Archives for May 2010

My Twitter Digest for the Past Week 2010-05-31

Team Married (@umarket) leads Team Luxury (@EliteTravelGal @LuxeTiffany) as Amazing Race Dream Team http://j.mp/9KcZZ9 # @flyingwithfish A @Brewers game is never boring – Corey Hart grand slam & 2-run homer & of course, the Sausage Races… in reply to flyingwithfish # I just unlocked the "Swarm" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/9RjsR3 # Watching the Brewers play […]

My Twitter Digest for the Past Week 2010-05-24

@EverywhereTrip As @HappyHotelier described it, "a totally nonsense poll but fun!" With some structured research behind it. in reply to EverywhereTrip # Hell defined. RT @TravelSavvyKayt: Wanted: Lobotomy. Leave in the part of my brain that allows me to groove to 90's boy bands without shame # @wendyperrin You're right, I could have let people […]

Improving The Amazing Race with Experienced Travelers

The Amazing Race Dream Team is a two-person team who would be considered unbeatable in a race around the world for a $1 million dollar prize. Who are the ideal candidates to compete in The Amazing Race? Twenty-five pairings of travel experts with varied backgrounds have been nominated including Twitter celebrities, travel writers, journalists, nomads and travel industry executives. What team would be the favorite to beat the others to the finish line? Voting closes May 31.

My Twitter Digest for the Past Week 2010-05-17

New Loyalty Tracker functionality added to @traxo provides mileage, expiration dates for wide range of travel sites #likeit # Test complete – 72 Twitter-free / Facebook free hours later, I survived… Now evaluating what I missed #smaddict #weekend # Interesting list RT @BudTravel: Top 10 referral travel sites from “vacation” searches http://bit.ly/chc1UI (via @compete) # […]

My Twitter Digest for the Past Week 2010-05-10

Quick method to nominate Amazing Race "Dream Team" What pair would be best suited to dominate the race? http://j.mp/cToTE9 # Who would be an unbeatable pairing for The Amazing Race? Nominate 2 tweeps here for poll next week: http://j.mp/9yu0LB # Seeing sneak preview of Letters from Juliet – Wife's pick for #MothersDay Wasn't interested in […]

Nominate Uber-Travelers for Amazing Race Dream Team

The Amazing Race Dream Team would be the ultimate two-person team to beat in a race around the world for a $1 million dollar prize. Nominations are being taken for a Twitter poll to discover who the Twitterverse believes would be the toughest competition. Who are the ideal candidates to compete in The Amazing Race? Travel writers, road warriors, travel industry executives, travel agents, tour guides? It will be interesting to see who gets nominated, and who ultimately wins.

Impact of Structured Data on Travel Search

Search is radically changing to become more contextual, relevant and focused on producing the right answer for the user. Structured data sourced from the Deep Web is essential to provide a solid foundation for linked data to define semantic relationships between pieces of information. This is what transitions the web of documents to a web of data. The resulting relevant, convenient and highly personalized search experiences create trust. Whoever earns the trust of the consumer wins. The endgame for Web 3.0 players has never been more clear. Presented at the Open Travel Alliance 2010 Advisory Forum.

My Twitter Digest for the Past Week 2010-05-03

Been waiting for this tweet! RT @TravelMaestro: Americans planning to travel and spend more http://bit.ly/cZOmqP (via msnbc) # Have been using @alexkingorg's Twitter Tools @wordpress plugin to quietly archive my Tweets since Oct 09 http://j.mp/cEqXgi # Nice little tutorial from @rww on how to jailbreak an iPad to download non-iStore Apps http://j.mp/dr3Y4e #iPad #hacking # […]