Tag Archives: Travelers

Beautiful Slovakian Girls Dancing With Violins

I need to find out who these three women are.  They are wonderful and vibrant and beautiful — also, super-talented. My video phone ran out of juice during their first recital so I missed their super-cool synchronized classical music medley, but here’s what I did get, more of a Girl Band medley of new music.  […]

My Firm Helped Sponsor BarCamp Africa Today

I am super-proud that my Director of Operation, Saul Wainwright, took the initiative to secure the funds from Abraham Harrison to financially help out BarCamp Africa, taking place at the Mountain View, California, Google campus today. Here’s Saul’s report that I found posted over at Marketing Conversation, Abraham & Harrison Sponsors BarCamp Africa:
Tomorrow is […]

Poll: How Much Do You Need to Live Comfortably?

$20,000/yr

$40,000/year

$80,000/year

$160,000/year

$320,000/year

$640,000/year

Above $1,000,000/year

More Money Doesn’t Hurt Happiness

“Although a large body of research does show that people become happier as they move from being very poor to lower middle class, after this point the impact of income on happiness is much weaker. Think of someone who makes $100,000 one year and $110,000 the next—do we really expect this additional income to suddenly […]

Ship Your Luggage Instead of Checking It

I have started doing a lot of traveling and I think that shipping stuff around via UPS or FedEx is a much better idea than checking luggage, especially if it is domestic and since carriers are beginning to charge for the privilege of losing or misplacing your luggage. This is via AARP:
Now that airlines are […]

Thanks to All Who Have Blogged About the Fresh Air Fund

Thank you to all of the bloggers who have blogged about the Fresh Air Fund on their blogs over the last couple weeks!  Please explore the posts below:

Fresh Air Fund Needs Host Families posted by Jane at Above Average Jane
Help Give A Kid A Break This Summer (US readers) posted by Lindsay at Activity Village […]

US Travelers Lose 12,000 Laptops Weekly

Wow, I have to tell you, I am hardwired to my Lenovo ThinkPad x61 whenever I travel worldwide and domestically!  I just learned that upwards of 12,000 laptops are lost every bloody week by travelers!
That’s 600,000 machines a year, many containing sensitive information that companies need to account for.  According to a study by the […]

NPR Worldwide Berlin Radio 104,1 FM

Attention to everyone in Berlin, Germany — Americans, Brits, English-speakers, and those who want to learn — National Public Radio has just opened up a 24-hour radio station right here in Berlin, NPR Worldwide Berlin, 104,1 FM!

A Social Network Site is Not Just a Fancy Personal Home Page

Creating a space for your members to “show off” or “express themselves” is less important than giving members to interact. They crave connection and will pursue any perceived connection such as shared interests, hometowns, movies, orientation, or schools.
They’re not at all about sharing, they’re about connecting. The best of breed SNS’s are primarily concerned with […]

Successful SNS’s Will Be Modeled on the College Campus

The future of Social Network Services (SNS) can be discovered on High School and College campuses. I believe that topic-specific “vertical” SNS’s are very important, but I also think that the model needs to be University-like – a modularized SNS. There needs to be a campus “brand” (or University) within which the topic-specific “clubs,” “houses,” […]