Bare Feet Studios

MAY 14, 2008

We hope the local business and tourism community will collaborate with us to showcase our beautiful state and akamai kama’aina. The internet is the most influential method of travel planning; can’t play it up enough. Most travel planning self-serve online. What more can I say? Yet we in Hawaii are behind the curve.

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Bare Feet Studios

MAY 6, 2010

I am experimenting with the new uStream Producer “desktop application.&# It allows me to record and live stream at the same time, while mixing in graphics, etc. We appreciate the connection and hope you will leave a comment or let us hear from you.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 29, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: Around The World August 29th, 2010 Tweet Tura-lura-Luray By the time you read this, I will be on my way to Virginia’s Luray Caverns. See, I love traveling. Let me rephrase that.

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Bare Feet Studios

JULY 25, 2008

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Social Media , Strategy > Free Idea: Podcaster-in-Residence Saves Hawaii Tourism? So I had this great idea!

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 20, 2011

This guest post is written by Anthony from The Travel Tart. When I first started my travel website in 2009, I just wanted to get my travel writing out there, because I was frustrated with the way traditional media worked. In 2010 alone, I went on press trips to Fiji , the United Kingdom and South Africa.

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Freelance Social Media

JUNE 15, 2010

Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe This Is Canada’s QR Codes by Justin on June 15, 2010 An article in the Sunday paper spoke about bar and QR codes and the creative uses being seen today. While others linked the user to website offering exclusive travel deals.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Tablo chose to film an episode with the TV program MBC Special, aired on October 1, as he traveled to Stanford to obtain an official transcript in person. He dreams of traveling the globe, experiencing a wide array of cultures, and making worldwide connections. He’d love to grab a gab on Twitter. Thanks so much for stopping by WUL!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali From Couch To 5K: Why Lindsay Allen Runs October 12th, 2010 Tweet I’ve known Lindsay Allen for the last two years or so, first meeting her on Twitter, and then taking that connection offline.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

November 23rd, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Jackson Wightman I take part in a few Twitter chats when time permits. In 2010, blogs and bloggers are truly influencers. And we have worked with clients who have brought bloggers to corporate headquarters for an event and paid the travel fee. Do we really want that? What do you think?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali A Decade of Thanksgivings November 25th, 2010 Tweet Love, Remarkable Today is Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. Being Thankful For What Is Not | Waxing UnLyrical says: November 26, 2010 at 5:03 am [.]

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Bare Feet Studios

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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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

He dreams of traveling the globe, experiencing a wide array of cultures, and making worldwide connections. Herwin has a strong interest in pursuing a career in public relations, helping companies and organizations make personal connections past the corporate-consumer dynamic, both on- and off-line. He’d love to grab a gab on Twitter.

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Bare Feet Studios

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Hundreds of tweets were created every minute covering every imaginable aspect of the traveling tsunami from the Chile. Social media has earned a spot alongside our government planners and traditional news media. The tag #hitsunami was quickly created and spread among the community, and moved to the top of Twitter trends in a few hours.

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Bare Feet Studios

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. roxannedarling September 8, 2010 at 9:40 am.@bluehilifestyle Too bad they don’t fly to Hawai?i…

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Bare Feet Studios

MAY 19, 2010

Tagged as: barefeetstudios , bloggers , hawaii , interview , marketing , maui , podcasters , Social Media , video 6 Tweets { 6 comments… read them below or add one } roxannedarling May 19, 2010 at 10:53 am @PeterLiu47 Thanks for the tweet! and Keliʻi Brown of the Maui Visitors Bureau over at the Ulupalakua Ranch on Maui.

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Bare Feet Studios

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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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 14, 2010

He dreams of traveling the globe, experiencing a wide array of cultures, and making worldwide connections. Image: jim crossley via Flickr, CC 2.0 Sorry, I won’t be telling you in this post. He’d love to grab a gab on Twitter. Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! link] Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Bare Feet Studios

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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Bare Feet Studios

MAY 21, 2010

by Roxanne Darling on May 21, 2010 Applying the logic of web site structure and internet information architecture to make better savers and investors out of us! link] This comment was originally posted on Twitter devseo May 29, 2010 at 10:35 pm What If Savings Investments Were More Like Blogs? It is practical and outcome-oriented.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Veterans Day: A Granddaughter Remembers November 11th, 2010 Tweet The strong, silent type My grandfather never talked about the war. That’s him as a dashing young officer, right there.

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Bare Feet Studios

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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Bare Feet Studios

APRIL 30, 2010

This presentation was given at the Next Level Social Media Hawaii Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii on April 30, 2010. Telecom Devices May 19, 2010 at 5:50 pm Videos always show great impact on users mind. View the entire presentation here. Of course there is a good reason behind, to stand out of the crowd!

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Bare Feet Studios

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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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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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Bare Feet Studios

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.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali 7 Reasons To Add Amplify To Your Social Networks December 21st, 2010 Tweet I first heard about Amplify earlier this year; I believe it was at the January chapter meeting of IABC/DC Metro. Glad thats over with.

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Bare Feet Studios

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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Bare Feet Studios

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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Bare Feet Studios

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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Bare Feet Studios

JULY 8, 2008

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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Hootsuite

AUGUST 19, 2020

What Hello BC did: The tourism industry is having a rough year, with air travel down 95% and nearly everyone cancelling their summer vacation plans. It’s hard to spin that into a destination-focused campaign, but provincial tourism authority Hello BC hit the mark with their #ExploreBCLater campaign. Hello BC’s #ExploreBCLater.

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Bare Feet Studios

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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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

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. It’s a sad truth.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali WOM: What’s Really Behind The Buzz November 24th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Bryce Keane What’s the buzz? – and 14.9% Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Viper Chill

MARCH 3, 2010

target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> 79 Comments Tom | Build That List says: March 3, 2010 at 11:07 am You have some fantastic stat’s (and some numbers that I would love to be able to claim as my own. Reply Glen says: March 3, 2010 at 11:13 am Hey Tom, thanks. Reply Tom | Build That List says: March 3, 2010 at 8:09 pm Awesome!

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 27, 2011

Mark as read Approve comment Late to the game, but I pitched a very popular tech blogger on touring a technology demo home and made the mistake of saying, "XYZ client will be happy to cover all travel and accomodation expenses involved with the trip." Meanwhile, we had equally prominent press accept all compd travel without blinking.

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Bare Feet Studios

APRIL 6, 2009

If you are in the travel industry, what a great time to bundle deals like this! Robbie Bisnath August 25, 2010 at 6:44 am Excellent article. 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.

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