Sunday, 29th January 2012.

Oil and Gas report: 01.24.12

Posted on Wednesday, 25th January 2012 by Jana Sanders

There were no new drilling permit applications filed for Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg and San Patricio counties.

DUVAL COUNTY

Jerry C. Dewbre, Trustee, of Corpus Christi has filed for a permit to drill the No. 2 D.C.R.C. Section 274 in the Arnold-Mulle (Mirando, Upper) field. With a proposed total depth of 2,000 feet, the well will be located 9.4 miles northwest of Freer in Section 274 of the J. Salazar Survey A-1975.

LIVE OAK COUNTY

Pioneer Natural Resources USA of Irving has filed for a permit to drill a 21,000-foot horizontal well in the Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) field. The No. 02H South Texas Children’s Home 01 will be located 1.94 mile southwest of Whitsett in the C.

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Domenici Institute extends deadline for fellowship program applications to Feb. 10

Posted on Friday, 20th January 2012 by Mark Chambers

The Domenici Institute for Public Policy has extended the application deadline for the first round of Domenici Institute fellowships. Applications are now due Feb. 10. Winners of the summer fellowships will be announced no later than March 15.

“We have received several good applications for the program that will be considered for fellowships,” said Garrey Carruthers, dean of the NMSU College of Business and director of the Domenici Institute. “Due to overwhelming interest from faculty members, we have decided to extend the deadline.”

The Domenici Institute was established on the main campus of NMSU in 2009 and seeks to be a regional leader in the area of public policy analysis. For thi

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Telecommunications – Regional – Synchronica eyes geo socialization, operator-branded messaging in 2012

Posted on Thursday, 19th January 2012 by Charlotte W

UK mobile messaging solutions provider Synchronica sees geo socialization and operator-branded messaging as two of the big opportunities for the company this year, Synchronica CTO Kim Hartlev told BNamericas.

In simple terms, geo socialization is social networking and location-based services combined. Profiles, interests and other user-submitted data will be matched with location-based services to connect and coordinate with surrounding people or events such as meet-ups and restaurants.

This is expected to open a new space for digital marketing, according to Hartlev, as businesses and individuals are driven by the need to interact, advertise and promote in real time.

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Tags: Geo Socialization, Messaging
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Abilene for-profit school under scrutiny still having classes

Posted on Sunday, 8th January 2012 by Jana Sanders

American Commercial College continues to offer courses to already-enrolled Abilene students amid scrutiny from state and federal authorities.

The Lubbock-based college’s Abilene campus was raided Nov. 2 by federal agents representing the U.S. Department of Education, and state authorities separately revealed that they sent the college a notice of intent to revoke certification for the Abilene and Lubbock campuses — stipulating that those campuses could no longer enroll new students.

On Friday, the Texas Workforce Commission — which regulates for-profit colleges like American Commercial College — stated the Abilene campus still cannot enroll new students. It of

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Tags: Scrutiny, Scrutiny Still
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Pinterest Tips – How To Properly Promote Your Business Brand

Posted on Saturday, 7th January 2012 by Mark Chambers

Back in October of 2011, I mentioned how the new social sharing site Pinterest can help you drive traffic to your business blog or website.  As an example in the article, I mentioned that a recipe from my personal blog had been pinned over 7,000 times so far.  Since then that number has grown to over 15,000.  And that recipe has risen to second place in my traffic stats as most popular.

So naturally Im a fan of Pinterest in regards to driving my site traffic and a lot of brands are now taking notice also.  Their quickly realizing the value in participating in the site to build relationships and interest in their own brand by sharing like interests.

However, Pinterest is not a site where you can just bop over and push your own brand products.  You need to creatively find other ways without self promotion.  Over at the OPEN Forum, Lauren Drell, an editor with Mashable, posted 5 tips for using Pinterest correctly with examples of brands already doing so.

There are some really great ideas in Laurens article including running contests on Pinterest.  Thats something that would never have occurred to me, but looks like a fun idea.

Pinterest is quickly gaining speed with women consumers.  Have you visited the site yet?  If so, will you get your brand involved and how?

Tags: Business, Business Brand
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