My Twitter Digest for the Past Week 2010-11-29

  • The RobertKCole Daily is out! http://bit.ly/bmN1Oo ▸ Top stories today by @RadioMilwaukee @AquinasWI @Susantravels @tnooz @TheHotelsHotel #
  • The RobertKCole Daily is out! http://bit.ly/bmN1Oo ▸ Top stories today by @KierMatthews #
  • You are better at social media than film criticism 🙂 RT @jowyang: Watching Harry Potter 1, great film, they all went downhill from there. #
  • Black Friday 0.3% sales v. 2.2% traffic growth indicates "Deal Driven Consumer." Online +16% http://j.mp/eCjKuB (via @WSJ) #
  • The RobertKCole Daily is out! http://bit.ly/bmN1Oo ▸ Top stories today by @LuxuryPRGal @PembridgeAnna #
  • RT @benparr: Reading: "15-minute writing exercise closes the gender gap in university-level physics" – http://bit.ly/etTTZM #
  • Thx! RT @Vagabond3Live @Mikeachim @adventurocity @Jaguardman @Alouise_D @itsmescotty @globaldish http://su.pr/2PBlN6 Made #TNI recap! #FF #
  • Wow, @kevinlukemay too! RT @Banff_Squirrel: I don't think I've ever had a more proud moment – chk "similar to you": http://yfrog.com/mhv5hp #
  • I just unlocked the "16 Candles" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/h3oQNb #
  • a small furry animal. Upon closer inspection however, it was not a cute ball of fluff, but a small, fanged and menacing #BurtonStory #
  • @kevinlukemay I prefer Groundhog Day – Nothing like a celebration of rodent weather prognostication to lift the spirits. in reply to kevinlukemay #
  • @kevinlukemay For those not celebrating Thanksgiving, two options: a) Celebrating Thanksgetting, b) Ritual pagan sacrifice in reply to kevinlukemay #
  • The RobertKCole Daily is out! http://bit.ly/bmN1Oo ▸ Top stories today by @karenbryan @kevinlukemay @GotSaga #
  • Thankful for the consistent Twitter laughs provided by @Banff_Squirrel @kevinlukemay @CravenTravels @BridalTravelGuy #FF #
  • @stephenjoyce Have gone without all those basic amenities before, but now that I'm an old curmudgeon, I am getting picky… in reply to stephenjoyce #
  • Thanks 2 @ZipSetGo GoGirls @GoApril @GoSaraBeth @ZipSetAndrea @ZipSetRachel for making #TNI a new Thanksgiving tradition 🙂 #
  • Hey, @Banff_Squirrel – prepared this gourmet Thanksgiving meal for you: http://yfrog.com/bcvle0j #TNI #
  • A10 Place you would most like to eat a Thanksgiving feast? @Banff_Squirrel's place – love 3rd helpings of pine nuts & fungi #
  • A10 Place you would most like to eat a Thanksgiving feast? Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet – Ideally with the @DalaiLama #TNI #
  • A9. Amenity that you are most grateful to have at a hotel? 4: Electricity; hot water, flush toilet; bed; Best if clean #TNI #
  • So true RT @traveldudes A8: To meet wonderful people & have great discussions! I've learned so many things,which no school could teach! #TNI #
  • A8. Travel experience you are most Thankful for? EVERY travel experience – seriously. #TNI #
  • @athornleybrown Let me guess – you are using Tweetgrid? Did the same thing a couple weeks ago… #TNI in reply to athornleybrown #
  • A8. Travel experience you are most Thankful for? 2 weeks in Paris / December with my wife the 1st year we were married #TNI #
  • Do you take out the candles first? RT @Banff_Squirrel: Q7: We like to collect jack-o-lanterns and sell them to Americans to make pies. #TNI #
  • Love it RT @Picture_Philly: Bowling with my best friend's family Thanksgiving night. Q7. Favorite Thanksgiving/Holiday tradition? #TNI #
  • A7. Favorite Thanksgiving/Holiday tradition? Thanksgiving is Macy's Parade & Turkey, but for Christmas, it's a cruise #TNI #
  • Hardcore hiker 🙂 RT @easyhiker101: A pack of Gitanes w/o filter A6. Item are you most grateful to have with you while traveling? #TNI #
  • A6. What item are you most grateful to have with you while traveling? My wife, but she hates when I call her an "item" #TNI #
  • A5. What meal were you most Thankful for? @Banff_Squirrel says definitely not Columbian Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel #TNI #
  • A5. What meal were you most Thankful for? Also, amazing gourmet meal at Inverlochy Castle in Ft. William Scotland #TNI #
  • A5. What meal were you most Thankful for? Sloppy Joes in Orcas Island/Mt. Constitution lookout tower on bike trip #TNI #
  • @GoApril Also got to work with Yuji Tsutsumi, Bob Zimmer, Bill LaMacchia Sr., Chuck Phillips, Itai Kohavi really lucky #TNI in reply to GoApril #
  • @GoApril Worked for Mr. Sharp for 8 years. Taught me the value of caring for customers, employees & business partners #TNI in reply to GoApril #
  • A4. Who have you met in your travels that you are most Thankful for? Easy – Isadore Sharp @FourSeasons Hotels Founder #TNI #
  • So true, not landing really prolongs the trip & bad can landings can ruin the trip RT @Aireslibre A3. Landing 🙂 #TNI #
  • A3. What do you appreciate about train travel? Can travel city center to city center, get work done & see countryside #TNI #
  • A3. What do you appreciate about airline travel? Love to get a good thorough frisking without having to pay for it… #TNI #
  • RT @SEASunDodger: A2. Also, Yellowstone is AMAZING! Seriously, you're missing out if you haven't been there yet. #TNI #
  • @Banff_Squirrel To clarify, for Thanksgiving, we feed Columbian Golden Mantle Ground Squirrels until they're stuffed #TNI #
  • A2. Destination you are most thankful you’ve been able to visit? Also Banff Alberta. Magical place / magical squirrels #TNI #
  • A2. Destination you are most thankful you’ve been able to visit? Chiang Rai, Thailand – Magical people/ magical place #TNI #
  • Happy @Banff_Squirrel is participating – taking time out from gathering food and preparing for his winter hibernation #TNI #
  • A1. Why are you grateful for Travel? Travel promotes understanding of cultural similarities as opposed to differences #TNI #
  • Sorry @Banff_Squirrel – last tweet was a typo – I meant to say the Cole family tradition is stuffed Turkey…. #TNI #
  • Cole family tradition – preparing stuffed Golden Mantled Columbian Ground Squirrel for Thanksgiving dinner – yummy. #TNI #
  • Giving thanks for #TNI – Warning, lots of tweets coming up for next 90 minutes #
  • The RobertKCole Daily is out! http://bit.ly/bmN1Oo ▸ Top stories today by @tnooz #
  • Is it just me, or does having stores with Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving make it seem a lot more like Thanksgetting? #BF #
  • Things every frequent luxury traveler should be thankful for + a great travel agent like @EliteTravelGal http://j.mp/dF9mgY #
  • The RobertKCole Daily is out! http://bit.ly/bmN1Oo ▸ Top stories today by @denschaal @TheHotelsHotel @tnooz @kevinlukemay #
  • Help support Cookie Monster to host Saturday Night Live – Watch his Audition Tape & click link: http://youtu.be/C-PkQRh3QXA #
  • I liked a YouTube video — Sesame Street: Cookie Monster Auditions for Saturday Night Live http://youtu.be/C-PkQRh3QXA?a #
  • Death rattle RT @augieray: New Myspace, it's a complete mess. Can't figure out how to add personal faves, poor usability & frequent errors #
  • I liked a YouTube video — Canadian Ice Fishing Crazy Canucks Insane Fisherman http://youtu.be/x768VAsOQSw?a #
  • Finally – Answers to all the questions you might have about @Banff_Squirrel, but were afraid to ask http://bit.ly/ibqbZ4 #
  • Top 10 Twitter #hashtags from Nov 15-21 for #travel #marketing & #technology Views from a Corner Suite http://j.mp/euIChM #
  • The RobertKCole Daily is out! http://bit.ly/bmN1Oo ▸ Top stories today by @flyingwithfish @barbdelollis @TheHotelsHotel #
  • A 64GB iPad 3G as a gift for me? Wow, thanks! RT @axzm: I'm at Apple Store, Knox Street in Dallas, TX http://bit.ly/aSPGc5 #
About Robert Cole

Robert 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.