Nelson George’s Big Web Life
Nelson George has a big life, at least that’s how I see it. His professional life takes on a Hemingway-like quality sans the drama yet every bit as adventurous with exotic travel, unbridled creativity and fun. He’s like “The Most Interesting Man in the World,” but without all the embellishment. You can say Nelson’s big [...]
Read MoreAmtrak Celebrates Black History Month with MyBlackJourney.com
MyBlackJourney.com is a microsite set up by Amtrak as part of their Black History Month celebration. As you can tell from the name, the focus is on African-American passengers. The site has a wealth of information regarding popular “African-American cultural destinations” that happen to be served by Amtrak. They also have information and travel advice [...]
Read MoreQuietComfort 15 Headphone Offer Great Sound, Blocks Outside Noise
I had forgotten how noisy an aircraft can be — the engines, the hustle and bustle of passengers, and God forbid there’s a cranky baby on board. When I attended the “Up in the Air” press junket, I was delighted to be presented with the new Bose QuietComfort 15 Noise-Cancelling Headphones. As soon as I [...]
Read More“Up in the Air” with the New Age of Marketing
Last Saturday, I attended a press junket for the new George Clooney flick, “Up in the Air”. I was excited about the movie, but I was more excited about how the film would be shown. A group of journalists and bloggers from various publications were being taken on a chartered American Airlines plane to watch [...]
Read MoreBlackAtlas.com Launched Today…Syke.
Not sure if you missed yesterdays coverage (late coverage) of the BlackAtlas.com preview, it included video and a nice overview of what the value proposition of Black Atlas would be. I was really interested in seeing what the site would look like and the different functionality it would have and to be honest, if I [...]
Read MoreAmerican Airlines and Burrell Launch BlackAtlas.com
American Airlines developed BlackAtlas.com in partnership with Burrell Communications and Juxt Interactive and is a “social networking” site that will allow travelers to share travel experiences that may be unique to African-Americans with each other and the community there. The site’s content will be user generated for the most part however Nelson George will serve [...]
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