Weekly Twitter Digest for 2009-10-12

  • RT @copyblogger: Starting December 1, folks. FTC: Bloggers must disclose payments for reviews – http://bit.ly/s6lOl #
  • Why new FTC rule helps improve social media & travel reviews – New blog post on Views from a Corner Suite http://j.mp/x3eob #
  • Up late working on something that I am contractually bound not to tell anyone about… That must make it anti-social media #
  • WSJ on Las Vegas Casinos – Odd that story fails to mention Harrah's debt load equals LVS + MGM at $23B http://bit.ly/1NnkHK #
  • @alaneyoung Of course Brian should be on Twitter. Not a lot of the old school Four Seasons folks on it now, but that may change in time… in reply to alaneyoung #
  • United Airlines refinances 8% of its planes (31). Adds $659M debt due in 2016. Settles $565M debt payment http://j.mp/cJ4Dq #
  • RT @problogger: Reading: Interesting Report on Social Media and Search – http://is.gd/41tCM | Comscore, Group M Search, M80 #
  • Hotel industry, see @nytimes story: @google Content ID critical for media businesses: http://bit.ly/1rdqzx | Like HEDNA UGI #
  • Planet Hollywood's Prive gets 90-day liquor license. Full OK may take 18 mo http://bit.ly/WF19w Why? New owner named Opium? #
  • Richard Branson critiques ancillary air fees – Carriers artificially lower base ticket price to compete http://bit.ly/UMkKw #
  • RT @HotelRevPAR: Sabre Sees Disappointing #Travel Numbers in September – http://ow.ly/tj2u #hotels | I was afraid of this… #
  • @HotelRevPAR For the US, it's not a Labor Day / religious holiday issue. Fear the corporate travel baseline may have reset in reply to HotelRevPAR #
  • @problogger Two good books: Aron Ralston, Between a Rock & a Hard Place; Isadore Sharp, Four Seasons: A Business Philosophy in reply to problogger #
  • Hotel industry action required to eliminate future Erin Andrews peephole security issues – New blog post http://bit.ly/ML56p #
  • Smith Travel weekly stats show US hotel Occ% down 5.8%, ADR down 8.3%, RevPAR down 13.7% Not good news http://bit.ly/26ymJZ #
  • RT @McKQuarterly: Chart Focus: A global view of the housing bubble http://bit.ly/374sR #
  • RT @LuboKrstajic: Networking is about being genuine & authentic, building trust & relationships, & seeing how you can help others | Amen! #
  • Comparing the terms "cheap" versus "luxury" in hotel searches since Jan 2004. Love Google Search Insights http://j.mp/XCV8I #
  • RT @andybeal: We just posted: Free PDF: 30 Reputations You Should Be Monitoring Online http://gri.ms/9cx #
  • If you missed it, New Blog Post – Hoteliers, check those peepholes / Women, don't block those peepholes http://bit.ly/ML56p #
  • @HotelBlogs I predict keyword based Twitter advertising model combined with subscription-based ad free option #gillmorgang in reply to HotelBlogs #
  • Very cool. QLess powers e-mail and/or SMS notification of local Swine Flu vaccine availability http://bit.ly/3Ptyvn ReTweet! #
  • Marriott Posts Loss, Warns of More Challenges for Hotels [WSJ] – Despite beating 3Q Analyst forecasts http://bit.ly/BLcYH #
  • As a member for 40+ years, it's about time I tell everyone REI has great customer service – or, you already knew that… #
  • Thanks for the acknowledgments @ahier @levyj413 @trib – To be honest, I have no idea why @equalman does not correct the stats in his video #
  • @stephenjoyce Thanks for including me on your TweepML list of Travel Twitterers to follow http://bit.ly/3kApfE in reply to stephenjoyce #
  • @barbdelollis re: #hotel peepholes – 3 steps hotels can take & why women should not cover them http://bit.ly/ML56p in reply to barbdelollis #
  • Q: Is Las Vegas Fountainebleau worth finishing? Penn National says $1.2 to $2 Billion needed. http://bit.ly/SRLCL WSJ [$] #
  • Article from @adage foreshadows new @forrester research & proposes big structural changes to marketing http://bit.ly/7pm52 #
  • RT @google: Roundup of some new search features for mobile: http://bit.ly/McwOp | Great features make search easy & local #
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.