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Flip.to Identifies Net Promoters & Streamlines Reviews On Hotel Websites
by Ron Callari
While hundreds of CRM
metric systems have evolved over the years, guests have been inundated
with hotel survey requests that are lengthy and antiquated. Recently,
with the extensive research conducted by loyalty expert Fred Reichheld,
it has been found that brands are best served when they distill the
whole process down to one simple question: "Would you recommend this
hotel to a friend?"
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Add new comment Social Media Blogger Crunching Start-Ups & Conflicts Of Interest
by Ron Callari
Traditional media has longed categorized
bloggers as an unruly lot who choose to work outside of legitimate
journalistic guidelines. Our editorial contributions have sometimes
been dismissed as pay-for-play
fodder and at its worse - content farms - or "black hat" websites
compiled for the sole purpose of stimulating Internet traffic versus publishing
quality social discourse.
That's The Spirit! - Teenagers Turn Space Waste Into Food
by Jamie Reygle
A group of high school students have developed a way to convert waste generated in space into food.
2 comments Calling All Inventors! Free Submission To Several Product Searches
by Myra Per-Lee
It's National Inventors Month; I bet you didn't know that. But Edison
Nation is celebrating in a way that can save you inventors some dough.
During May you can submit a patented or patent pending product for free
to any one of Edison Nation's current product searches, such as...
True Economy - Getting Value For Virtually No Money
by Jamie Reygle
The $300 House is a project that enables the poorest of the poor to build the best houses they can for next to nothing.
Not A Whopping Cough - Hackasaurus Helps Kids Get The Most Out Of The Web
by Jamie Reygle
Hackasaurus gives kids the tools they need to truly understand and manipulate the internet.
Need Some InnoCentive? Try The Popular Science Pavilion
by Jamie Reygle
PopSci and InnoCentive team up to give you the opportunity to turn your ideas into money.
Talking TED - Spread Your Own Ideas Through TED
by Jamie Reygle
TED wants to know if you have ideas worth spreading.
This News Is Good News - Fellowships For Innovators In Journalism
by Jamie Reygle
The Knight Foundation and Mozilla Foundation are offering paid fellowships to journalism's future innovators.
Plan It - Chart The World With StatPlanet
by Jamie Reygle
StatPlanet lets you interact easily with a wealth of World Bank data.
Calling All College Inventors: Design 'A Solution' For The James Dyson Award
by Myra Per-Lee
The 2011 James Dyson Award one instruction is nicely broad, giving
college designers, engineers, and inventors throughout the world plenty
of room to spread their imaginations. It is, simply: "Design something that solves a problem."
STEM Sells Research - Selling Science To Kids
by Jamie Reygle
The USA Science & Engineering Festival wants you to help them make science cool.
Social Media Platform For Hotels Offers Web Site Visitors Incentives
by Ron Callari
Based on the premise that travelers can become a brand's strongest advocates, Flip.to,
the social media service for hotels, airlines and restaurants launched
its 'confirmation' component to beta customers this past year. Over 50
hotels on five continents have integrated with Flip.to to allow guests
who book online to receive incentives for communicating with their
followers on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. This month, the social
media platform expands to include incentives for Web site visitors as
well.
Solar LED Lanterns and More Aide To Help Japan's Earthquake Victims
by Gloria Campos
Almost 3 weeks after the Earthquake and Tsunami hit Japan survivors are still living without basic necessities: food, water, electricity, etc. Panasonic is doing what it can to help. Among all the aide they have sent so far, there were thousands of Solar powered lanterns sent to Japan just a few days after the earthquake.
Facebook Search vs Google Search - Battle for Internet Domination
by Ron Callari
Before the recent All Facebook report, titled “Facebook Testing Web Search Box At Top Of Site” was changed to “Facebook Not Testing
Web Search Box At Top Of Site (update)” I can imagine the reaction from
Google's top brass. There has been a lot of speculation about Facebook
potentially adding social media search to its core product, presenting
the Big G with its first major threat in over a decade. Is that day close at hand?
Calling All Inventors: Edison Nation Sets Up $25 Million Innovation Fund For Inventors
by Myra Per-Lee
Hoping to spur on some closet inventors in the U.S., Edison Nation,
the search agent for several large retail outfits, has set up a $25
million fund to help inventors with great ideas fund their development.
O! That A Man Might Know - James May Wants Your Invention
by Jamie Reygle
James May wants to feature your invention on his TV show, Man Lab.
Lemelson-MIT Awards RPI Student For New Bomb Detection Method
by Myra Per-Lee
A doctoral student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has won the 2011 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for developing a new technique for detecting hidden explosives, chemicals, and other dangerous materials from a safe distance.
Handheld Medical Interpreter Speaks 100 Languages: The Phrazer
by Myra Per-Lee
Mat Johnson worked with high technology innovators before and was a
specialist in communication theory. What challenged him was to find a
way to address the humanitarian need for medical interpreters in
critical care situations. His solution, a handheld 100 language-speaking
medical translation device called the Phrazer.
Inventor Of New Baby Pacifier Finally Gets To His Own 'Super Bowl'
by Myra Per-Lee
Most inventors have to wait a long time to see their products on the market, if they ever get there. That''s why two of the critical character traits of an inventor must be persistence and patience. Dr. John Davis, a Roanoke, Virginia pediatric dentist, waited 10 years to see his PreVent pacifier on the shelves and online stores of Baby's R Us. That was finally his Super Bowl.