This group will discuss ideas and projects involving Collective Intelligence, which is defined as a shared or group intelligence that emerges from the collaboration and competition of many individuals, connected by computer hardware and software, so that collectively they, learn faster, create more intelligent ideas and make more intelligent decisions than is possible for any individual human being. The second Collective Intelligence Meetup was a success! It was a really great group with a …

BASES (Bay Area Software Engineers Society) is a professional career organization specific to software engineers, application designers, and hands-on coders. BASES is applying for Section 501(c)(3) nonprofit status and assembling a board of directors. The mission of BASES is to build an eco-system to support local software engineers, by providing direct communications with local small business, technology start-ups, local employers, and established enterprises. BASES will be providing inf …

… ch with other meetup organizers and share with them your experience.If you are a web developer, then this is the place to interact with meetup organizers who are looking for solutions to a problem that was imposed on them.This group represents a new social network. A network of passionate organizers who created groups using the Meetup platform. A network of people who were successful with that platform and are looking to improve upon it.

The second Tuesday of every month we gather to explore an aspect of how technology is being leveraged for social impact projects. We see a big opportunity to share experiences and take action on local and global issues. We're part of a global network of grassroots-organized communities across North America, South America, Asia, Australia and Africa, all exploring social tech tools for social change. We come from a variety of organization types and diverse disciplinary backgrounds. Among them; …

Social Media Everywhere is for Bay Area PR and marketing pros interested in learning more about the practical applications of new media in business. Whats hot in Social Media, and company's you should be working with. Come learn, share, and network like crazy!   If you are interested in having your company present, please drop me an email, or call our office at 415-501-9155     Thanks, Toby Morning

The Next Generation Innovators are entrepreneurs, technologists, scientists, game developers, eco-sustainablists, social media gurus, mobile apps aficionados, digital mediaists, writers, thinkers, doers, creators... and more.   Do you have great ideas? Do you make them come to fruition? If so, you are a Next Generation Innovator.   Join us as we come together in regular events, meetups, social nights, and other opportunities. 

For readers of the Online Community Report or others interested in the topic of online community management, online social networking applications and online group collaboration. We discuss tools and strategies to enhance participation on various online communities that we support.

Webwallflower Events gives the San Francisco Web 2.0 community a regular listing of upcoming startup and tech related events, discounts, and opportunities.  With bi-weekly mailings sent out to over 5k entrepreneurs (sign up to receive those at http://webwallflower.com), this is one of the best places to learn about how to get yourself and your company out to the hottest networking events. Join if you are an entrepreneur, investors, service provider, developer, or just plain interested in the …

Meet with a wide variety of new media & video 2.0 producers, creators, writers, bloggers, journalists, technologists, developers, managers, executive, investors, advertisers, small and large businesses, fans and more.

We put ideals in practice. A lot has happened ever since I first started, what used to be Idea Contest 2.0, back in April 2007. My latest venture is called TheGlint and some of the events we'll be organizing resonate with what Idea Contest 2.0 was about and what Idealism in Practice is. The logo's photo has a CC license and was taken by Sebastià Giralt.

Meet other local people interested in a discussion about the technology, marketing, advertising, and social impacts of Facebook platform. In addition, learn about the Casual Games marketplace and players.

People who believe that the best way to project the future is by creating it. Positively embrace globalization, miniaturization of technology, and dynamic visualization of the future, including, e.g., metrovillages, robotics, advanced personal transportation, education, and sustainability. Look up to seven generations into the future refining scaleable ways of making decisions in the near future.

Monthly event to discuss and show-and-tell new technology: Web 2.0 to Nanotech, Digital content to video games. Cool new tech. Geeks, inventors, new companies with cool products and ANYONE curious about new tech is welcome. Visit us online @ http://www.sfnewtech.com Here's what folks say about SF New Tech: “SF New Tech is the best place in San Francisco to launch, meet or recruit for young tech companies.” –  Lars Leckie, Partner, Hummer Winblad “SF New Tech is a great environment to meet the …

Looking at how the human mind is distributed outside the boundaries of an individual's skin. Internet as "global mind" kinda stuff. Having a few beers.

… Topics include new technology, marketing, business models, user-experience, software and more. We'll explore the concepts and strategies that will fuel the real-time web. Watch the agenda for your specific area of interest. Geeks, new media marketers, social media experts, entrepreneurs with cool real-time technology, investors looking for that next hot start-up and anyone interested in understanding and building the real-time web is welcome. Interested in sponsorship, speaking or showc …

There seem to be a lot of software-related learning/coworking/entrepreneuring groups in San Francisco and the Peninsula. What about those of us on this side of the BART tube? Are you starting a new programming or web project, and looking for someone to bounce ideas off of, or maybe chip in? Are you taking a break (voluntary or otherwise) from wage slavery, and want to hang around some other people who are upgrading their skill sets? Do you want to contribute to someone else's project? Or are yo …