Keep it Fresh!

Refresh San Diego is an open community of web designers, developers, and marketers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of Internet in the San Diego area. Meetings are usually the second Tuesday of each month where we discuss anything from design to marketing and everything in between. Topics that we'll cover include: Design, Development, Marketing, Programming, Usability, Web 2.0, SEO, and more. Everyone interested in "refreshing" the Internet is welcome.

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Usability and Design with an Eye Tracker to prove it

Jul 14 2009 - 7:30pm
Jul 14 2009 - 9:00pm
Etc/GMT-7

Location

Qualcomm Building QRC (Qualcomm Research Center)
5665 Morehouse Dr. Room 119-B
San Diego, CA, 92121-1714
United States
32° 53' 49.5024" N, 117° 11' 45.7116" W

July's Topic and Discussion: Usability and Design (RSVP)

What: Web Design and Usabilty - How to make the best user experience for your visitors
When: Tuesday, July 14th 7:30pm
Where: Qualcomm QRC Building
Why: Because good usability rocks and we'll have an eye tracker to prove it!

We'll have an actual Eye Tracking machine to check usability on various
websites in real time thanks to Scott and Leslie from San Diego local UserFirst.
In addition to a presentation by UserFirst, we'll continue the
conversation on anything related to website usability and design. As
usual bring your burning questions, tips and tricks to the meeting. Show your support and follow @userfirst on Twitter .

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All things RSS - From the basics to expert level

Jun 9 2009 - 7:30pm
Jun 9 2009 - 9:00pm
Etc/GMT-7

Location

Qualcomm Building QRC (Qualcomm Research Center)
5665 Morehouse Dr. Room 119-B
San Diego, CA, 92121-1714
United States
32° 53' 49.5024" N, 117° 11' 45.7116" W

June's Topic and Discussion: All things RSS - From the basics to expert level (RSVP)

What: All things RSS - From the basics to expert level
When: Tuesday, June 9th 7:30pm (RSVP)
Where: Qualcomm QRC Building
Why: Great discussions and Food!

We will be discussing everything around the topic of RSS:
- RSS automation
- RSS WP plugins
- RSS Apps
- Yahoo Pipes
- Anything and everything RSS

Is Really Simple Syndication so simple? Bring your expertise, questions and anything else related to RSS and let's talk. Scott Kingery (@techlifeweb ) will head up the discussion.

Food!
In addition, we will have food to eat sponsored by Jason Cash from New York Life. Jason will be give a brief plug on his business services and how he can help you plan for the future.

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How to get the most out of Social Networks

May 15 2009 - 3:00pm
Etc/GMT-7

Location

Qualcomm Building QRC (Qualcomm Research Center)
5665 Morehouse Dr. Room 119-B
San Diego, CA, 92121-1714
United States
32° 53' 49.5024" N, 117° 11' 45.7116" W

May's Refresh Topic: How to get the most out of Social Networks. (RSVP)

It's been almost two years since we last discussed Social Networks at Refresh. Although many of us are immersed in Social networks on a daily basis, there are many new aspects we can still discuss.

For May's topic, we will be hitting on some of the most important areas of social media.
- How to use networks as a platform to market one's business and interact with potential clients
- Groups, Tribes, Leaders and Followers
- Automating Processess and Feeds
- Recruiting businesses
- SEO aspects and how Social Networks can help you
- What are the best sites and for what
- And anything else you want to discuss
- Tracking and Metrics
- Productivity

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Freeconomics! - The Power of Free

Apr 14 2009 - 7:30pm
Apr 14 2009 - 9:00pm
Etc/GMT-7

Location

Qualcomm Building QRC (Qualcomm Research Center)
5665 Morehouse Dr. Room 119-B
San Diego, CA, 92121-1714
United States
32° 53' 49.5024" N, 117° 11' 45.7116" W

April's Refresh Topic:  Freeconomics! Free samples, trial periods, give-a-ways, limited versions and more. How to give out just enough 'FREE' to get them wanting more. Who's using free as a marketing technique? Who isn't? What systems and technology is needed to convert tire kickers to paying clients and users? When is Free too much?  We'll have plenty of examples of FREE. Bring your ideas and experiences and let's talk how to make the best of Free! (RSVP for Free!). Follow @RefreshSD on Twitter for the latest Refresh updates. Help spread the word on Twitter: Retweet!

Refresh March Meeting: Platformic Presentation

Mar 24 2009 - 7:30pm
Mar 24 2009 - 9:00pm
Etc/GMT-7

Location

Qualcomm Building QRC (Qualcomm Research Center)
5665 Morehouse Dr. Room 119-B
San Diego, CA, 92121-1714
United States
32° 53' 49.5024" N, 117° 11' 45.7116" W

This month's topic: We'll have a 30 minute presentation by the creator’s of Platformic. Claudio Canive and Mark Underhill of San Diego's Platformic will speak on how they built their unique and powerful CMS system. There will also be a demo and a Q & A (Sign up: RSVP).