Waxing UnLyrical

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Subtext: “Real” Listening in Social Media

Waxing UnLyrical

I wasn’t staying at the conference hotel but at the hotel where the PRSSA conference was taking place (because of my surgery, I didn’t know until fairly late whether I’d even be able to make it to the conference and by the time I did, no rooms at the main hotel were available). for a pot of hot water ?!”

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That One Time I Crashed the Del McCoury Band

Waxing UnLyrical

On Friday night, after drinks/nibbles with a friend, I headed to the loo (Brit-speak for “restroom” ICYDK) at the restaurant before heading back to my hotel. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn That One Time I Crashed the Del McCoury Band. So this past week I spent a few days in NYC, one of my fave cities in the world.

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In Praise of Freedom

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I was able to get us a reservation at a nearby hotel on Monday (using my points, so we didn’t even have to pay for it!), If you enjoyed it, be sure to connect with Shonali on Twitter , Facebook , or Google+. and I can’t tell you how blissful it felt to be able to take a proper shower. Happy Independence Day.

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A Decade of Thanksgivings

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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. Ever budget-conscious, I booked what I thought was a great hotel, using my points… right in the heart of Times Square. It was terrible. He didn’t skip a beat.

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Five Signs the Future Belongs to User-Generated Content

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Pic-N-Post has already revolutionized weddings and parties; now, it’s changing the game for hotels, convention centers, special events, restaurants, and more. Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Five Signs the Future Belongs to User-Generated Content. Most of all, he wants to leverage writing to improve the world.

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That Moment When Your Social Media and Real Worlds Collide

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Once Gary dropped me back to the hotel, I ran straight into Dino Dogan , who had just checked in, and met Brian Vickery for the first time (who had to keep putting me back in the elevator because I’d keep getting out on the wrong floor). Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn That Moment When Your Social Media and Real Worlds Collide.

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Monday Roundup: When Disaster Strikes, and How to Help Nepal

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My husband and I honeymooned in Kathmandu (that’s a view from the hotel we stayed at). Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn Monday Roundup: When Disaster Strikes, and How to Help Nepal. Family and friends in Kolkata, and as far northwest as New Delhi, felt the quake (they’re all ok). Based in the Washington, D.C.,

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