Yearly Archives: 2009

Thousands Use Twitter to Support Spinal Muscular Atrophy Research

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New Application Helps Twitter Users Contact Legislators about SMA (Santa Barbara, CA) – Millions of people ‘Tweet’ every day, and Bill Strong knew there had to be a way to harness all of that online talk to help end spinal muscular atrophy, a disease that is affecting him very personally. With a Twitter application called […]

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TV Documentary Marks Rehabilitation Awareness Week

Upcoming TV Documentary Celebrates National Rehabilitation Awareness Week Richmond, Virginia (August 27, 2009) – When a healthcare organization has been around for more than 120 years, it’s likely to have many, many remarkable success stories.  Television viewers in Richmond will be treated in September to three such stories about patients of Sheltering Arms who learned […]

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Westover Church Announces 2009 Autumn Pilgrimage House Tour

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Date and Home Lineup Set for 2009 Autumn Pilgrimage House Tour Charles City, VA (August 4, 2009) — History will once again be on display in Charles City County this fall, for a good cause.  Westover Church announced that its 15th Autumn Pilgrimage House and Garden Tour will be held Saturday, September 26, 2009, from […]

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Startup BizCast #86 – How Social Media Changed PR (Steve Mullen)

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThere has been quite a gap between episodes 85 and 86.   The reasons for that are plentiful, but one of the biggest is that I’ve been doing a lot of speaking engagements that have taken away the time I would normally have spent on this podcast.   […]

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New Fight SMA Web Video Updates the State of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Research

Fight SMA Publishes Web Video from 2009 Spinal Muscular Atrophy Conference Richmond, VA (June 16, 2009) – The Fight SMA 2009 Annual Spinal Muscular Atrophy Conference, The Good Fight, featured many firsts.  One of the most important to SMA families was the first-ever webcast of the “Friends and Family” portion of the conference.  Now, Fight […]

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Must-Attend Events for Middle and High School Athletes

Must-Attend Events for Middle and High School Athletes Richmond, Virginia (May 19, 2009) – College athletics are more competitive than ever, which means athletes need to stand out from the crowd. On Saturday, May 30, 2009, Acceleration Richmond will hold several events to help athletes and their parents learn how to do just that. First, […]

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Physical Rehabilitation Healthcare Provider Using Social Media to Connect with Patients

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Sheltering Arms Launches New Social Media Strategy Richmond, Virginia (May 18, 2009) – It’s possible to learn new things, even at the age of 120 years old! Sheltering Arms, Central Virginia’s premier physical therapy healthcare provider, announced that it’s launching a new social media strategy. The Richmond-based non-profit organization, which was founded in 1889, will […]

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Consumer Research Firm Reveals Hidden Brand Emotions

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Consumer Research Firm’s Technique Reveals Hidden Brand Emotions May 14, 2009 (St. Louis, MO) – It’s not unusual for companies to conduct research to find out what potential customers “think” of a new product or corporate brand. But, until recently, it wasn’t easy to find out what those potential customers are truly “feeling”. A St. […]

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Startup BizCast #85 – New Tech for “Old” Jobs (David Marks)

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBetween hardware like mobile phones and new social media tools, there’s so much new technology coming out every day that it can be hard to keep track.   If you’re able to harness some of these tools, however, it can make your work more profitable and sometimes even […]

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2009 Fight SMA Conference a Success

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Another Big Year for Fight SMA’s Annual Spinal Muscular Atrophy Conference (Richmond, VA) — The 2009 version of “The Good Fight”, Fight SMA’s Annual Spinal Muscular Atrophy Conference, wrapped up on Tuesday, April 28, and it was another successful year!  Here are a few of the highlights: 20 researchers and two additional graduate students from […]

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