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Take your career to the next level with CS Creative! Do you like producing great creative? Does a happy client make you smile? Is “work hard and play hard” a mantra you live by? Then CS Creative might be just the right fit for you. If you would enjoy working with a group of smart, energetic folks committed to creating top-notch work, we’d like to hear from you. Please click here to visit the CS Creative web site for more information.

Alexander Flores has been the art director of Dallas, Texas’ only alt-weekly publication, the Dallas Observer, since 2007. Exclusively freelancing and consulting immediately before accepting the position at the Observer, Alexander brought nearly 10 years of advertising and design experience to the table, earning recognition and awards for his editorial design work from organizations such as the Dallas Society of Visual Communications, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, and the Society of Publication Designers. A fan of pop-art, pop-culture, film, and all-things design-related, Alexander also has a sincere interest in photography, music, Vespas, vintage ephemera, technology, and other nerdy pursuits. Alexander resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife, two cats, and an extensive media library.

Join us Wednesday, March 10, 2010 — 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Clampitt Creative Center
9207 Ambassador Row
Dallas, Texas 75247

The DFWWP meeting for February 20 will feature serial entrepreneur, Jeff Haynie, who is currently the co-founder and CEO of Appcelerator. Appcelerator provides an open source platform for building and managing rich Web, Desktop and Mobile applications (including iPad).

Learn how Appcelerator’s Titanium brings the power and efficiency of Web technologies and Cloud computing to Mobile and Desktop application development.

HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Python, PHP and Ruby are the tools of choice for rapid development of professional-grade Web applications. Now they can be your tools of choice for developing mobile and desktop applications using products and services from Appcelerator.

Click here to learn more about the DFW WP Meetup group.

Aaron Strout will be presenting this February 18.  As the head of marketing at social media agency, Powered, Aaron focuses not only on day to day marketing activities but also provides a social voice for the company. In this role, Aaron continues with his speaking, blogging, podcasting and social networking activities with an eye toward creating awareness and lead generation for the company. Prior to joining Powered, Aaron was the Vice President of Social Media at Mzinga, a Burlington, Massachusetts-based provider of online communities and social networks for businesses. In this role, Aaron focused on tapping into the power of social media for business.

Click here for more information: http://ow.ly/18Ebe

The DFW Search Engine Marketing Association, will be hosting “PPC: Back to Basics.”

In 1998 GoTo.com launched the first “pay per click” advertising system. Since then GoTo was purchased by Yahoo! and Google launched Adwords, which today holds over 72% of the “pay per click” market according to HitWise. Today your options for PPC ad campaigns are numerous and at times can be confusing. Which is why are hosting the “back to the basics”  presentation on PPC advertising.

This month’s presentation will feature noted PPC experts Jon Shugart and Shelley Ellis. Read more