Remember, we have a different venue tomorrow night, so don't head downtown if you want to learn about evil marketing tricks or open government!
See you there, Alex Jones www.SilverSpider.com www.twitter.com/BaldMan www.RefreshAustin.org On Nov 4, 2010, at 7:00 PM, Alex Jones wrote: > Hi everyone, our November meeting will be at Spider House > (http://www.spiderhousecafe.com/) at 2908 Fruth St., which is just a block > away from Guadalupe, between 29th and 30th. > > They have food and drinks (beer and wine), so there's no reason to miss the > event! > > 7:00 - 9:00, Tuesday, November 9th > Location: Spider House (http://www.spiderhousecafe.com/) > > RSVP on Facebook: http://j.mp/ra1011 (it's not required, you're always > welcome) > > Open Government: An Overview > Presented by Andrew Dupont > > We know that the Internet can be used to donate to political candidates. Or > make fun of them. But, with a little help from citizens, it can also make > government work better. First, we'll look at a handful of sites that > aggregate government data and present it in useful ways. Then we'll explore > the process of distilling government data dumps and APIs to build our own > sites. > > > Free Ice Cream and Four Other Truly Evil Marketing Tricks > Presented by Russ Somers > > There's everyday evil...and then there's the heinous evil known as Marketing. > Online and offline marketers scheme to manipulate your thoughts and behavior > in ways you scarcely comprehend. But you're too smart for that, right? Maybe > not. This talk will tour the twisted mind of a Sith-lord marketer and ask how > those powers might be used for good instead of evil. > > > See you there! > > Alex Jones > www.SilverSpider.com > www.twitter.com/BaldMan > www.RefreshAustin.org > > > -- Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin
