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These days everyone is concerned about the internet and how it’s popularity is threatening to isolate people. It keeps them to close to their computers and haves them constantly checking their mobile devices and ignoring their friends and the outside world. One web site has been a leader in getting people off their couches and meeting other people in person. Meetup.com launched in 2001 founded by Scott Heiferman, Matt Meeker and Peter Kamali. I first joined a meetup group back in 2002, I was living in Poughkeepsie and looking for some professionals to network with in the new media industry. I really enjoyed it and got some great technical tips that I use for my job. I found a meetup group that met once a week in New York City. Back then, meetup.com was used mostly for networking and professional purposes.

When I moved to Westchester I didn’t know anybody, so I joined a local social group called the Westchester 20-somethings. We had a weekly dinner and drinks meeting at local White Plains restaurants and bars, with a group of people I had never met before. That same group of people are now some of the closest friends that I have and we see each other on a regular basis. Now you can find meetup groups for anything from local singles look for love, to people who like to watch movies, and those who want to share witchcraft techniques. There literally is something for everybody.

Meetup’s footprint now extends all over the country and beyond and has all kinds of groups for people of all ages and backgrounds. So if you are looking to network, make friends or just meet people with the same interests, I’d encourage you to surf on over the meetup.com and give it a try.