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    Kansas entrepreneur event Nov 16 and 17

    ByBecky McCray October 14, 2010August 27, 2014

    [Joy Marshall at the Center for Rural Affairs has been kindly bombarding me with info on the upcoming Kansas MarketPlace in Dodge City. That is practically next door to me, and I’m honored to be speaking. Here are all the details from Joy. -Becky] By Joy Marshall The Center for Rural Affairs in partnership with…

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  • tourism

    Tourism meets social media at BlogWorld Expo

    ByBecky McCray October 12, 2010August 27, 2014

    Because we are constantly working to bring tourism professionals together with social media tools for better marketing, Sheila Scarborough and I put together an entire track of tourism workshops at BlogWorld Expo this year. In the Thursday, October 14 BlogWorld Tourism track, we’re really excited to bring you four co-panelists who have real-world, practical application…

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    What we proposed for SXSW topics

    ByBecky McCray August 15, 2010August 27, 2014

    South by Southwest allows the public to offer input on the choice of topics for the Interactive Festival, coming up in March 2011. (Yest, that’s far away, but SXSW likes to plan ahead.) Any person may register and vote, whether or not they plan to attend the festival. Comments are especially welcome. I cooperated with…

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    140Conf SmallTown is Nov 1 in Hutchinson KS

    ByBecky McCray August 8, 2010August 27, 2014

    On November 1, 2010, a group of small town advocates and technology geeks will convene at the Fox Theater in Hutchinson, Kansas, for the first 140 Characters Conference Small Town. Entrepreneur Jeff Pulver is the driving force behind the 140 Character Conference, or 140Conf for short. It’s not about Twitter. It’s about the ways real time online communication is…

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    Bringing the 140Conference to a small town

    ByBecky McCray August 4, 2010August 27, 2014

    It’s coming. We’re bringing the 140Conference to a small town. We’re very, very early in the process, so I want you to get involved. Jeff Pulver and me at the 140 Conference in London Entrepreneur Jeff Pulver is the driving force behind the 140 Character Conference, or 140Conf for short. It’s not about Twitter. It’s about…

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  • community | economic development | entrepreneurship | rural | tourism | youth

    Rural community building ideas

    ByBecky McCray June 17, 2010August 27, 2014

    This is the second of several reports from the Making Place Matter in Northwest Oklahoma Rural Community Economic Development Summit held in Alva on June 3, 2010. A session on community building covered a wide range of topics, from the Main Street approach, to supporting local businesses, rural tourism, rural grocery stores, the participation of young people,…

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  • economic development

    Northwest Oklahoma Population Changes

    ByBecky McCray June 9, 2010August 27, 2014

    This is the first of several reports from the Making Place Matter in Northwest Oklahoma Rural Community Economic Development Summit held in Alva on June 3, 2010. Deidre Myers from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce presented statistics and analysis about Northwest Oklahoma’s population changes. Most Northwest Oklahoma counties have lost 50% or more of their population…

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  • entrepreneurship

    Northwest Oklahoma Rural Community Economic Development Summit

    ByBecky McCray June 9, 2010August 27, 2014

    The Making Place Matter in Northwest Oklahoma Rural Community Economic Development Summit was held in Alva on June 3, 2010. Marci Penner leads a breakout session on rural tourism An estimated 85 people attended the event in person. Over 100 more people participated online. Three event participants live tweeted during event with the hashtag  #ruralok. Those participants were @beckymccray, @okiej (Jeanne Cole),…

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