Monthly Archives: June 2009
Tallinn, Estonia Travelogue, May 2009
I feel a little bad about being in Finland for so long and then making my first major travel excursion while there out of Helsinki. It might be that I worked so hard in Helsinki that I had little to recommend it. We all know my feelings about the hotel (see prior posts, and if […]
Travelogue Korea, June 2009
So, the big quiet comfy car that collected me from the airport after the Finnair debacle (from a 9 hour flight to 19 and change, thanks! no voucher for food, not even an I’m sorry…) was really nice. I fell asleep. That is something to be said, either from exhaustion or for faith in the […]
Istanbul Travelogue
OK, so my colleague, friend and media guru Oliver J. Siodmak, better known to those who love him in the hallowed halls of the the projects we have shared as OJS recommended that I share my pictures from the various destinations at which I find myself because of privilege and curse of my job responsibilities. […]
Top 50 websites in the world – snapshot 6.21.09
Well, I don’t think anyone would be surprised with 8 mentions for Google search sites, or that no news sites made the top 50. The Russian sites surprised, and the Asian sites were as expected. As social media professionals and global companies we should know about these sites…
Thought starters…for marketers
While I was in Finland, for what seemed like an eternity based on the hours I was working and the fact that the sun doesn’t give you a really good clue to stop working, I wrote a quick little deck in bright vivid colors that was designed to help start conversations – to provoke debate. […]
W is wow and wonderful and welcoming
The W Istanbul is a little slice of heaven, and it comes with the most amazing team to help you enjoy it. I could wax lyrical about this hotel for days – and probably will. How does one begin to describe a staff so smart, so dedicated and so simply in love with what they do that pleasing guests REALLY matters?