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Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:04:18 -0800

My 3 Best Hawaii Travel Secrets
Hi Katie - it's a brilliant idea! I'm glad I could participate.
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Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:03:36 -0800

My 3 Best Hawaii Travel Secrets
I'm going to try this listening for the whale songs next month! Wonder what's on the Humpback Top 40 this year? ;-)
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Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:02:11 -0800

My 3 Best Hawaii Travel Secrets
Melanie - I can't wait for you to try a sunset beach picnic, too! And, gosh, on Valentine's Day -- does it get any more romantic than that?!
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Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:59:54 -0800

My 3 Best Hawaii Travel Secrets
Dave - thanks for pointing that out. We are all so lucky that Hawaii's beaches are free and open to the public!
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Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:57:43 -0800

My 3 Best Hawaii Travel Secrets
Thanks for the tag, Gray. Yeah, it's the strangest thing to find that one of the most magical moments of the day (sunset) is best seen from the beach, and yet the beaches are practically empty!
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Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:55:00 -0800

Visiting the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor
Great videos, Stefan!
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Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:54:44 -0800

Visiting the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor
Dave - thanks for that back of the boat trick!
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Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:52:56 -0800

More Oahu Big Wave News & Views
That's pretty neat to know that the competition was being viewed all the way from Dublin!
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Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:51:32 -0800

Readers’ Pearls of Wisdom on Visiting Pearl Harbor
Happy to do that, Stefan. I enjoyed watching it.
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Andy Beal posted a comment

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:30:21 -0800

Waikiki Christmas 2009
More additions: - Starlight Luau at Hilton Hawaiian Village on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day - Wolfgang Steakhouse is open on both Christmas Eve & Christmas day with special holiday menus. (Well priced for a traditional meal @ $35) - Special...
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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:10:06 -0800

Waikiki Christmas 2009
Natalie - as you mentioned, it is very new. I've not tried it myself, so I can't speak from experience. I do like their concept of farm to table -- e.g. emphasizing what's freshly grown and harvest in Hawaii. I like what they have planned for Christmas,...
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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:57:32 -0800

Waikiki Christmas 2009
Natalie - thanks for letting us know that the Oceanarium is already booked. Wow! That was fast. Did you opt for the Hanohano Room or Kai Market at the Sheraton Waikiki?
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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:55:47 -0800

Waikiki Christmas 2009
Just wanted to add that Nobu is open on Christmas Day: http://www.waikikiparc.com/dining/nobu/
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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:14:04 -0800

Waikiki Christmas 2009
Thanks, Dave. You don't know how much I appreciate your appreciation! :-) It takes hours and hours of searching writing, sifting, phone calling, and emailing to publish this list. I aim to provide the most comprehensive list on the web.
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Andy Beal posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:06:55 -0800

TMI? Americans Take In 34 Gigs of Data A Day
No wonder I have had this feeling lately that I am always full and the waistline is expanding a bit. It’s all this...
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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:42:42 -0800

Waikiki and Honolulu Christmas Brunches, Dinners, and Events 2008
After hours and hours of work, phone calls and emails, I've published the 2009 version: http://www.govisithawaii.com/2009/12/10/waikiki-christmas-2009/
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Andy Beal posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:22:22 -0800

Online Reputation Management in 2010
Another video interview from SES Chicago, this time with Lee Odden. I discuss some online reputation management trends to watch...
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Andy Beal posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:19:40 -0800

PR & Social Media Measurement Tips
I did a number of quick video interviews while at SES Chicago. In this one with Sally Falkow, I discuss some tactics for...
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Andy Beal posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:58:03 -0800

Coupons Fast Becoming Online Faves
The move to trying to save more money online should come as no surprise to anyone for all the obvious reasons. With those...
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Andy Beal posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:48:37 -0800

Hey Agencies! Want Your Own Online Reputation Monitoring Service?
When we first launched Trackur, my target audience was the person that had outgrown Google Alerts, but didn’t have the...
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Andy Beal posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:26:52 -0800

Have a Strange Accent? There’s a Google iPhone App for That!
One of the things that bugged me about Google’s iPhone app was that clicking on a search result opened the page up in...
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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:03:32 -0800

Where are the best Oahu restaurants?
Wds7com - the hotel redesigned their website. I've updated the link to match their new website.
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Andy Beal posted a blog entry

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:30:01 -0800

Oh, There’s No Place Like Chrome for the Holidays
Don’t look at me like that, who doesn’t like the The Carpenters? OK, so the news. Google has, finally, released...
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Andy Beal posted a blog entry

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:02:53 -0800

Twitter’s App Nest Is Big and Growing
At the LeWeb conference in Paris Twitter is busy making sure that all the developments in the real-time search and social media...
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Andy Beal posted a blog entry

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:14:39 -0800

Madison Avenue Sees Slight Uptick in Ad Spend for 2010
While it is important to try to see what lies ahead in the advertising industry it is also important to watch exactly who is...
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