Comments on: Get Connected with the Web User Groups in the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/ Jeremiah Owyang discusses how web tools and social media enable companies to connect with customers Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:45:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: links for 2008-09-25 | mad dog in the fog http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/comment-page-1/#comment-675124 links for 2008-09-25 | mad dog in the fog Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:01:46 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/#comment-675124 [...] Get Connected with the Web User Groups in the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area "The bay area is an amazing place for technology meetups, there’s about 4 tech related events, workshops or mixers almost every night. What’s even more interesting as this group even extends to social events on the weekends, it’s a true community" (tags: web2.0 networking entrepreneurship events) [...]

[...] Get Connected with the Web User Groups in the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area "The bay area is an amazing place for technology meetups, there’s about 4 tech related events, workshops or mixers almost every night. What’s even more interesting as this group even extends to social events on the weekends, it’s a true community" (tags: web2.0 networking entrepreneurship events) [...]

]]> By: Ken http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/comment-page-1/#comment-673557 Ken Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:04:07 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/#comment-673557 Thanks Jeremiah. I've been looking for these type of events/meetings/unconferences that I could attend to help network more while I'm in SF. Thanks Jeremiah. I’ve been looking for these type of events/meetings/unconferences that I could attend to help network more while I’m in SF.

]]> By: Upcoming Conferences to Attend: Where will you be? http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/comment-page-1/#comment-423447 Upcoming Conferences to Attend: Where will you be? Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:38:07 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/#comment-423447 [...] But those are just two of my recommended conferences to attend (Web 2.0 expo, any Forrester Conferences, and SXSW are compulsory, of course) and if you’re in the bay area, there’s plenty of reocurring meetups (see large list). [...]

[...] But those are just two of my recommended conferences to attend (Web 2.0 expo, any Forrester Conferences, and SXSW are compulsory, of course) and if you’re in the bay area, there’s plenty of reocurring meetups (see large list). [...]

]]> By: Upcoming Workshops http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/comment-page-1/#comment-332441 Upcoming Workshops Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:02:33 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/#comment-332441 [...] These aren’t the only places to get trained on social media, there’s events and confernces being put on all over the globe, I recommend the Social Media Club (in multiple cities), New Comm Forum, Womma, Marketing Profs, or even try using Upcoming, or if you’re in the SF/Silicon Valley area, check out this list of ongoing events. [...]

[...] These aren’t the only places to get trained on social media, there’s events and confernces being put on all over the globe, I recommend the Social Media Club (in multiple cities), New Comm Forum, Womma, Marketing Profs, or even try using Upcoming, or if you’re in the SF/Silicon Valley area, check out this list of ongoing events. [...]

]]> By: Victoria http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/comment-page-1/#comment-317861 Victoria Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:48:59 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/#comment-317861 Hey Jeremiah, I'm just now noticing your response. I suggested the other SF New Tech link since their site hasn't been updated in a while and doesn't reflect any current events that they've had. Victoria Hey Jeremiah,

I’m just now noticing your response.

I suggested the other SF New Tech link since their site hasn’t been updated in a while and doesn’t reflect any current events that they’ve had.

Victoria

]]> By: Nancy Tubbs http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/comment-page-1/#comment-317695 Nancy Tubbs Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:25:52 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/#comment-317695 Here are a few more local calendars for business and technical events, each with a slightly different spin. WorkIt.com - this was the 'it list' from the last boom and continues to be probably the biggest list of business events locally. Has 3 sections: business, technical and social. Weekly email for each section. http://www.workit.com/events/cityevents.cfm SocialDomain and TechDomain is a curated list of events, making it easier to process. Weekly email for social, biz/tech & singles. http://socialdomain.com/ The BASES group at Stanford puts out a weekly email of entrepreneurial events; no website listing. Sign up here: http://bases.stanford.edu/site/digest/index.jsp Sign up for a FountainBlue community to receive their weekly list of biz/tech events; no website listing. http://fountainblue.biz/aboutus/communities.html The Churchill Club does still send a monthly listing of local events, to members only. Looking for more? Huge list here: http://sfbayarea.fullcalendar.com/ec/list_cal.cfm Nancy Here are a few more local calendars for business and technical events, each with a slightly different spin.

WorkIt.com – this was the ‘it list’ from the last boom and continues to be probably the biggest list of business events locally. Has 3 sections: business, technical and social. Weekly email for each section.
http://www.workit.com/events/cityevents.cfm

SocialDomain and TechDomain is a curated list of events, making it easier to process. Weekly email for social, biz/tech & singles.
http://socialdomain.com/

The BASES group at Stanford puts out a weekly email of entrepreneurial events; no website listing. Sign up here:
http://bases.stanford.edu/site/digest/index.jsp

Sign up for a FountainBlue community to receive their weekly list of biz/tech events; no website listing.
http://fountainblue.biz/aboutus/communities.html

The Churchill Club does still send a monthly listing of local events, to members only.

Looking for more? Huge list here:
http://sfbayarea.fullcalendar.com/ec/list_cal.cfm

Nancy

]]> By: susan mernit http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/comment-page-1/#comment-315962 susan mernit Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:16:49 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/#comment-315962 great useful list! thanks great useful list! thanks

]]> By: Nicole Simon http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/comment-page-1/#comment-315956 Nicole Simon Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:11:45 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/#comment-315956 The reason why those chapters should have their information on a site like upcoming is simple: Somebody like myself does plan their travel accordingly and when I have another trip to the US, the listing of events in upcoming determines how much longer I stay or earlier I arrive. As do many other travellers. While we may not be as interesting as local companies, we are very often individuals who are not working as a company, but working for other publications or blogs (to answer @bess questions about how to get better media attention - make use of other peoples reach). To Steve: It does not matter that they are members-only - or don't you want to have more members? :) Sites like upcoming are about discovering as well. And thanks Jeremiah, now I have some more things I can check out for my next trip in April. :) The reason why those chapters should have their information on a site like upcoming is simple:

Somebody like myself does plan their travel accordingly and when I have another trip to the US, the listing of events in upcoming determines how much longer I stay or earlier I arrive.

As do many other travellers. While we may not be as interesting as local companies, we are very often individuals who are not working as a company, but working for other publications or blogs (to answer @bess questions about how to get better media attention – make use of other peoples reach).

To Steve: It does not matter that they are members-only – or don’t you want to have more members? :) Sites like upcoming are about discovering as well.

And thanks Jeremiah, now I have some more things I can check out for my next trip in April. :)

]]> By: Silicon Valley is getting busy http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/comment-page-1/#comment-315947 Silicon Valley is getting busy Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:04:01 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/#comment-315947 [...] Silicon Valley: 3 tech events every day I also talked to a colleague and I told her that there was about 3 tech events every weekday in Silicon Valley, you can hunt through Upcoming.org, or see this list of local user groups in Silicon Valley that regularly meet. [...]

[...] Silicon Valley: 3 tech events every day I also talked to a colleague and I told her that there was about 3 tech events every weekday in Silicon Valley, you can hunt through Upcoming.org, or see this list of local user groups in Silicon Valley that regularly meet. [...]

]]> By: jeremiah_owyang http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/comment-page-1/#comment-294707 jeremiah_owyang Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:57:06 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/#comment-294707 Victoria How is this different to the other group I've listed with the same name? This is very confusing. The SiliconValley NewTech Meetup Group Victoria

How is this different to the other group I’ve listed with the same name?

This is very confusing.

The SiliconValley NewTech Meetup Group

]]> By: Victoria http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/comment-page-1/#comment-293976 Victoria Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:23:07 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/#comment-293976 Hi Jeremiah, Here are the Meetup links for the SF New Tech Meetup and the SV New Tech Meetup: http://newtech.meetup.com/15/ http://newtech.meetup.com/14/ (newtechmeetup.org) Hi Jeremiah,

Here are the Meetup links for the SF New Tech Meetup and the SV New Tech Meetup:

http://newtech.meetup.com/15/

http://newtech.meetup.com/14/ (newtechmeetup.org)

]]> By: Upcoming Events http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/comment-page-1/#comment-293192 Upcoming Events Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:26:36 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/#comment-293192 [...] find me, (and my presentations) over the rest of Jan, and all of Feb. This excludes any ongoing Silicon Valley events (is this updated?) that I may attend. Web 2.0 Marketing: What’s Real and What’s Hype (Microsoft/MarketingProfs | [...]

[...] find me, (and my presentations) over the rest of Jan, and all of Feb. This excludes any ongoing Silicon Valley events (is this updated?) that I may attend. Web 2.0 Marketing: What’s Real and What’s Hype (Microsoft/MarketingProfs | [...]

]]> By: Confluence: Ei-Lun Tsai http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/comment-page-1/#comment-257407 Confluence: Ei-Lun Tsai Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:24:29 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/#comment-257407 <strong>Home...</strong> {}Stuff I Haven't Had a Chance to Organize Yet: Lists: Wikipedia: Comparison of Internet Forum Software...

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]]> By: Upcoming Events: Play, Visible Path, Nokia’s Mobile Mashup http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/comment-page-1/#comment-141206 Upcoming Events: Play, Visible Path, Nokia’s Mobile Mashup Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:03:49 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/#comment-141206 [...] Next week is Nokia’s mobile mashup event on Thursday, although my schedule is filling up, I’ll try to swing by. The problem with living in the valley is that there are just too many events. Exactly how many? I started this list of just ongoing events in the valley. [...]

[...] Next week is Nokia’s mobile mashup event on Thursday, although my schedule is filling up, I’ll try to swing by. The problem with living in the valley is that there are just too many events. Exactly how many? I started this list of just ongoing events in the valley. [...]

]]> By: Social News Aggregation delivers bottom up news, and all the challenges that comes with it http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/comment-page-1/#comment-90300 Social News Aggregation delivers bottom up news, and all the challenges that comes with it Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:18:00 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/#comment-90300 [...] Jay Adelson, Digg.com, Dan Gillmor, Center For Citizen Media. Amy Dalton told me that this list of Silicon Valley events was very helpful for her planning. “Social News Aggregators offer individuals more than a [...]

[...] Jay Adelson, Digg.com, Dan Gillmor, Center For Citizen Media. Amy Dalton told me that this list of Silicon Valley events was very helpful for her planning. “Social News Aggregators offer individuals more than a [...]

]]> By: Upcoming Events http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/comment-page-1/#comment-80958 Upcoming Events Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:24:11 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/#comment-80958 [...] you’re in search of a user group in Silicon Valley and SF, I have this growing list of groups to join. Hope to see you around the [...]

[...] you’re in search of a user group in Silicon Valley and SF, I have this growing list of groups to join. Hope to see you around the [...]

]]> By: jeremiah_owyang http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/comment-page-1/#comment-69961 jeremiah_owyang Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:28:09 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/#comment-69961 David Could you provide some URLs to help me out here? David

Could you provide some URLs to help me out here?

]]> By: David Scott Lewis http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/comment-page-1/#comment-69879 David Scott Lewis Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:26:03 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/#comment-69879 How about the SDForum, the Stanford/MIT Venture Lab, and (some) various chapters of the IEEE and ACM (besides SIGCHI)? Also, each Monday the business section of the Merc publishes a listing of business meetings scheduled for that week. Not a perfect listing, but not bad, either. BTW, the Churchill Club publishes (or published) a list of related events held each month. Since I've been living in China for the past 3 1/2 years, my info might be a bit dated, but I was a member through the 2003-2004 "season" and they published it back then. (BTW, my Merc might be outdated, too.) How about the SDForum, the Stanford/MIT Venture Lab, and (some) various chapters of the IEEE and ACM (besides SIGCHI)?

Also, each Monday the business section of the Merc publishes a listing of business meetings scheduled for that week. Not a perfect listing, but not bad, either.

BTW, the Churchill Club publishes (or published) a list of related events held each month. Since I’ve been living in China for the past 3 1/2 years, my info might be a bit dated, but I was a member through the 2003-2004 “season” and they published it back then. (BTW, my Merc might be outdated, too.)

]]> By: jeremiah_owyang http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/comment-page-1/#comment-69764 jeremiah_owyang Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:04:43 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/#comment-69764 Thanks Francine, you're a big help, I've added those two. Thanks Francine, you’re a big help, I’ve added those two.

]]> By: francine hardaway http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/comment-page-1/#comment-69739 francine hardaway Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:42:46 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/06/02/get-connected-with-the-web-user-groups-in-the-silicon-valley-and-san-francisco-bay-area/#comment-69739 What about the SF NewTech MeetUp? Dealmaker? Churchill Club? What about the SF NewTech MeetUp? Dealmaker? Churchill Club?

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