#BeatBucky week is coming. Get a schedule of events here.
The #DestroyWisconsin week is upon us!
Ever since Amir Eylon joined the Brand USA team, the great folks of his home state of Ohio have sent us wonderful food gifts. The latest from Hershberger Farm & Bakery in the Amish Country of Ohio is like crack. These fry pies are one of the greatest things I have ever tasted.
Most important two hour wait of the year. #election2012 (at Lee Center)
Instagram Blog: Announcing Instagram Profiles on the Web!
This is such a smart move for Instagram. It allows brands to build a greater presence and makes the service more accessible to people. Interesting how the design looks like Facebook Timeline. I guess they didn’t have to think ‘outside the box’ for the parent company design.
You’ve asked for Instagram on the web and we’ve listened. Over the next few days, we’ll be rolling out Instagram profiles on the web!
Your web profile features a selection of your recently shared photographs just above your profile photo and bio, giving others a snapshot of the photos you share…
To all the NY’ers who need a little something to help get things back to normal, join City Winery in SoHo for a fantastic showcase of small wineries along with their owner/winemakers, appetizers and great give-aways on Wednesday.
Celebrate power, heat, subways working again or maybe just celebrate the end of election season and toast to the oncoming media assault on the ‘fiscal cliff.’ Either way, this will be a fantastic event. You can purchase tickets here, but be sure to use the super, secret discount code RHONE7 to save 40% off the ticket price.
Cheers!
How do you not love this?The Google Maps folks debut their amazing “Trekker” camera in the Grand Canyon. #coolestjobever
On its first official outing, the Street View team is using the Trekker—a wearable backpack with a camera system on top—to traverse the Grand Canyon and capture 360-degree images of one of the most breathtaking natural landscapes on the planet.
This week, photos are being gathered from portions of the South Rim at Grand Canyon National Park, including the ridge, the famous Bright Angel Trail, South Kaibab Trail, and more. These panoramic views will soon be live on Google Maps, giving everyone from real-life visitors to armchair travelers the opportunity to marvel at this beautiful, majestic site from the comfort of their computers or mobile devices.
Apple hopes to alleviate travel woes with iTravel, according to their filing with the U.S. Patent Office. There are lots of concerns in syncing your personal phone with all your data including passport, credit cards, boarding pass, etc. It will make iPhones some of the most valuable items for thieves. I also wonder if TSA and CBP are even equipped with the capabilities for something like this.
Canberra Social Promotion
Incentivizing people to share your destination content is not new news. Spending $1mm on 500 trips to your destination for those to post, tweet or Instagram your destination is. While this promotion may work for our good friends ‘down undah, not sure it benefits them or their communities. Having a large audience is great, but having a smaller, highly engaged audience of brand ambassadors is better.
I am SO honored to work for a brand who celebrates the diversity of the USA and that GLAAD has nominated the Brand USA ‘Land of Dreams’ commercial for an Amplifier Award.
