Frequency/Location: "Meetings occur once every month on the fourth Thursday at 7pm" / Key Code Media, 1004 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (located between 10th and 11th) Cost: Free Review: Adam Bell founded this group and I've met him numerous times; he's knowledgeable, a good guy, and shares my interest in good beer. Technosium has received support in past events from associations and industry leaders including Association of Information Technology Professionals, Information Systems Security Association, Silicon Valley Communications, San Jose Mercury

In our Friday Southern California technology news roundup: The The economy continues to be in the news this week, as Broadcom is cutting 200 employees as it sees a glum Q1. But, TheWrap --focused on Hollywood and entertainment news-- announced funding from Maveron on Monday. And, And, on a sad note, But, for some reason, a number of small, private SoCal firms are actually quite upbeat, including MaintenanceNet - reporting Q4 growth ; Central Desktop with "a record quarter"; Skweezer saying the fourth quarter bumped it to profitability ; mobileStorm also reporting a strong quarter ; not to mention iRise , which says the bad economy is actually driving the firm's growth . For

Despite the thousands of layoffs and the likelihood of the state being broke , the bright side of everything is that it just means there’s a lot more people bored and online ready to try your startup. 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. The morning’s fresh and it’s a start of a great week!