Archive for April, 2007

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

Twitter

Follow my tweets on Twitter.
I admit that I just joined to figure out how to use it for PR purposes, but can see how addicting it could become.

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Monday, April 23rd, 2007

Refresh Houston - April Meeting

The next Refresh Houston meeting will include a roundtable discussion on community, co-working and social media.
When:  Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at 6:30 PM
Where: Buddha Lounge, 2670 Sage Road, Houston, Texas 77056
Found via Upcoming.org (which is now http://upcoming.yahoo.com).

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Saturday, April 21st, 2007

with deepest sympathy

Local PR pro Tom Overton passed away this week.
From the PRSA Houston site:

We are so sorry to inform you of the passing of  Thomas G. Overton late Thursday after a long battle with cancer.  Tom has been a member of PRSA Houston since April 1, 1990.  He has been the director of public affairs at the [...]

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Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

Houston NetSquared April Meetup

Tonight is the Houston NetSquared April Meetup. It’s at the Stag’s Head Pub at 7 p.m.

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Monday, April 9th, 2007

It’s a Great Day at the Houston Public Library

Last tuesday’s edition of KHOU’s Great Day Houston included a wonderful live segment about the Houston Public Library. The “star” of the day was Edward Melton, acting manager of the McGovern-Stella Link Regional Library. Edward shared his TV debut with a kindergarten class from neighboring Mark Twain Elementary School, who very graciously agreed to join [...]

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Sunday, April 8th, 2007

Shenzhen Today: One Of China’s Flying Dragons

April 1st – May 31st
Julia Ideson Building
500 McKinney, 77002 * 832-393-1313
The Houston Public Library presents an exhibit of photographs from its powerhouse sister city Shenzhen. In this exhibit you will also find posters, lanterns, antique Chinese cameras and related photographic items, and hand-made kites and traditional costumes from the country’s diverse ethnic groups. The exhibit [...]

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Friday, April 6th, 2007

An Evening With…

You Are Cordially Invited To
“An Evening With…”
Great Books
Well-known Authors
Inspiring & Entertaining Topics
The Houston Public Library invites you, your friends and your neighbors to an ongoing author series where you will meet well-known authors from several genres. Relationships, mysteries and faith are just a few of the topics to be presented in the first [...]

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Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

29th Annual Bargain Book Sale

Friends of the Houston Public Library To Hold 29th Annual Bargain Book Sale
More than 80,000 books featured in annual book sale bonanza
April 20-22, 2007
Friends of the Houston Public Library invite the community to the 29th Annual Bargain Book Sale scheduled for April 20 thru 22, 2007 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. More than [...]

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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

Workshops to check out

Two lunch workshops you should check out:
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
April 4th
presented by PRSA Houston
If you are that public figure or individual, who do you call to protect or salvage your reputation? Meet Joe Householder, director for Public Strategies Inc. Householder has engaged in these battles for more than 15 years, most recently counseling City of [...]

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