<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><channel><title>Social Media Examiner | Have you used meetup.com? | Topic Replies</title> <atom:link href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/feed/</link> <description>Have you used meetup.com? - Forum Topic in the Group Small Business</description> <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 20:42:35 +0000</pubDate> <generator>http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5</generator> <language>en</language> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-8618</guid><title><![CDATA[Morgan Barnhart replied to the forum topic Have you used meetup.com? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-8618</link> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/morganbarnhart/" title="Morgan Barnhart" rel="nofollow">Morgan Barnhart</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/" rel="nofollow">Have you used meetup.com?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/warrenveach/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/warrenveach/' rel="nofollow">@warrenveach</a>&#160;<div></div><div>Thanks! It really does work. All you gotta do is ask, which is the easy part. :)&#160;</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-8545</guid><title><![CDATA[Warren Veach replied to the forum topic Have you used meetup.com? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-8545</link> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:25:02 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/warrenveach/" title="Warren Veach" rel="nofollow">Warren Veach</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/" rel="nofollow">Have you used meetup.com?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/morganbarnhart/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/morganbarnhart/' rel="nofollow">@morganbarnhart</a>Great idea to attend as a speaker. No pressure to join, but you still get your message across and plug your biz.Well done!</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-8474</guid><title><![CDATA[Morgan Barnhart replied to the forum topic Have you used meetup.com? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-8474</link> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:00:42 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/morganbarnhart/" title="Morgan Barnhart" rel="nofollow">Morgan Barnhart</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/" rel="nofollow">Have you used meetup.com?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> It can definitely be intimidating, but as has been said, it's usually very casual and the people make you feel very welcome.<div></div><div>Meetup.com is a fantastic place to find new people to both network with and to share [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-8406</guid><title><![CDATA[Warren Veach replied to the forum topic Have you used meetup.com? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-8406</link> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:19:34 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/warrenveach/" title="Warren Veach" rel="nofollow">Warren Veach</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/" rel="nofollow">Have you used meetup.com?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/davidgadarian/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/davidgadarian/' rel="nofollow">@davidgadarian</a>It can be a bit intimidating, but I've found that once you are into the meeting, the casualness puts most people at ease.Glad you have found them to be helpful.</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-8239</guid><title><![CDATA[Sean Cook, CEO Salyris Studios replied to the forum topic Have you used meetup.com? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-8239</link> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:22:51 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/seancookceo-salyrisstudios/" title="Sean Cook, CEO Salyris Studios" rel="nofollow">Sean Cook, CEO Salyris Studios</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/" rel="nofollow">Have you used meetup.com?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/warrenveach/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/warrenveach/' rel="nofollow">@warrenveach</a> I didn't make it to the last meeting, but this was one review:<div class="feed-item-content-small"><p> <a href="http://www.meetup.com/itpro-70/members/7876920/" class="mem-name" rel="nofollow">Jesse Black</a></p><div class="event-role"><p> OCCA 2010-2011 President,  Co-Organizer</p></div><p> &#060;div [&#8230;]</p></div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-8089</guid><title><![CDATA[David Gadarian replied to the forum topic Have you used meetup.com? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-8089</link> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:35:27 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/davidgadarian/" title="David Gadarian" rel="nofollow">David Gadarian</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/" rel="nofollow">Have you used meetup.com?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> Huge fan of Meetup.com - great for meeting people both in terms of business, but even more so for connecting with like minded people. &#160;<div></div><div>For example I go to a few Boston Meetups focused the general area of Digital [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-8075</guid><title><![CDATA[Warren Veach replied to the forum topic Have you used meetup.com? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-8075</link> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:28:35 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/warrenveach/" title="Warren Veach" rel="nofollow">Warren Veach</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/" rel="nofollow">Have you used meetup.com?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/seancookceo-salyrisstudios/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/seancookceo-salyrisstudios/' rel="nofollow">@seancookceo-salyrisstudios</a>Looks like a good and informative group. I bet the November "How to attract more clients.." was well received.</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-8074</guid><title><![CDATA[Warren Veach replied to the forum topic Have you used meetup.com? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-8074</link> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:23:50 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/warrenveach/" title="Warren Veach" rel="nofollow">Warren Veach</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/" rel="nofollow">Have you used meetup.com?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/flosmwizards/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/flosmwizards/' rel="nofollow">@flosmwizards</a>I love the Lunch and Learn groups. I always come away feeling a little smarter :-), and community groups are a great way to network.Keep up the good work!</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-7993</guid><title><![CDATA[Sean Cook, CEO Salyris Studios replied to the forum topic Have you used meetup.com? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-7993</link> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:30:58 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/seancookceo-salyrisstudios/" title="Sean Cook, CEO Salyris Studios" rel="nofollow">Sean Cook, CEO Salyris Studios</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/" rel="nofollow">Have you used meetup.com?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> I am a member of the OCCA and we use MeetUp to help organize our meeting announcements and networking: <a href="http://www.meetup.com/itpro-70/" rel="nofollow">http://www.meetup.com/itpro-70/</a></p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-7687</guid><title><![CDATA[Florence Smith replied to the forum topic Have you used meetup.com? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-7687</link> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:06:50 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/flosmwizards/" title="Florence Smith" rel="nofollow">Florence Smith</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/" rel="nofollow">Have you used meetup.com?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> There are two Lunch and Learn type Meetups where we have different speaker on a business topic each meeting. One is every week&#160;and&#160;the other is once a month (today, in fact).&#160;<div></div><div>The third is just starting and will be [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-7450</guid><title><![CDATA[Warren Veach replied to the forum topic Have you used meetup.com? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-7450</link> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:20:26 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/warrenveach/" title="Warren Veach" rel="nofollow">Warren Veach</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/" rel="nofollow">Have you used meetup.com?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/flosmwizards/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/flosmwizards/' rel="nofollow">@flosmwizards</a>3? Wow, that automatically qualifies you as a go-getter!What areas of focus are they in?</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-7254</guid><title><![CDATA[Florence Smith replied to the forum topic Have you used meetup.com? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-7254</link> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:02:12 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/flosmwizards/" title="Florence Smith" rel="nofollow">Florence Smith</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/" rel="nofollow">Have you used meetup.com?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> I am co-organizer for 3 different groups that meet in our area. I think it works well.</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-7186</guid><title><![CDATA[Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) replied to the forum topic Have you used meetup.com? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-7186</link> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:31:10 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/joanmuschampfagnani/" title="Joan Muschamp (Fagnani)" rel="nofollow">Joan Muschamp (Fagnani)</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/" rel="nofollow">Have you used meetup.com?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/warrenveach/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/warrenveach/' rel="nofollow">@warrenveach</a> thanks! I have found a few local groups not through meetup, which I am trying, but might even consider creating one myself if I find a niche that needs one</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-7183</guid><title><![CDATA[Warren Veach replied to the forum topic Have you used meetup.com? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-7183</link> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:24:22 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/warrenveach/" title="Warren Veach" rel="nofollow">Warren Veach</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/" rel="nofollow">Have you used meetup.com?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/joanmuschampfagnani/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/joanmuschampfagnani/' rel="nofollow">@joanmuschampfagnani</a>Super! I think they are a great way to get introductions to local businesses.Good luck in SLC!</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-7155</guid><title><![CDATA[Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) replied to the forum topic Have you used meetup.com? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/#post-7155</link> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:56:54 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/joanmuschampfagnani/" title="Joan Muschamp (Fagnani)" rel="nofollow">Joan Muschamp (Fagnani)</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/have-you-used-meetup-com/" rel="nofollow">Have you used meetup.com?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/warrenveach/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/warrenveach/' rel="nofollow">@warrenveach</a> I went to several meetups in the DC area and found a couple that were very good for me. Now that I've moved to Salt Lake City, I am looking into some as I need networking outlets.</p> ]]> </description> </item> </channel> </rss>