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UGC and Me

August 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments · Destination Marketing

A “shoddy” ranger shack? Scary ending? Bad PR? Huh?

These are some of the high level concerns I must consider when moderating our High Odds for Winning Video Contest. As of right now, there are a total of 8 submissions. Wheeeeeee!

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Stifling the Internets - AP

June 17th, 2008 · No Comments · News


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Lake Placid on Wordpress

June 11th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Destination Marketing

OK, I’m kinda sorta excited in a ho-hum “land n’ leave” sort of way. Looks like my pals at the Lake Placid/Essex County Convention and Visitors Bureau have decided to take off their Blogger/Blogspot training-wheels and get on a machine with real CMS power. Excellent move, but….

Why announce if you’re not ready? [...]

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Bow Down to the New King of Travel - Google

May 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Destination Marketing

Power users have always used Google for everything, including travel. Today the vast majority of all travelers are using the internet for every phase of their consumptive cycle and it is no surprise that Google’s market share continues to rise.

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Google Layermania is Vertical Search

May 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Destination Marketing

Some days back I was searching Google Maps and noticed the “Explore this Area” link. I guess I was too busy or something to fully digest the implications of this. Then, I notice the “More” layer appear next to “Map”. Photos from Panoramio?

Then on Tuesday, my favorite Google Map gossip site announced [...]

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