Sheila and I are hosting an Open House at Tourism Currents this Wednesday through Friday (September 30 – October 2, 2009). What is Tourism Currents? It helps you learn about how to use social media tools for tourism projects. It’s all based around real life things you do every day in the tourism world. Come…
One frustration at Small Biz Survival is hearing that you had trouble commenting. I want to share a few tips that can solve or at least work around some of those problems. Red error message: “Your request could not be processed. Please try again.” This problem seems to be especially common on iPad. Click “Post…
A few topics we discuss around here have formed the basis of my proposals for panels at SXSW Interactive 2010. I think you’ll recognize them. These proposals are now up for voting through Friday, September 4, 2009. If you like them, consider leaving a comment or voting thumbs up on them. Why SXSW Interactive?Because I’ve…
Attention, Okies! Share your favorite family travel places in Oklahoma. Sheila Scarborough is writing a series on the 50 states, collecting ideas via Twitter and Facebook, and it’s Oklahoma’s turn. (See the example on kid-friendly Pennsylvania travel.) I like her idea of using social networks to spread the ideas around. We’re going to inundate her…
If you are reading our posts by email or in your RSS reader, first let me say thank you! Second, did you know that your fellow readers are saying lots of very, very smart things in the comments? Our recent posts on tourism tools, invoicing, and (of course) the Brag Basket, have reminded me that…
Our friend Chris Brogan introduced us to Workshifting.com. Their tagline is “anywhere is my office.” I want to take that a step further. Don’t just work where ever you want, live where ever you want! So I offered Chris and Justin Levy a guest post on the small town perspective on workshifting. (Don’t tell anyone,…
Sheila Scarborough let the news slip.We’re doing a joint project. I’ve mentioned it before, but now it has a name, Tourism Currents. It’s all about social media learning for tourism professionals, and you can sign up for an email notice when we open it. Projected launch date is September 9, 2009, but details will be…
Chris Brogan said you might stop by. I’m glad you did. I’ll bet Chris told you how new interactive tools change small business, how your customers are already seeking information and interaction with you online. And I’m sure he talked about trust. I hope we can earn a bit of yours. Please, leave a comment….
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