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Entries from June 2007

Eco-Hotels

June 26th, 2007 · No Comments

In an article by Heleigh Bostwick for ENN she outlines the changing nature of Eco-tourism and how the hotel industry is addressing this.

With eco-tourism on the rise, eco-hotels are fast becoming the darling of the travel and hospitality industry. These days however, staying at an eco-hotel doesn’t necessarily mean vacationing in a tree house in [...]

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Mr client - "You’re fired"

June 24th, 2007 · No Comments

There comes a point in business where you just have to terminate a relationship.  The client is just not worth all the hassle.
When you are running your own business it is really hard to turn down the opportunity for work, but sometimes that is actually the best course of action.
I have come to the conclusion [...]

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Tags: e-business optimisation

Over nighter

June 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

On the 16th June an intrepid group of cyclists, gathered at Cookham Station for a short train ride to Mortimer for the start of the 5th all night cycle ride.
 

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Web site purpose

June 17th, 2007 · No Comments

Your Web site has one primary goal: convert visitors into customers.
Regardless of how much traffic you generate from search engine optimization, your blog, email or social media marketing  , if your Web site can’t get a visitor to fill out a contact form, pick up the phone or “Buy Now!” then your marketing is wasted.
While working with clients [...]

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Tags: Internet Marketing

Poachers - none too bright

June 13th, 2007 · No Comments

An article by MYWIRE quoted AFP today saying that poachers have shot the last two white rhinos in Zambia, killing one and wounding the other, in a night operation at the Mosi-Oa-Tunya national park in Livingstone.
It strikes me that these people are a bit dim-witted.  While they have managed to make a quick buck by getting the rhino horn [...]

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Human powered Sony devices

June 8th, 2007 · 1 Comment

There is a great article in sustainableday about the devices recently showcased by Sony.
These devices are conceptual, while actually working they are not in production at this time.
There is the Spin N’ Snap camera “no display”, the Push Power Play viewer, the Crank N’ Capture video camps, the Pull N’ Play headphones, and the [...]

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Tags: Technology

Hotel Key Cards

June 5th, 2007 · No Comments

Ever wonder what is on your magnetic key card? There has always been a question hanging over the hotel key cards and the usual answer that is given to the question is that the cards contain the following information: a. Customer’s name b. Customer’s partial home address c. Hotel room number d. Check-in date and [...]

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Is Spain in Trouble?

June 5th, 2007 · No Comments

In an interesting article Daily Wealth reports that… In the last two months, Spain has dumped 80 tons of gold onto world markets.  It has also flogged huge quantities of U.S. Treasuries, British gilts, and other similar reserve investments at a similar rate.
Why?
According to an article in London’s Daily Telegraph, the Spanish government is running [...]

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Zach rock climbing

June 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

 Zach at Thorpe Park 1st June 2007

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