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Tim Chambers
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Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, May 27
Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 12:39:59 -0700
From: Marsee Henon <marsee at oreilly.com>
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Twitter Boot Camp
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of leading Twitter experts--including O'Reilly Media founder and CEO Tim
O'Reilly, Edelman Digital SVP Steve Rubel, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, and
more--in an exciting and affordable one-day conference. Just some of the
issues to be explored include understanding Twitter data, tracking
trends, conversing with customers, growing a brand, and attracting
followers.
Group members save $50 by using code ORUG50 when you register.
See more information about Twitter Boot Camp and the complete program
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One last thing, we need tech reviewers for the next edition of our
classic "Linux in a Nutshell." Please let me know if you or any of your
members are interested and I'll pass the info along to our editor. We're
looking for many sets of eyes on this one.
--Marsee
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RIA platforms. Monday will be a full day of sessions with 3 distinct
tracks: Development, Design/User Experience and Business Development.
All 3 tracks will be aimed at the RIA platform in general.
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