- You nailed it – RT @narendra: Watching my dog pee this morning I realized they have been playing @foursquare forever. #
- @WAYN No – did not contact support. They can't recall the 2,000+ e-mails / damage is done. Relationship is unsalvageable in reply to WAYN #
- Total #fail by @WAYN: unselected all, but invite e-mails sent to my 2K+ gmail contacts anyway. Plus, e-mail validation bug #
- Ugly story – Wall Street Journal travel agency fails within 90 days of launch http://j.mp/c1Rk8b (via @TWtravelnews) #
- @HMarketingHelp No, won't be attending Arabian Travel Market – Travdex is same week & trying to clear a conflict to attend that in reply to HMarketingHelp #
- RT @Zoombu: Zombu has seen traffic increase ten-fold over weekend as travellers seek alternative routes that don't involve flying #ashtag #
- Good quote: @TechCrunch 2 @foursquare "Selling out now is like dropping out of college to take up drugs" http://j.mp/aO8mH3 #
- Thinking @ebertchicago might want to lend his voice to @MIT_CSAIL's Mercury airline flight planning tool http://j.mp/aQegPp #
- MIT has created a pretty impressive prototype of spoken language airline flight browsing. Very cool http://j.mp/aQegPp #
- Given Groupon's $1.35 Billion valuation, one would think more travel companies would be trying it out. http://bit.ly/9l1aJe #
- No love for @venetianvegas @HarrahsVegas @RivieraLasVegas in Best of Las Vegas Social Media poll? Vote: http://j.mp/buVN3v #
- @JEBworks Good point – $200M/day loss has 90% impact on European carriers, but US carriers still impacted $20M/day #ashtag in reply to JEBworks #
- Based on the #mexsym tweets, no group on earth loves their jobs more than @Virtuoso Travel Advisors – maybe their clients 🙂 #
- RT @laurably Good #ashtag joke: Put bag w/30 billion euros in unmarked bills by gate of Icelandic embassy in London & we’ll turn off volcano #
- Some good Iceland volcano news? 4 day grounding of 63K flights has saved 1.3 million tons of CO2 http://j.mp/9sq0fZ #ashtag #
- Ouch! US Airlines losing estimated $22 Million per day due to European airport closings http://j.mp/bA3mlI #
- Las Vegas Social Media poll update: @WynnLasVegas @RioVegas @CaesarsPalace lowest votes:followers ratio http://j.mp/buVN3v #
- Toyota Avalon TV commercial compares comfort to airline flight. Amazing neither Toyota nor agency has flown recently #fail #
- Best in Las Vegas Social Media poll update: Top 3 are @TheMirageLV @mgmgrand @HootersCasinoLV http://j.mp/buVN3v Closes Fri #
- Facebook fan page links don't need to have "/pages/" My RockCheetah fan page is now http://www.facebook.com/RockCheetah/ #
- @allisonkirchen You know Ali, it's been over 18 months since I left, so you really shouldn't still be missing me… 🙂 (couldn't resist) in reply to allisonkirchen #
- What Las Vegas Casino Hotel is Best at Social Media? Vote Here: http://j.mp/buVN3v #poll #socialmedia #lasvegas #
- I've been Tweeting since June 30, 2007 (1021 days). How about you? – http://HowLongOnTwitter.com #
- @flyingwithfish Your story was bad, but @askirby being informed of job loss by text message on a honeymoon sets a new low… in reply to flyingwithfish #
- @TheMirageLV Thanks. Looks like you are out to an early lead, but poll closes in 1 week – keep an eye out for challengers 🙂 #
- Check out the LVCasinos Twitter list I've added to Listorious http://bit.ly/9ptwDQ #hotels #lasvegas #hotel #casino #
- 🙁 RT @askirby: Nothing like finding out via text message while on honeymoon on another continent that your company is going out of business #
- Sad News. Reed Elsevier shut down @HOTELSmagazine today. Web site will shut down April 30. End of an Era http://j.mp/9jlMoN #
- Thanks for the RT's 4 Best in Las Vegas Social Media #poll @Vegas @GoShopVegas @traveldaily @casinodaily http://j.mp/buVN3v #
- I'm a PC and MS-DOS 1.0 was my idea #oldschool 🙂 RT @pappas: I'm a PC and windows 7 was my idea #
- Candidates for Best Las Vegas Casino Hotel at Social Media #FF List: http://j.mp/cmqtBi & Vote: http://j.mp/buVN3v #poll #
- Best of Las Vegas Social Media? N) @venetianvegas @WynnLasVegas + Bellagio & NewYorkNY Vote: http://j.mp/buVN3v #poll #FF #
- Best of Las Vegas Social Media? M) @suncoastcasino @TIvegas @troplv @TuscanyCasino Vote: http://j.mp/buVN3v #poll #FF #
- Best of Las Vegas Social Media? L) @SouthPointPR @stationcasinos @LVStratosphere @ Vote: http://j.mp/buVN3v #poll #FF #
- Best of Las Vegas Social Media? K) @RioVegas @RivieraLasVegas @VegasSahara @samstownlv Vote: http://j.mp/buVN3v #poll #FF #
- Best of Las Vegas Social Media? J) @PalmsLasVegas @ParisVegas @phvegas @PlatinumHotelLV Vote: http://j.mp/buVN3v #poll #FF #
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- Best of Las Vegas Social Media? I) @osheaslasvegas @orleanscasino @palazzolasvegas Vote: http://j.mp/buVN3v #poll #FF #
- Best of Las Vegas Social Media? H) @MO_LASVEGAS @mgmgrand @TheMirageLV @MonteCarloLV Vote: http://j.mp/buVN3v #poll #FF #
- Best of Las Vegas Social Media? G) @LasVegasHilton @mainstreetcasin @mandalaybay_LV Vote: http://j.mp/buVN3v #poll #FF #
- Best of Las Vegas Social Media? F) @HarrahsVegas @HootersCasinoLV @ImperialPalace Vote: http://j.mp/buVN3v #poll #FF #
- Best of Las Vegas Social Media? E) @GoldenNuggetLV @GreenValleyLv @hardrockhotellv Vote: http://j.mp/buVN3v #poll #FF #
- Best of Las Vegas Social Media? D) @FSLasVegas @goldcoastcasino @goldspikevegas @LuxorLV Vote: http://j.mp/buVN3v #poll #FF #
- Best of Las Vegas Social Media? C) @FitzgeraldsLV @FlamingoVegas @fremontcasino @MResort Vote: http://j.mp/buVN3v #poll #FF #
- Best of Las Vegas Social Media? B) @CircusVegas @ElCortezLV @ExcaliburVegas @4QueensLV Vote: http://j.mp/buVN3v #poll #FF #
- Best of Las Vegas Social Media? A) @AriaLV @CaesarsPalace @thecalcasino @CasinoRoyaleLV Vote: http://j.mp/buVN3v #poll #FF #
- Prepare for a barrage of Tweets: List of Candidates in Best Las Vegas Casino Hotel at Social Media #poll http://j.mp/buVN3v #
- What Las Vegas #Casino #Hotel does the best job with social media? http://j.mp/buVN3v Please Vote & ReTweet #poll #lasvegas #
- #followfriday New Twitter list: Las Vegas Casino Hotels on Twitter http://j.mp/cmqtBi #
- New Poll: What Las Vegas Casino Hotel Does Social Media Best? http://j.mp/buVN3v Please ReTweet #
- What Las Vegas Casino Hotel Does Social Media Best? New RockCheetah / Views from a Corner Suite Poll http://j.mp/buVN3v #
- Great News RT @hharteveldt: Good mood at @Virtuoso conf. Most agts & luxury travel suppliers say the luxury traveler is back and spending. #
- This is more like it: Last week's YOY US Hotel Occ% +12.6%, ADR -0.4%, RevPAR +12.1% Some Easter impact http://j.mp/9ZUYOE #
- @echaillo As far as I can tell, there is no #hashtag or live tweeting from this week's DMAI CEO Forum in Sonoma – anyone? #
- Interesting development – Twitter to provide Annotations – 512K of permanent metadata http://j.mp/aBYeKl (via@Scobleizer) #
- @ggruber66 Only @Hotwire knows for certain, but recently hitting 90%+ accuracy in figuring out which property (still confirming schedule) in reply to ggruber66 #
- @stephenjoyce Search for Starbucks in the Twitter web client and you will see a sponsored tweet. in reply to stephenjoyce #
- Wow – some very impressive figures. RT @rww: Just the Facts: Statistics from Twitter Chirp http://bit.ly/cHbaBk #
- Great program RT @TripAdvisor: Nat’l Park week begins Saturday! Entrance to all 392 parks will be free http://bit.ly/9lOUAk #
- Want to know what's new with #Cornell #Hotel School & its Alums? Read Hotelie Magazine. New issue online http://j.mp/b8MS4K #
- Attn: Travel Industry – RT @mashable: Twitter Launching “Points of Interest” to Tie Tweets to Places http://bit.ly/bMjJHD #
- Great advice from @jowyang & @charleneli "Only hire agencies with scar tissue" Want learning from failures #socialchecklist #
- @TravelMaestro Sure – what is your question? #wordpress in reply to TravelMaestro #
- @ggruber66 Cost breakdown for 3 day stay was: 3.5-star Hotel $159.16 / Non-stop Air $197.90 / Standard Car $206.04 – Hmm in reply to ggruber66 #
- Searching @Travdex travel options. 3-day car rental more expensive than RT nonstop MKE-ATL flight & 3.5-star hotel (lowest) #
- Will differentiation strategy for @flyfrontier (& @MidwestAirlines) be animal tails & choc chip cookies? http://j.mp/aZWRNu #
- According to @Klout, @RobertKCole is a Twitter persona. What kind of Twitter user are you? http://bit.ly/aV3IKz #
- Per public records – Actual distressed number higher RT @HotelRevPAR: 106 Bay Area hotels in default – http://ow.ly/1xZxi #
- Who says teens don't tweet? 18 year-old @brennanpoole UARA-STARS Auto Racing 2009 Rookie of Year Tweeted 3x during last race #
- Briggs & Riley – Lifetime guarantee RT @timothychughes: I need new luggage – any recommendations? http://bit.ly/aFVduR #
My Twitter Digest for the Past Week 2010-04-19
April 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
About Robert ColeRobert Cole is the founder of RockCheetah, a hotel marketing strategy and travel technology consulting practice. He also authors the Views from a Corner Suite Blog and publishes the Travel Quote of the Day. Robert speaks regularly at major travel industry conferences, authors articles for leading travel industry publications, advises travel-related startups and the equity investment community. He is an evangelist for the global travel industry.
