Speaking Engagements
Tech Award Laureates Honored at Gala on November 12th, 2008
Last night, as part of an annual humanitarian awards program to recognize technological contributions to society, the recipients of the Tech Award Laureate for 2008 were honored at a black-tie gala at The Tech Museum in San Jose. Each year, 25 Laureates are selected from a group of candidates, and of those selected, one winner [...]
Google Maps and the 2008 Election
Google has provided maps to help us keep up-to-date on the 2008 election, and they can be found here: Google Election 2008 Maps. Available maps include a map of search queries from May 18th to October 23rd, 2008, plus maps that chronicle the journeys of the individual candidates. I’ll post the election map below, [...]
The “Non-Voter” Video. A Successful Viral Video Campaign.
The people at MoveOn.org have created a viral video that many of you may have seen by now. No matter what your political leanings, the video is pretty hilarious and very well done, and a great example of the use of technology to spread a message. The basic message of the video is to “get [...]
This Week: Southern CA Search Marketing Sessions
For those of you following Vikram’s travel schedule, he’s heading back to the west coast this week to deliver two more search marketing seminars for the California Hotel & Lodging Association. I’m posting details below for any of our readers who may wish to attend. The two sessions will be very similar, and are entitled, [...]
Tokoni Wants to Know: “What’s Your Story?”
Out this week from almost a year in beta is Tokoni, a social networking site where users create profiles and post their own real-life stories. Tokoni was founded by former eBay executive Mary Lou Song and Alex Kazim, former president of Skype, who also serves as Tokoni’s CEO. The Tongan word for “help,” Tokoni allows [...]
San Jose Search Marketing Session Wrap-Up!
I had a great time in San Jose delivering the session on Advanced Search Engine Strategies at the Northern California Lodging Conference and Expo. In this fast-paced session, I was able to cover a lot of new and cutting-edge topics and was able to share some amazing new facts with the attendees. The session was [...]
San Jose Presentation on Advanced Search Engine Marketing
Vikram visits CHLA members once again at their inaugural Northern California conference. He has a fantastic presentation planned, and I know attendees will be on the edge of their seats. His topic is Advanced Search Engine Marketing, and he will be presenting some exciting, cutting-edge ideas. Here’s where it happens: Northern California Hotel & Lodging [...]
Evision Worldwide in Anaheim – August 5, 2008
We’re on the road again! Vikram will be traveling to California next week to deliver a workshop entitled, “Leading Practices in Search Marketing.” CLICK HERE to register for this awesome session! Here is the invitation sent out by our host, CH&LA: CH&LA now offers world-quality education on how to get the most from your hotel [...]
Honolulu Search Marketing Seminar Tomorrow
E komo mai! Some seats are still open for our next local summit, being held in Honolulu tomorrow (Thursday). Vikram and I will be presenting internet marketing basics and strategies to local business owners. Topics will include: creating a successful website implementing powerful search marketing strategies measuring your online results monitoring your online reputation maximizing [...]
Internet Marketing Seminar in Honolulu
Warm aloha to our readers and our Hawaii neighbors. This is Day 10 working on the North Shore of Oahu, and it’s been the easiest 10 working days of my life. Not because I’ve been slacking off: I’ve been putting in long days, filled with the usual calls, research, meetings and project work. But everything [...]
