Comments on: Tradeshow Madness http://www.trishalyn.com/2008/05/tradeshow-madness/ A whimsical look at marketing, my career, and social media in the era of Web 2.0 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:31:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Sam Harrelson http://www.trishalyn.com/2008/05/tradeshow-madness/#comment-367 Sam Harrelson Mon, 12 May 2008 23:13:03 +0000 http://www.trishalyn.com/?p=254#comment-367 Yep, you just grab the iCal link (like RSS) and add it as a calendar in<br>GCal. It's awesome! Yep, you just grab the iCal link (like RSS) and add it as a calendar in
GCal. It's awesome!

]]> By: TrishaLyn http://www.trishalyn.com/2008/05/tradeshow-madness/#comment-366 TrishaLyn Mon, 12 May 2008 23:04:39 +0000 http://www.trishalyn.com/?p=254#comment-366 Oooh works with G calendar eh? I'll check it out. Thanks! Oooh works with G calendar eh? I'll check it out. Thanks!

]]> By: Sam Harrelson http://www.trishalyn.com/2008/05/tradeshow-madness/#comment-365 Sam Harrelson Mon, 12 May 2008 22:37:01 +0000 http://www.trishalyn.com/?p=254#comment-365 Nope, TripIt is something completely different. I guess I'd call it a travel organizer. For example, I'm flying to San Diego tomorrow and staying overnight. So, when I got the confirmation emails from the airline and hotel, I just forward them to <a href="mailto:plans@tripit.com">plans@tripit.com</a> and they parse everything out into a neat and tidy calendar that I can subscribe to in my Google Calendar (or Outlook or iCal or whatever you use).<br><br>It's a great system and has a great mobile site for when you get to the airport and don't know which airline you're flying on or where you're going (which seems to happen to me frequently). Nope, TripIt is something completely different. I guess I'd call it a travel organizer. For example, I'm flying to San Diego tomorrow and staying overnight. So, when I got the confirmation emails from the airline and hotel, I just forward them to plans@tripit.com and they parse everything out into a neat and tidy calendar that I can subscribe to in my Google Calendar (or Outlook or iCal or whatever you use).

It's a great system and has a great mobile site for when you get to the airport and don't know which airline you're flying on or where you're going (which seems to happen to me frequently).

]]> By: TrishaLyn http://www.trishalyn.com/2008/05/tradeshow-madness/#comment-364 TrishaLyn Mon, 12 May 2008 20:23:41 +0000 http://www.trishalyn.com/?p=254#comment-364 Is tripit much different than TripAdvisor? I started to use that awhile ago, but I've slacked in it. I've seen the Dopplr thing on your site a long time ago and I'll have to check that out too. Thanks for the info! Is tripit much different than TripAdvisor? I started to use that awhile ago, but I've slacked in it. I've seen the Dopplr thing on your site a long time ago and I'll have to check that out too. Thanks for the info!

]]> By: Sam Harrelson http://www.trishalyn.com/2008/05/tradeshow-madness/#comment-363 Sam Harrelson Fri, 09 May 2008 15:04:42 +0000 http://www.trishalyn.com/?p=254#comment-363 The Fall is absolutely crazy for me every year. I think I'm in and out of town all but one week between August and September!<br><br>Just as a tip, I love Dopplr for finding who's near me in a town or what to do there (<a href="http://www.dopplr.com">www.dopplr.com</a>). And TripIt (<a href="http://www.tripit.com">www.tripit.com</a>) is one of my top 5 "must have" apps. Basically, TripIt organizes all of your travel info so that you can access it from anywhere very easily. You just fwd in your hotel or airplane or rental car info and it translates it into a very organized agenda for you. So cool. <br><br>I never thought I'd be traveling this much a few years ago... once you attend a couple of conferences a year it really does snowball!<br><br>Sam The Fall is absolutely crazy for me every year. I think I'm in and out of town all but one week between August and September!

Just as a tip, I love Dopplr for finding who's near me in a town or what to do there (http://www.dopplr.com). And TripIt (http://www.tripit.com) is one of my top 5 “must have” apps. Basically, TripIt organizes all of your travel info so that you can access it from anywhere very easily. You just fwd in your hotel or airplane or rental car info and it translates it into a very organized agenda for you. So cool.

I never thought I'd be traveling this much a few years ago… once you attend a couple of conferences a year it really does snowball!

Sam

]]> By: TrishaLyn http://www.trishalyn.com/2008/05/tradeshow-madness/#comment-362 TrishaLyn Fri, 09 May 2008 03:11:57 +0000 http://www.trishalyn.com/?p=254#comment-362 Thanks for the link Linda - I didn't see that one. I'll take a look.<br><br>Sorry you don't like the Disqus... I feel that the pros outweigh the cons of the verify step. So many blogs I read and comment on use it that I'm signed in almost all the time and don't have to go through the verification. Post unverified if you like - it's your call! Thanks for the link Linda - I didn't see that one. I'll take a look.

Sorry you don't like the Disqus… I feel that the pros outweigh the cons of the verify step. So many blogs I read and comment on use it that I'm signed in almost all the time and don't have to go through the verification. Post unverified if you like - it's your call!

]]> By: Linda Sherman http://www.trishalyn.com/2008/05/tradeshow-madness/#comment-361 Linda Sherman Fri, 09 May 2008 03:00:03 +0000 http://www.trishalyn.com/?p=254#comment-361 Trish, Thanks for the tip on Hotwire, I've never tried it. Per your request for travel tips - Here is my post on Las Vegas trade show travel tips: <a href="http://itsdifferent4girls.com/blog/2008/02/15/las-vegas-winter-apparel-accessory-trade-shows/">http://itsdifferent4girls.com/blog/2008/02/15/l...</a><br><br>No offense but the ordeal that DISQUS puts you through to "verify" your post is a real pain. I have registered for this thing but it never works so from now on I'll just post "unverified" Trish, Thanks for the tip on Hotwire, I've never tried it. Per your request for travel tips - Here is my post on Las Vegas trade show travel tips: http://itsdifferent4girls.com/blog/2008/02/15/l...

No offense but the ordeal that DISQUS puts you through to “verify” your post is a real pain. I have registered for this thing but it never works so from now on I'll just post “unverified”

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