Archive | August, 2009

Social Media, excelente video

Social Media, excelente video

Excelente explicación (vía ) de Genis Roca sobre el modelo de gestión de Social Media aplicado o llevado a las grandes empresas u organizaciones. Toda una “guia” práctica de y “de pies en el suelo” sobre la irrupción del “doscerismo” y su ansiada aplicación... (more...)

Read more

Zuji boss Roshan Mendis on Travelocity buying Travelguru

Zuji boss Roshan Mendis on Travelocity buying Travelguru

Ease of adjustment in logo colours is never a factor in an acquisition but it has not taken long or much design work to add a few Travelocity stars to the logo of the newly acquired Indian online hotel player Travelguru. Thankfully they avoided the branding redundancy of adding the Zuji tag line... (more...)

Read more

Best Practices: Travel Websites and Mobile

Best Practices: Travel Websites and Mobile

Introduction This guest post is about how to create a website specifically created and optimized for people using the Internet from mobile phones. To make sure this is perfectly clear, we’ll be talking about two different sites: your “normal” website (e.g. www.example.com) and your... (more...)

Read more

Berwick upon Tweed Film Festival 2009, 18 – 20 September

Berwick upon Tweed Film Festival 2009, 18 – 20 September

The 5th Berwick upon Tweed Film Festival “Drawing the Lines” runs from 18 – 20 September. On offer is a selection of films screened at The Maltings including classics such as Laurel and Hardy and Woody Allen’s “Sleeper”, the world premiere of “Tokyo is Dreaming”,... (more...)

Read more

Bay of Fundy coast perfect for yoga

Bay of Fundy coast perfect for yoga

I was out doing some filming around the Bay of Fundy this week and spent a day at Burncoat Head, Nova Scotia. While scouting the beach, I noticed that my volunteer cameraman - my teenage son - had wandered off and was down on the beach doing yoga in the wild wind. Just seemed like the thing to do on... (more...)

Read more

Authentic Mexican dining abound in Allentown

Authentic Mexican dining abound in Allentown

With the Mexican chain On The Border about to open in Allentown's new Airport Square Center, I thought it would be an ideal time to review existing options for Mexican food in the city. La Mexicana Grill, 7th & Gordon StreetsPlain but non-cliche decor, outstanding food. During a recent... (more...)

Read more

Jetstar on Virgin Blue – Perils of in-flight TV

Jetstar on Virgin Blue – Perils of in-flight TV

In flight TV is all the rage with Low Cost Carriers because it opens up a revenue stream without the complexity of managing a video on demand system. Unfortunately streaming live TV comes with a lack of editorial control. Here is a photo of me watching a Jetstar TV advertisement while sitting in... (more...)

Read more