Online Networking Leads People To Meet Offline

THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR -- Aug 6 -- Meetup, with 3 million members and 27,000 "Meetup groups" worldwide, helps people with similar interests form local organizations that regularly meet face-to-face. For a $19 monthly fee, a local group gets an online site and interactive discussion group that are accessible to current and would-be members. Similar in concept, but slightly more cerebral are World Café gatherings, in which anything from global warming to the role of the arts in daily life are discussed in small, local groups. FULL ARTICLE @ THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR