Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Shawn's family moved to Georgia when he was five. He would go on to become a Tier 2 technical support representative for Earthlink. His career in IT would also include brief stints at Verso technologies, and Lodgenet/Stayonline, where he worked as a network analyst, before coming to an unceremonious end in the spring of 2007. A series of odd jobs would follow, peppered with periods of both, none-at-all, and underemployment. In spring of 2008, at the age of …

Our meetup group is designed to help business owners, bloggers and amateurs to start their own website using Wordpress.  In addition, you will learn how to enable your site to be found online as well as general small business web marketing and advertising techniques. This groups convenes normally on the Second Tuesday of every month. If you are starting a business or need help promoting an existing business, this is the meetup to be in. By attending our meetup, you will learn the following: Cr …

****Please Read**** Membership requires that you participate.  That means you attend meetups on a semi-regular basis (approx. 50% of the time).  There is no point to signing up and then never attending which happens about 75% of the time.  We are a great group and have amazing discussions. We love to meet new people - but to meet you, you have to attend!!  If you are too busy, know you won't make attending a priority, or just prefer a group to follow along online with - we are not for you!!! We …

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"The Atlanta Internet Marketing is the Group To Help You Start And Grow Your Online Business Through Proven Internet Marketing Strategies" It doesn't matter if you are a "newbie" or an experienced marketer looking to add to your bottom line... you'll find what you need with our group. Meet with people who are successfully operating entrepreneurial ventures online. Learn to grow your business through list building, affiliate marketing, joint ventures, blogs, social networking and product crea …

This meetup is for Gwinnett Mommies, mommies-to-be or future Mommies that would love to get some of their "SEXY BACK "!  To GET OUR SEXY BACK not only includes a weight loss goal but also social (meeting other moms), mental, physical and financial wellness. All of us Sexy Mommas will meet once or twice a week at a park, gym or track to get a good workout (Bring the babies too so the little ones can play afterwards). In addition to assist with other areas of our well-being, I will schedule meetup …

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter …

YES MAM! ( Young,Enterprising,Successful- More than A Mom) A wholistic entrepreneurial group focusing on your and your business. This group is for the new generation of mothers who are proud to be more than just moms or moms to be, but trend setters, innovators,entrepreneurs, business owners and oh yes, darn good mothers who always put their family first and creating socially responsible ventures that give back. We are doing it all and some! We believe that your personal life and career are not …

Our meetings are every Tuesday and Thursday 7pm at 5119 Jimmy Carter Blvd Norcross GA 30096 at Jeans Colobiano in the La Confianza #1 shopping center behind Mufflers & More. We do a motivational session for weight loss and all sorts of weight management or situations. We have several speakers and frequently have trainers join us. We are a bilingual group for both Spanish and English. We also give people a chance to hear our latest radio show on Blog Talk Radio.com Saturdays at 4pm and try out fo …

My family has recently built a 3D printer and have thoroughly enjoyed our experience. We would like to share our experience with other families who have or would like to learn about 3D printers. We have 2 kids ages 8 and 11 who are captivated by our experience. We blogged the build process at 3dmodelminds.com, twitter @3dprinterkids. We would be happy to help you build one if you have no experience.

PyAtl meets every month in Atlanta for presentations and discussion about Python, the powerful and easy-to-use programming language. Every meeting tries to include something for beginners, and also to tackle advanced topics for seasoned developers. We are all learning, so don't be shy about attending, no matter your experience level! Come discover the feeling of community that emerges when people step forward from behind their blogs and keyboards to talk about their favorite programming language …

Many people find meditation difficult and frustrating when they first begin practicing, struggling with the ceaseless activity of the mind and restlessness of the body.  Often, people give-up on meditation before they can reap its incredible benefits. In these 1-hour guided sessions you will learn a powerful inner process to align your mind, body, and inner-energies to naturally arrive at a meditative state. Once you are meditative for even a few minutes on a daily basis, your perception of your …

Created for novices, newbies, beginners and intermediate users We need to stop pretending WordPress is a magical dirt-simple website solution. Yes, learning to use WordPress is much easier than learning to code, yet many users wanting to get a website launched often find the task daunting and complicated. We start with a short meet and greet, briefly introduce a discussion topic, and then get to work on our sites with guided assistance. Learn tools and best-practices for building, customizing, …

The Quantified Self Amsterdam meetup is modeled on the Bay Area Quantified Self Show & Tell meetings started in 2008 by Gary Wolf and Kevin Kelly in the Bay Area. This is a regular show and tell for people who take advantage of various personal self-tracking tools and methods to gain more knowledge about themselves, others and the world around them. Come share what you are doing and learn from others. Topics include, but are not limited to: * Self-experimentation * Behavior monitoring * Lifelogg …

Come Laugh, Love & Create... We'll discuss & apply the teachings of "The Secret", "Abraham Hicks" & other masters and sages such as Napoleon Hill, Terah & Burt Goldman. We discuss our observations & use practical applications to work at our own pace(s). My disclaimer: I can not guarantee your success, only you can... I do guarantee, when you apply these shared techniques you will see/feel a SHIFT in your paradigms (programming) a SHIFT in awareness and a SHIFT in your reality. Ask yourself what …

By day we're teachers, doctors, assistants, entrepreneurs and stay-at-home moms. By night we devour romance novels and dream of writing our own. From the sweet and innocent to the hot and spicy, we love our romances, our authors, and the worlds they create. We inhale romance novels like others inhale ice cream. Sometimes we do both. At the same time. We're writers and aspiring writers. We write short stories, blog posts, novels and letters. We're published, indie-published, self-published and n …

Social changemakers, non-profit workers, volunteers and technological forerunners come together at Net Tuesday events to mix, swap stories and ideas, build new relationships, skills, and reinforce the online NetSquared (http://www.netsquared.org) community. Join us as we explore how social media and recent innovations on the web can be used to empower and mobilize communities for social causes!