“With the like button, with Tripadvisor, and different applications… they will find their way. You can’t just dismiss the powerhouses of today just because they don’t have the right applications. That would be like dismissing Google in the past because the algorithm was a little off. You have got to understand that these companies have the bandwidth, the smarts, and the money – and travel is one of the largest if not *THE* largest online opportunity, vertical, and once they have their sights set on it, they will figure it out.”
Mill Valley Patch – a new model for content distribution that is right on the money.
So apparently this launches at 1:40pm today, and I am REALLY excited. https://millvalley.patch.com/ It is a REALLY interesting new content distribution model for community / municipal news… sort
Hospitality & F&B news – weekly round up re: social media, operations and more!
An impressive LEED Platinum for a hotel, Napa’s Bardessono. I would like to take the time to point out that the incredibly complex reuse project from the NPS and ECB/Fort Baker Retreat Group, Cavallo
HOTEL NEWS & SOCIAL MEDIA HAPPENINGS! A Really boring post with a lot of good links
FIRST: Daniel Craig at EHotelier is incredible funny. Well played sir… 2010 Trends. Hilarious for us dorky hotel types. And… anyone that wants to look at and figure out this abstract from
Social Media’s Future, or My Compartmentalization Add-On is nearly ready!
A professional acquaintance and I were communicating today about the odd nature of social media in regards to “friending”, and navigating the tightrope that is personal and professional. Social Media