I sleep better knowing Dennis Crowley has the same dreams
At WIT I started a session with a quick five minutes on a topic I called “I Dream of Search” or as I suggested it could be called, “I Dream of (Not) Search(ing)”. The basis for these thoughts was that the ‘Internet’ – the InterWeb – ‘knows’ enough about me to understand my sent [...]
Curating elite resorts for a new customer in a new age
Mark Greedy’s the first to admit that his new business, Elite Resorts of Asia Pacific, would not have been possible without the Internet.“I remember talking to my son (who is working with Greedy in Elite) about how one day we would be global and he said, 'Dad, we are global now'. It took me a w [...]
Steve Jobs – he knew me, you know, and he knew you too
I was wondering about doing a blog piece on Apple and the iPhone 4S - struggling with what to write.Then, yesterday - when I first heard the news at 7.45 in the morning (Singapore time) - things changed. And the subject of the piece became clear.I was going to talk about about how a ‘disappoint [...]
Find unique tours yet be a responsible traveller in the Mekong
A tour of the new online guide, Mekong Responsible Tourism, shows a wide range of “responsible” holiday activities, "over 185", according to the developer, in the Mekong River region.Most of the featured activities carry detailed descriptions, complete with colourful photos and description of h [...]
WIT Charity Auction to help build a school and dormitory for young girls in Laos
I was curious to meet Marie Cammal. I had heard of her work in Cambodia rescuing young children from prostitution, abuse and rape. Her organization, Sok Sabay which means “happiness” in Khmer, has done such good work that in 2004, Time Magazine singled her out as one of 27 European Heroes. Ment [...]
All Text and FB, all the time: Today’s Teens, Tomorrow’s Travellers.
At ITB Berlin this week there is a Roundtable: Blogging, Tweeting and Pinging for Business. One of the subtext topics of the session from moderated by PhocusWright's Bruce Rosard is examining "What will be the most impactful communication channels for travel distribution in 2011 for suppliers, in [...]
Are you excited about the possibilities of tomorrow or burdened by the legacy of the past? (Part One)
The other day I presented at a Webinar. It was called Social Media Marketing @ your Desk with my presentation being:A Design Thinking Approach to Online Engagement - Create richer and more long-lasting engagementWith my ‘Design Thinking’ hat being firmly on for the last few years I have no [...]
Are you ready for a Groupon-ised kind of life?
I had my first group buy meal with my girlfriends the other evening, it was a Teochew steamboat feast in Joo Chiat – 50% off , and all the prawns you can eat for free.I must say it was scrumptious and the fact that we were saving half our money through the superdeals voucher while putting on twice [...]
Australians love watching videos online
More than 10.7 million Australian Internet users watched nearly 1.2 billion online videos in May, reveals a report on the online video market in Australia by comScore from its Video Metrix service.YouTube is the most popular channel with more than 8.6 million viewers, or three out of every online [...]
Brand Karma introduces free analytics tool as social media becomes mainstream
Circos Brand Karma, which launched its social media analytics tool for hospitality at the WIT Conference in 2008, will launch a free tool, Brand Karma Express, this morning (October 18).The free tool is available to all hoteliers who wish to monitor and manage what anyone is saying about their prope [...]
