understand humanity's rising river of information.

Hello my fabulous book club pals! For those of you who are new-or semi new-just be for warned we are mostly a social club. Yes, we discuss the book but its pretty darn casual. We mostly drink wine and chat our brains off. This club was designed for those of us cool folk who lived in the area and wanted to have pals in the hood. SO far ( for the past year!) we have been SUPER successful at this! SO be ready to laugh your head off and chat and sorta talk about the book. Sometimes I do read the boo …

This group focuses on Office 365 and spectrum of services it provides including Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft Lync Online. Each month we will pick a topic area that suits (IT Pro / Dev / Power User) and help better understand and utilize Office 365.  You feedback and suggestions are always welcome. Cheers, Razi Microsoft SharePoint Server MVP http://www.linkedin.com/in/razirais

          We seek to make connections and build links between graphic designers, visual artists and digital content creatives for collaboration, inspiration and knowledge sharing. We also cover events that relate to our field and review the tools and services relevant to the creative process. We are ramping up for our Summer Events Series so all input, suggestions, contributions and sponsorships are welcome. Join today and help us grow by networking with other graphic designers, visual arti …

… : Anyone who is interested in: Internet Marketing; Insights Professionals; SEO/SEM; Anything Digital; Web Analysts; Technology Entrepreneurs; and everyone who likes to share ideas and insights regarding business intelligence. Do you want to drive more business or optimize your current online marketing campaigns? NY Data Stories invites business owners to apply to be showcased at our next meetup. You need to share some marketing analytics to the group so we can best provide suggestions on how to …

What are we? Our group is organized to start a conversation about the profound impact SaaS(Software as a Service) and Cloud Computing are having on the delivery of software, infrastructure and other things " as a service". We welcome members and companies from the New York area interested in a discussion addressing the enormous potential and challenges in the future adoption of these technologies.

This group is for those interested in the emerging field of Cloud Technologies, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise 3.0 and related fields. These include cloud-enabled databases like Couchbase Single Server CouchDB, virtualization clouds and many enterprise SaaS and PaaS services. FAQ: What is Enterprise 2.0? It officially means embracing Web 2.0 tools and technologies within an enterprise but can also consist of integrating Web 2.0 features into enterprise-level software. What is Enterprise 3.0? An enco …

This organization is designed to be a networking group for the fusion of Subject Matter Experts, Industry Leaders and Thought Provokers in the world of technology. Our goal is to be able to inform our community of emerging technologies, trends and services, while building bridges of understanding between our different industries. This group is for people who are interested in or work with technology and are focused on generating an exchange of ideas between experts in all industries. We encourag …

Creative Village NYC connects creative professionals, businesses and organizations with local resources, talent and services. We believe in facilitating interactive events that create a platform to promote, exchange and empower. Members are committed to the success of the each other and meet for the purpose of helping each other develop and prosper. WHO SHOULD JOIN? Creative Village NYC welcomes service providers from all industries, creative industry professionals, interns, entrepreneurs, softw …

Hashable is making networking easier, more efficient and more useful for everyone.  You can use Hashable to easily save and remember everyone you meet, keep track of meetings and interactions, and send virtual business cards to kick off relationships - quickly and paper-free. Hashable anchors your connections with notes, reminders and a sense of how those connections build into your larger network. This group is designed to allow users and non-users to learn more about hashable and to use the se …

This group will meet regularly to discuss cross-device HTML5 developer tools for creating both native mobile applications for iOS & Android along with HTML5 web apps. We'll include guest speakers that will talk about new advances in HTML5, JavaScript and CSS3 that empower web and mobile developers to accelerate their time to market and reduce the costs associated with deploying across a variety of handsets. Group Meetups will include both technical and market-oriented sessions and will likely me …

… To help other members who may be interested in your services or expertise, please describe yourself and answer the questions at your member profile. 2. CHECK OUT THE "FILES" SECTION You'll be able to download presentation files from our previous meetings (http://itpro.meetup.com/57/files/).