Meetup in the Media Archives: June 2004

:time: Meetup.com A convenient, non-threatening way to connect to other people who share similar interests and live nearby. The gatherings are off-line — what a concept — and can take place anywhere, such as a coffee shop, bar, bowling alley…

:canadianpress: Canada still the dark ages when it comes to politics on the web BY DAN LETT WINNIPEG (CP) _ At a time of dwindling turnout in elections and escalating cynicism about politics, where is Canada's Howard Dean? Dean was…

‘Let’s meet and discuss…’ Panelists in Washington last week discussed the benefits of people meeting informally through sites like Meetup.com. From left, Scott Heiferman, CEO, Meetup.com; Sean Murphy, COO, Capital Advantage; Susan Sarfati, CAE, CEO, Greater Washington Society of…

Dumb and Dumber Why are campaign commercials so bad?   by Joshua Green   ….. This year, once again, a huge number of Americans will experience their most tangible encounter with politics not at a campaign rally, debate, or…

:bglobe: HOUSE OF CARDS Joe Yonan Starting on Tuesday, ESPN begins broadcasting the 2004 World Series of Poker, the event that last year helped spark America's latest round of poker fever. Go to poker.meetup.com, and you'll find hundreds of Boston-area…

Net brings activists out in force By Matt Wells New York With politics in America more polarised than any time since the 1960s, there is one thing that all the parties can agree on this crucial election year -…

:salon: Storm warnings for Bush in Ohio The John Kerry campaign offices may still be dark in this key battleground state, but an invisible tidal wave is growing here against the president. - - - - - - - -…