New Business Learning Center

         I have always been somewhat skeptical when it comes to social networking on-line sites. BUT this week I attended my first live meeting of a group I joined thru MEETUP.COM. I came away from that meeting impressed with both the quality of the group leader and the quality of the participants themselves. I got some new insight into marketing strategies and even had my marketing materials critiqued by the group. The BEST part of the whole thing is that I met about a dozen new business owners (and hopefully potential clients) who got exposed to me and what my business is all about.  At a cost of $3 a person for a two hour learning seminar it is a no brainer. I just signed up for next month's meeting.  Anybody out there had any similar experiences with meetup.com or similar on-line groups?