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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?

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Social media has earned a spot alongside our government planners and traditional news media. Hundreds of tweets were created every minute covering every imaginable aspect of the traveling tsunami from the Chile. The user-generated messages supported both of those organizations on a second by second basis.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Along comes social media which is so conversational, creative, interactive, mostly free and bam! 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.

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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. The better social web monitoring services also cost real money, in addition to the time it takes to set them up.

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

Image: The Q via Flickr, CC 2.0 Image: Herald Post via Flickr, CC 2.0 When she’s not working with words, Lindsay enjoys baking (she’s known in many circles for her cookies), cooking, photography, wine and craft beer, traveling, blogging , and, most recently, running. In Lindsay’s words: I’ve never been a runner.

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MAY 19, 2010

I had been hired to create, staff, and execute a Social Media Campaign for the Bureau, all in the span of less than six weeks. and Keliʻi Brown of the Maui Visitors Bureau over at the Ulupalakua Ranch on Maui. and Keliʻi Brown of the Maui Visitors Bureau over at the Ulupalakua Ranch on Maui.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Image: jim crossley via Flickr, CC 2.0 Image: BES Photos via Flickr, CC 2.0 Image: Stuart Caie via Flickr, CC 2.0 He does his best to stay informed on politics, tech, music, cultures, and social media. He dreams of traveling the globe, experiencing a wide array of cultures, and making worldwide connections.

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JULY 8, 2009

It’s a hot topic all around, as social media lends itself to some highly unethical practices and characters! It’s a hot topic all around, as social media lends itself to some highly unethical practices and characters! First – The Guiding Principles of Social Media Transparency, Truth, and Trust.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

At the time, I was working for an organization headquartered in New York, so I traveled there frequently; as a result, I had a ton of reward points on Amtrak and various hotels. Image: Lorenz Seidler via Flickr , Creative Commons I was distraught when I got a Facebook IM from one of my friends in Mumbai, telling me of the first bomb blast.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Image: jbcurio via Flickr , Creative Commons For the few who don’t know or recall, an “ advertorial is an advertisement written in the form of an objective article, and presented in a printed publication – usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news story,” according to Wikipedia. Remember the advertorial ?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Opinion , Social Media , Viral Marketing > When is Brand Evangelism a Crime? Exploring the Royal Caribbean Promotional Marketing Strategy When is Brand Evangelism a Crime? Send free stuff. Say thank you a lot.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

My friend (and client, but he’s a friend first) Shashi Bellamkonda is, I think, genetically-wired to try and talk about new things – no doubt why he’s Network Solutions’ “social media swami,&# and he mentioned it. Image: Matthew Smith via Flickr, Creative Commons Can you say “love at first byte&# ?

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MAY 21, 2010

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 > Money Matters , Tech Tools > What If Savings Investments Were More Like Blogs? What about you?

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MAY 27, 2009

Solis by Roxanne Darling on May 27, 2009 Brian Solis, a truly forward thinking PR professional and co-founder of the Social Media Club , took the time and captured a lot of the same thoughts I had, yet was reluctant to post in detail when I discussed Google, the FTC, and paid links. Whose tag line is, “If you get it, share it.&#

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MARCH 1, 2009

There are also many people who live here and have friends all over, and who are also active on the social web like Neenz , Arleen Anderson , Angela Keen , Vernon Brown , and Ryan Ozawa. I don’t mean to suggest either/or – new media or old media – they both can play. It is also available online for free.

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APRIL 30, 2010

This presentation was given at the Next Level Social Media Hawaii Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii on April 30, 2010. Companies who use social media are making more money. Here is a link to the local Hawaii chapter of Social Media Club’s live stream ; we broadcast our monthly meetings. Why Choose Video?

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Image: taruntej via Flickr , CC 2.0 Mark as read Approve comment Jagan, Im so sorry for the late reply, Ive been traveling. The First Kashmir War (1947-48) When India achieved Independence in 1947, it was not peaceful, despite its roots in Gandhi’s non-violent approach. Why, they went to war , of course. These fine folk did: Jan.

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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.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

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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 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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JULY 8, 2008

at the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset May 28-30: Social Media Skills for Musicians: Twitter, Facebook, Blogging, & Podcasting at the N? 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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JANUARY 27, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali 15 Reasons Your PR Pitches Suck January 27th, 2011 Tweet In the genes? Image: JKönig via Flickr, CC 2.0 I’m a social media expert as seen on.” Image: marissaorton via Flickr, CC 2.0

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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 at the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset May 28-30: Social Media Skills for Musicians: Twitter, Facebook, Blogging, & Podcasting at the N?

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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? To say I knew who he was (via the London social media circuit) would be an understatement.

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JULY 29, 2010

Yet with social media, there’s a perception that it’s easy to score freebies. Social media has introduced incentives to the online space, encouraging others to connect with your business. And unfortunately, social media is at fault for breeding this mentality and causing it to spread.

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APRIL 6, 2009

It just takes a modern web developer and one or two people who really get social media. If you are in the travel industry, what a great time to bundle deals like this! I’ve purchased 2 Macheist bundles already and used social media to unlock several bonus apps. “Whaaat?

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AUGUST 14, 2008

Delays due to poor availability of wifi – a chronic problem when traveling and at tech conferences especially! at the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset May 28-30: Social Media Skills for Musicians: Twitter, Facebook, Blogging, & Podcasting at the N?

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