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Werkadoo, the Houston startup that aims to compete with the likes of ODesk and eLance for the business of contractors and freelancers and be the “eHarmony of Business,” officially launched their site yesterday!  Below are the screenshots of their beta invitation and launch sites, as well as information from the announcement of their [...]

Join us today for the live stream and live blog of Houston’s first iPhone Dev Camp!

Streaming live video by Ustream

Houston is producing an active iPhone Developer Community that continues to grow. Below are just some of the examples of how Houston’s iPhone Application Developers are working to establish Houston as a major Mobile Applications Development Hub in 2010.

Houston iPhone Application Service Companies:

ChaiOne (ChaiOne.com)

ChaiOne, headed by Gaurav Khandelwal,  has seen a lot of impressive [...]

Welcome to the StartupHouston LiveBlog of the Rice Alliance 2009 IT & Web 2.0 Venture Forum.

You can view the high-res versions of the photos on Flickr by clicking here.

Live TV : Ustream

Hurry and Register Now for the Rice Alliance I.T. and Web 2.0 Venture Forum, taking place this Thursday, Dec. 10th!    StartupHouston will be also be there LiveBlogging the Event!

7th Annual Rice Alliance Information Technology and Web 2.0 Venture Forum
Event Date: December 10, 2009
Registration: 8:00 am Program: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Company [...]

In addition to the Chai One Happy Hour and the Information Super Highway events that Marc Nathan wrote about, here are some more cool things going on this week in Houston:

Chai One Happy Hour

When:  Thursday, Dec. 3rd (today), 6:00PM – 8:00PM
Where:  Avant Garden, 411 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77006
More Info:  http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=189385806948&ref=ts

PHP User Group Meetup

When: Thursday, [...]

We will be liveblogging the EOTRIBE09 event today, starting at 12pm Noon.  Don’t miss it!

Note: You can find hi-res versions of the photos on Flickr @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/startuphouston

Houston’s own Laura Mayes will be talking about and signing copies of her new book Kirtsy Takes a Bow this Tuesday evening.

Stop by and visit with the editing author and a number of contributors:  Katherine, Center, Karen Walrond, Jenny Lawson, Brene’ Brown, Julie Pippert, Lauren McKechnie, and Erica O’Grady,  to toast the arrival of Kirtsy [...]