Busting Travel Myths

St. Germain des Pres

Travel myths are like a virus, spreading around the globe, infecting would-be travelers with half truths and no truths. I’m sure we’ve all heard them – the rumors, the generalizations about particular places and situations. They’re spread mainly through the grapevine, the rumor mill and internet mumbo jumbo.
Well, I’m here to set the record straight. [...]

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Travelers: To Each His Own

Nice, France

There are more places to visit on this planet than any of us could ever hope to see. That’s what makes traveling so incredible. So many options, so many changes of scenery, so much to see that’s new and fresh! How could you ever tire of it?
This also means that, as a traveler, you have [...]

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All the Things You Never Needed to Know, Part 1

Google

With the world concentrated on the top trends in search engines, Twitter trending topics and everything that is most searched on the internet, I wanted to pay homage to things that don’t get nearly enough real estate when it comes to searches:

1)    How to lose money on real estate
2)    Things I like about Lindsay Lohan
3)   [...]

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The iPhone 4 vs. the ‘Chill Pill’

As I’m sure you’ve heard, there is a huge uproar about the iPhone 4 and its apparent problems with the antennae.
People are up in arms about recalls, etc.  On Monday, Consumer Reports said that they would no longer be able to endorse the iPhone 4 due to its design flaw causing the signal strength to [...]

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Study: Internet is World’s Most Influential Media Channel

We live in a digital age. And in today’s world, it’s hard to discount the importance of the worldwide web. However, many marketers operate under the assumption that television and other forms of traditional media are still the most important when it comes to influencing consumer behavior. A new study shows that the internet is [...]

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App Inventor Looks to Make Application Creation Easy as Pie

As Android smartphone market share continues to grow on a daily basis, it falls behind in only one area: the number of available apps. So, Google has now created a new tool to help boost this number. This tool, entitled “App Inventor”, works as follows (according to Google): “To use App Inventor, you do not [...]

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Search: It’s Not Just About Google Anymore

Twitter

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – search is no longer just about the engines. Proof? Twitter is now the world’s fastest growing search tool. According to Biz Stone (co-founder), the site sees 800 million queries per day. That adds up to more than 24 billion searches per month, which is “more [...]

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How Facebook Has Forever Changed High School Reunions

Romy & Michele

My 10-year high school reunion is fast approaching. And what strikes me the most about this landmark occasion? The fact that it’s not so surprising anymore, thanks to our old friend Mr. Facebook.
Granted, it will still be fascinating to see all my old friends in person, given that I haven’t seen most of them in [...]

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The Joys of Foodspotting

Foodspotting

Because part of what we do involves discovering the hottest new social sites – and we believe in sharing the wealth -  we’re introducing you to the joys of Foodspotting today.
Foodspotting, if you haven’t heard about it, is the latest social media craze for foodies and travelers. Basically, users upload photos of food from various [...]

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A Tribute to Our Northern Friends

Canada

What’s today, besides the Thursday before a long weekend? Well, it’s Canada Day! So today we look north to celebrate our friends.

The nation of Canada has made significant contributions to worldwide communications throughout the decades. Just a few of the things our neighbors have provided to the world include:
Alexander Graham Bell inventing the telephone phone [...]

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