Archive for the 'Travel' Category
Impressions of REBarCampNYC and Inman Connect NYC 2010!
January 22nd, 2010 categories: Business, Economy, Real Estate, Technology, Travel
So I have been home a week and trying to make sense of all the information that I gleaned in the four hectic days of meetings in New York City. Instead of the usual “Blow by Blow” and who said what, I will just give you some of my impressions:
First and foremost, the four days were all about Social Media . Like it or not, just the way we used to say that Realtors with Technology will replace Realtors without it, now, Realtors and Brokers who have a Social Media presence will replace those who do not. As one of the speakers said, being a “Geek” is the norm and fashionable. Grandma’s are on Facebook , tweeting and showing off their new IPhone ! Read the rest of this entry »
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Lessons in Customer Service: Holland America’s Onboard Internet Service.
January 17th, 2010 categories: Business, Lifestyle, Technology, Travel
While on a Holland America Cruise recently, I messaged my Facebook and Twitter friends that I was enjoying the “Techspert” classes that they had on-board. Like a lot of Companies today, Holland America , is monitoring the Blogosphere and Tweetosphere and I heard back quickly that they “were happy I was enjoying myself”. My response was to tell them that although I was, I thought that their Internet charges ($100 for 250 minutes) were excessive in view of the poor service (back to the OLD dial-up days). Their response was “I’ll pass it on”.
Over the next weeks as complaints on-board grew and my Internet bill reached over $600.00, I again posted my thoughts and was told by the responder that they would “pass it on”. What does “pass it on” mean? Read the rest of this entry »
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TRAVEL: Antarctica, Part 3
January 17th, 2010 categories: Lifestyle, Photos, Travel
Here is Part 3 of our trip from Santiago Chile to Rio de Janeiro with 4 days in Antarctica…
Here are the photos of our trip to Antarctica, a 20 day cruise on HollandAmerica from Chile to Brazil. Read the rest of this entry »
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TRAVEL: Antarctica, Part 2
January 17th, 2010 categories: Food, Lifestyle, Travel
Part 2 of our photos from the trip:
Here are the photos of our trip to Antarctica, a 20 day cruise on HollandAmerica from Chile to Brazil. Read the rest of this entry »
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TRAVEL: Antarctica Trip Part 1
January 17th, 2010 categories: Lifestyle, Photos, Travel
Here is Part 1 of our photos of Antarctica. The trip was from Santiago Chile’ to Rio de Janeiro and is in 3 parts.
Here are the photos of our trip to Antarctica, a 20 day cruise on HollandAmerica from Chile to Brazil. Read the rest of this entry »
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