Ever combined the Web, Second Life, World of Warcraft, Google Earth, Nintendo, Xbox Kinect, Facebook, Moore's Law and the unfolding human experience into a single thought (which, perhaps, you then Twittered over your iPhone)? Working on an art or web or game or virtual world project? Have an avatar? Are an avatar? Think video games can save the world or that the world is already a video game? (Or think that's the worst thing you've ever heard?) Does Snow Crash ring any bells even if you're way t …

Whether you're an Organizer or Leadership Team member, or just a patron of Meetup events, this group has something for everyone. To Organizers with 1,200 members or less Are you a business and career professional or other working adult who host events on your spare time? Is your group relatively new to Meetup? Or, are you an Organizer with less than 1,200 members in your largest network(s)? Do you sometimes feel like the efforts and lengths you go through to insure successful events doesn't …

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