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JUNE 7, 2009

As I understand it, this blogger trip is not the first time Hawaii tourism has paid for blogger fam trips – though it is the first official blogger tour and significant campaign of which I am aware. You have a gorgeous blog and are definitely doing your part for tourism. This model may not be replicable or scalable though.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Hundreds of tweets were created every minute covering every imaginable aspect of the traveling tsunami from the Chile. The tag #hitsunami was quickly created and spread among the community, and moved to the top of Twitter trends in a few hours. We appreciate the connection and hope you will leave a comment or let us hear from you.

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MAY 19, 2010

Liza Pierce, A Maui Blog Shane Robinson, Bare Feet Studios Roxanne Darling, BeachWalks.tv We appreciate the connection and hope you will leave a comment or let us hear from you. Rescue Time to the Rescue Independent Hawaii Musician Kenneth Makuakane Thrives on Social Media Explore Our Topics Activism Aloha Audio Branding Gossip 2.0

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

Travelers know this angst well – will I be scammed by unscrupulous merchants and fall into a tourist trap? Bruce Fisher of Hawaii-Aloha.com runs a highly personalized travel service here in Hawaii and competes very successfully with the mega online travel agencies like Orbitz and Travelocity.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

To add to the carnival-like atmosphere, JetBlue is helping its “Jetters” get organized, with a Facebook page where travelers can make plans to meet up, ask advice, post their personal dos and don’ts, or list their favorites spots. I mean it really was 30 days of a very carnival-like atmosphere at JetBlue.&# i… 3.

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MAY 27, 2009

Some travel bloggers, like some travel writers for mainstream press, now receive paid fam trips. How would they feel if they knew it was an all expenses paid trip, courtesy of the tourism industry? We all like to think we are free thinkers – but when we are being paid, that does change things.

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MAY 21, 2010

It is practical and outcome-oriented. With technology becoming every more user-generated, robust, and customizable, it would be great to have an investing account that allowed the users to categorize their assets in this manner. We appreciate the connection and hope you will leave a comment or let us hear from you.

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JULY 8, 2009

It’s also known as Pay-Per-Post , and traditional “fam trips&# for travel bloggers also fall into this category. Blogola – like it’s sister payola , it refers to bloggers receiving products and services in exchange for media coverage.

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MARCH 1, 2009

Hawaii tourism officials would do well to read the book. Compare this to the Queensland Department of Tourism, who created the World’s Greatest Job contest. I write this because I see tourism as an oportunity to improve relationships within our state and with our visitors. It is also available online for free.

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APRIL 30, 2010

Recent data from the Interactive Advertising Bureau show a 37% growth in online ad spending on video from 2008 to 2009. Deep brand engagement correlates with financial performance. Results shared by the Altimeter Group. Why Choose Video? Read the full 2009 online ad spending report here. In other words, follow the money.

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OCTOBER 6, 2008

I edited the ID3 tags in iTunes and added a graphic to travel with the iPod version. Viddler.com – great for building communities and groups, embedded comments travel with the episodes; developing B2B features and services You can also do web cam recording right in to the browser at Viddler too. Mauna Kea episode(s)?

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JULY 2, 2008

The Case of the Cancelled Flight Shane and I were booked to travel from DTW to ORD to LAX to HNL on Sunday, June 29th. Consider direct costs as well as labor costs for all the face-to-face interactions that were required to handle each of the interrupted travelers. Providing water or a few chairs? That’s basic humanity.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

This was a Tweetup Treat, as Larry and I do not normally travel in the same circles. by Roxanne Darling on October 7, 2009 The social web has made it so easy for people to connect with each other and have a voice at the table like never before. Last night at a tweetup here in Honolulu, I met Larry Heim , CEO of HonBlue. “That was easy!

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MARCH 12, 2009

Though, I travel a lot, cruising is not my usual style of vacation. Every travel writer knows the creditability risk one takes when recommending a resort or cruise that one stays at for free. They are responsible for their own travel arrangements and expenses, which are not paid by Royal Caribbean.

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DECEMBER 3, 2007

From gigaom here are some of the particiapting sites that I also plan to boycott: The 44 sites that have partnered with Facebook include everyone from Kongregate, LiveJournal, NYTimes (NYT), Sony Online, Blockbuster (BBI), Bluefly.com, STA Travel, The Knot, TripAdvisor, Travel Ticker, TypePad, viagogo, Vox, Yelp, WeddingChannel.com and Zappos.com.

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JULY 8, 2008

I’m taking it at face value, (rather then spend time checking out the methodology) because my point relates to the concept not the actual data points themselves. We appreciate the connection and hope you will leave a comment or let us hear from you.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2009

I’ll buy music and books and travel and all sorts of things… (Buy once – enjoy forever) However… The only things where I pay any kind of “reoccurring fee” is for web hosting and domain names. (If I buy a lot of things online. I’ll buy an iPhone app on an impulse if it looks cool and it’s cheap.

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APRIL 6, 2009

If you are in the travel industry, what a great time to bundle deals like this! It would be a great way to get more people listening to Hawaiian music. It just takes a modern web developer and one or two people who really get social media. We appreciate the connection and hope you will leave a comment or let us hear from you.

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AUGUST 14, 2008

Delays due to poor availability of wifi – a chronic problem when traveling and at tech conferences especially! And Shane is too cute to not be seen ;) Roxanne Darling August 19, 2008 at 11:20 am @Leesa – I will pass that on, and raise you one. Roxanne Darling August 23, 2008 at 11:25 am W00T Colin!

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JULY 29, 2010

After all, hourly consulting fees are typically much more costly than a “free lunch&# plus the travel time it took to meet up. Almost everything everyone does in the business world, be it a regular transaction, tourism, or travel, has some financial element to it. Money makes the world go round.

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