Disqus - Latest Comments for Christi

Re: G’day to Stephanie and the crew!

Christi — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:29:22 -0000

Lee, wish you could have chatted with our class. Robert never lets Style & Design do anything fun...it's all work and no play for us. (But we still love him) Thanks for the Loveliest Village plug.

Re: How clueless are Apple?

Christi — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:41:29 -0000

We were actually just talking about this topic in Robert's class a couple of days ago, and I, too, find Apple's actions astounding. Besides that "pod" has become too firmly rooted in our vernacular to remove it now, Apple should be ecstatic that its product has become essentially the epitome of digital listening. Suggesting that podcasts become known as "audiocasts" or something similar is like suggesting that any digital music player will do...it's just ludicrous from a PR standpoint. Apple should be thanking companies and people who promote their product for them.

What will Apple's legal team do next...attempt to trademark the letter "i"???

Re: Speaking of vacation

Christi — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:43:24 -0000

I think word-of-mouth via the internet is especially important for the tourism industry. People take their vactions very seriously. At one time, we all had to rely on travel agents or travel magazines to get hotel recommendations and travel tips. Maybe some of us were lucky enough to know someone who knows someone who traveled to the place. But other than that, we had to take our chances.

Not so anymore. Now we can read hundreds of hotel reviews before we ever decide on the perfect room. We can google the destination and read blogs or even watch video from the vactions of perfect strangers. Word-of-mouth, or viral marketing is the most powerful tool the tourism has today. But unlike the travel agent, it is also the most honest. If a vaction destination is not all it's cracked up to be, thankfully we'll know about it before we ever book the flight. Enjoy your trip. Will you be posting any vlogs?