[grok] — verb to intimately and completely share the same reality or line of thinking with another physical or conceptual entity the intermingling of intelligence that necessarily affects both the observer and the observed [ORIGIN: 1961, COINED BY AUTHOR ROBERT A. HEINLEIN IN HIS NOVEL STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND] Thanks to Joshua Blankenship for the definition. The Origin of the Grok The first Grok began in the tasty beer and pixel filled mind of Matthew Smith of @squaredeye & Cowork Greenv …

Take over our projector with its wireless software. Skookum is doing a lot of exciting things and we want to share them with you. We host Friday Tech Talks every other Friday on any number of topics related to the tech community. Anyone can pitch an idea which may then be the topic for the next tech talk. All members, new and old, are encouraged to submit and vote on ideas! Lunch is on us. We also host the monthly CharlotteJS meetup so check them out!   

Dedicated to best practices, semantic markup, progressive enhancement & graceful degradation. Over the course of time and quite often we discuss HTML5, CSS, cross-browser support & testing, mobile, optimization techniques and much more. From time-to-time we'll discuss Javascript related topics but in most cases we'll let the excellent Charlotte JS Meetup Group handle the glory that is Javascsript.

Hello ! i am starting this group to get some people together to discuss and share thoughts on up and coming HTPC software (i.e. XBMC, PLEX, Media portal). i figure me and my small group accomplish alot now. if we all unite and share tips and tricks we can build awesome systems together! So join me and we can build this group up! I figure we meet once a moth and keep up some kind of mailing list and start a forum. so don't be shy join in today!

We *heart* ExpressionEngine and want to get together with other people who love EE too. If you are in or around the Charlotte, NC area, please join us.

Charlotte Perl Mongers (CharPM) is the official Charlotte Perl Users' Group! Come join us for food, drink, and discourse with other Perl hackers & developers.

This is a group of pythonistas or people interested in developing anything with the Python programming language. If you're interested in building websites efficiently, Django is for you.

This Dev Meet Up is a social gathering for developers to discuss geospatial technologies, complementary third-party tools, and development platforms (e.g., Silverlight, Java, Flex, JavaScript) that are supported by Esri. Presentations run the gamut of our community: from Web development to mobile location development for iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7 to automating tasks with Python. Developers of all levels of expertise are welcome, from seasoned GIS professionals to those new to geospatial …

… This is an online, virtual world and in-person meetup group, so our trainings are in-person at various locations in Charlotte NC, at the new Efficio campus in second life, and by phone or live over the internet (webinars). If you're ready to 'really' take your business to the next level, join us and grow your business strategically using innovative technologies!

The Official Charlotte SEO & Search Engine Marketing Meetup Group for Charlotte business owners and online marketing executives. Our group offers insight into search engine marketing services from valid w3 compliant websites, search engine optimization, pay per click advertising, and tons more. Our group is open to anyone interested in learning about marketing online and growing their search engine traffic. Companies throughout Charlotte are encouraged to attend. However, due to the size of our …

If you are a marketer who sells or aids in the sale of more than $1,000,000 per year either online or via direct response we invite you to join. This will never be a large group but more of an exclusive roundtable of like minded professionals. As a member you will be expected to share what's currently working in your business and whats not at monthly half day meetings to start. Please only join us if you are qualified and are committed to attend.

I am an avid lover of video games and technology. It’s a passion I’m always interesting in sharing with others both in my professional career and as a hobby. I grew up in an era where arcades were king and everyone had Sega Genesis or Super Nintendo. People had to be together to play together. With mobile & internet gaming so prevalent today, even though gaming is more accessible it has also become less social. I wanted to create a group where fellow gamers can come together to enjoy a form ente …