Adobe Community Professionals
January 18, 2010
A.J. Wood, Founder & President of Media Cats, Inc., & J. Schuh Principle Instructor, have been selected to join the 2010 class of Adobe Community Professionals (formerly Adobe Community Experts). The Adobe Community Professionals Program is a peer based program made up of Adobe customers who share their product expertise with the world-wide Adobe community. Adobe invites members to the program on a nomination basis, plus a review of qualifications including product expertise, community participation, and industry experience.
Mr. Wood states, “Thank you for welcoming me back to the newly renamed Adobe Community Professionals program. 2009 was a growing experience personally & professionally, and I look forward to participating in the community even more in 2010.”
Mr. Schuh states, “It is an honor to have been nominated by my peers, and I’m grateful to Adobe for inviting me to join this incredible program. I’m really excited, and can’t wait to get involved.”
The Adobe Community Professionals program website is being updated to reflect the name change. Current information is available at http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts
Visit Liz Frederick’s blog for a complete list of the 2010 Class of Adobe Community Professionals
DFWAUG – January Meeting
January 5, 2010
WHEN: January 16th, 2010
WHERE: 5151 Belt Line, Suite 1212, Dallas, TX, 75254
Come and see what’s new in Lightroom 3 Beta! Gene McCullagh will show members of the DFWAUG (Dallas/Ft. Worth Adobe Users Group) what Adobe has in store for the next version of Lightroom. Whether you’re a Lightroom guru or just curious about what Lightroom can do, stop by.
Oh! And we’ll have a New Year surprise. What is it? Well, you’ll just have to come to the meeting to find out!
DFWAUG – November Meeting
November 1, 2009
WHEN: November 21st, 2009
WHERE: 5151 Belt Line, Suite 1212, Dallas, TX, 75254
Chuck Mallott returns to take the DFWAUG (Dallas/Ft. Worth Adobe Users Group) for an in depth tour of Fireworks CS4! If you have a copy of Creative Suite then chances are you have Fireworks lurking somewhere on the disk. If you don’t know about Fireworks then don’t miss this meeting!
Chuck Mallott is a design craftsman from Frisco, Texas. He has been using Fireworks to make web pages shine since 2000. When he’s not pushing pixels as an interaction designer at Rosetta Stone, Chuck spends time with his family and enjoys reading books, listening to music, and following his favorite sports teams. In his spare time, he runs a freelance design consultancy and blogs about web-related topics at oaktreecreative.com.
Gene McCullagh will tell us about some of the new features in Lightroom 3. But wait! If that’s not enough you’ll have a chance to win! We’ll be holding a raffle to win a copy of Creative Suite 4 and other great prizes! Tickets will be $5 each or 5 for $20.
DFWAUG – October Meeting
October 1, 2009
WHEN: October 9th, 2009
WHERE: Online via Acrobat Connect
Join the DFWAUG (Dallas/Ft. Worth Adobe Users Group) online for an excellent After Effects presentation by J. Schuh! There will be time for Questions & Answers after the presentation.
Click on the link to enter the meeting. http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/dfwaug200910/
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Social Media – Tips & Tricks
September 20, 2009
When: Monday, September 21st at 7pm
Where: Dave & Busters 8021 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, TX 75231 214.361.5553
Itinerary:
•7:00 PM – 7:30 PM Introductions, Networking & Dinner (Dinner is at your own expense & is expected)
•7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Presentation (see below)
•8:30 PM – 9:00 PM Wrap-up and Networking
Topic:
The past few meetings at DFW Social Media Marketing have covered subjects such Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin. This is barely the tip of the iceberg in dealing with Social Media Marketing and it can be overwhelming. A.J. will offer some welcome tips on how to make this process not only more personal (such as creating your own Twitter background)but some tips and tricks in streamlining your Social Media.
This is not a meeting you want to miss!! RSVP now!! Here’s just a few of the times that will be covered!
1. Tips for creating a Twitter background.
2. URL shortening services, so many choices, what to choose? (Why not use your own domain name as a URL shortener?)
3. Are you using the same brand across all social media platforms? Check to see WHERE your name is available.
4. Using services such as TweetLater, CoTweet & Ping.fm to manage & automate your social media network.
5. Q&A
