Attendees: If you have review comments I'd be happy to consider them. Name: XING Community Los Angeles Sites: https://www.xing.com/net/la/ , www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=33803 gid=33803 (main), https://www.xing.com/ Self-description: "This forum is dedicated to all Los Angeles inhabitants, visitors of the area and business minded people from all around the world, who would like to explore business opportunities with L.A. This is will be a continually updating post. I'll be creating additional lists for educational, chamber of commerce, etc. Organizational representatives: please contact me directly for updates, etc.

Upcoming business networking events are currently scheduled for New York, Long Island, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Scottsdale Miami and Ft. Frequency/Location: New York, Long Island, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Scottsdale Miami and Ft. Guests: Before pre-registration deadline: $45, After deadline or walkin: $50 " Review: "networking and educational events" Added 11/8/09 by Todd This is will be a continually updating post. I'll be creating additional lists for educational , chamber of commerce, etc. See also Networking & Social Media

Eric Sikola is CEO of ExpenseBay (www.expensebay.com), a Los Angeles-based, online, software-as-a-service startup which has created an online application which uses Web 2.0 The firm has taken the ease-of-use, interconnectivity, and other features we take granted from modern Web 2.0 The idea really came from a lot of the online personal finance tools--like Wesabe, Mint, and technology to make submitting expense reports extremely easy. finance software such as Wesabe and Mint, and applied it to the corporate expense area. What's

Some important stuff around the corners of the web: - Morgan Webb — the perky producer and star that moonlights as a model and Michael Arrington crush — has decided to give up the that delightful and glamorous life of being a web star and will stop taping her quick-hit web show talking about technology and news. Here are the major revelations in the book: Chris DeWolfe was looking for a way to utilize his spam emailing list and ended up with the social network idea, Tom Anderson is actually a much older pervy porn site operator with yellow fever, DeWolfe

One of the recent trends in the technology industry here in Los Angeles is the use of "coworking" spaces--flexible workspaces where companies can rent open office space. The existing space on Wilshire is heavily used by meetups, business networking groups, as well as local startups, and we thought we'd talk with Jerome to better understand what the whole idea is behind the space and coworking. What's BLANKSPACES (www.blankspaces.com) -- which is on Wilshire Blvd.--is is the brainchild of architect Jerome Chang.

We're always interested in how technology is influencing the business of Hollywood, and recently ran across Los Angeles-based Scripped. Scripped (www.scripped.com) is applying the world of Web 2.0 Sunil Rajaraman: We provide free, web-based screenwriting software to aspiring writers and professionals in the community. to the business of script writing, and is looking to combine a free online tool for writing scripts with matching those scripts with content producers. We spoke with Sunil Rajaraman, CEO and co-founder of the firm, about the company. What's

There’s obviously a lot going on in Southern California, and I’m really lucky to have lived both in New York and Los Angeles. I’ve gotten the chance to cover events like SXSW in Austin, Web 2.0 in SF and the Wired ‘Disruptive By Design’ conference in New York, so doing more to connect both the LA Weekly audience as well as the people in the LA tech scene to wider group of people in other areas is definitely a priority, I have to start by saying up front that I am a huge fan of the LA Weekly. I

Jan Zands is the founders of Los Angeles-based phonesheet.com (www.phonesheet.com), a startup which is developing web-based software for tracking phone messages and action items. Jan Zands: It's a web based phone message manager. So what Phonesheet.com does is takes that antiquated system and modernizes it, using a Web 2.0 We ran into Jan and thought it would be interesting to talk to him about the story behind the firm and its software. What What is Phonesheet.com? Jan

Drapeau's permission, the AeA Los Angeles Council is furnishing this insightful speech below: I'm sure that all of you understand that what I'm going to talk about today is my own informed opinion, and not the official position nor policy of the U.S. A colleague working at the National Science Foundation said to me, "The lag time between fundamental idea and marketable product is usually longer than policymakers are willing to consider." Approximately 50 executives from the worlds of technology & venture capital piled into the dining hall on June 30th to listen to Dr.

entrepreneurs, professional service and corporate executives, the tech/media/entertainment/Web 2.0 Frequency/Location: Unknown / "Events will be hosted in the Los Angeles area for next few months, as we expand further through the state and nation, we will make the announcement. " Cost: "$25 - $100 depending on what amenities are offered at the events. Council - Orange, Riverside, Los Angeles and San Bernadino Counties , Inland Valley Council - Radius of 125 miles of Weekly updates! Please let me know if know of other items to add, or if you have any feedback