Or not enough time?…
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I can’t seem to get enough of this site either: stealourideas.com. Just click the link already.
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Recently, I’ve really been enjoying this website: adsoftheworld.com - a self proclaimed “creative advertising archive and community.” If you’re looking for a little bit of inspiration or something get your mind going I suggest browsing this site. It contains an archive of ad campaigns from around the world, a blog and even a forum. In addition, you can narrow your search by media, region, country or industry. Need to get the ball rolling on an idea or a creative-break from all that work you’ve got piling up on your desk? Take a look. I should probably add that it’s also a lot of fun.
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Zipcar, Closet Infinite, Home for Swap — what do these 3 have in common? They all involve the concept of “sharing.” With the economy being, err, not so great at the moment, people are turning to sites like these to save money on transportation, clothing and even vacations!
Zipcar is great if you live in the city or only need a car every now and then. Closet Infinite is only available in Singapore as of now, but I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before we start seeing things like it in the U.S. Through Home for Swap you can exchange your home for someone else’s home in another part of the world!
Sure, when it comes to sites like these you have to read the fine print but they’re absolutley worth checking out. Go ahead, take that drive, wear that outfit, plan that trip, with style…and at a fraction of the cost!
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Looking to find travel deals on the web? Here are some great reference tools.
Orbitz- Another one of the traditional discount flights, hotels and cars resources.
Expedia- Much like Orbitz, a good resource for finding and booking discount flights, hotels and cars.
Priceline- Name your price and find a airline ticket, hotel and more that you can afford.
Travelzoo – traditional discount flight, hotel and car resource.
Kayak- Ranks among Farechase and SideStep as the best ways to find cheap flights and hotels. Kayak is especially efficient for international flights.
Travelocity- A traditional way to find cheap flights, hotels, cars and vacation packages. Ranks among Expedia, Priceline, etc.
Cheaptickets- Discount airfares, hotels and flights. One of the traditional resources for discount tickets.
SideStep- One of the premier ways to find cheap flights and hotels. Searches many sites at once for optimal price and selection.
Yapta – Not only will monitor flight price drops, but many times can notify you if your recently purchased ticket can receive a partial refund to match the price drop
Mobissimo- A “travel search engine” which queries a large amount of travel sites, allowing customers to quickly book trips which suit their needs as easily as possible. Mobissimo also includes language localizations for the UK, France, and India.
Kosmix Travel- Search and find flights, hotels, and cars.
Trabber- Nicely implemented, multi-site, flight search engine.
FareChase- A powerful flight and hotel search engine, one of the best out there.
boo.com- Travel search engine, price comparison, and review service.
Gigablast- Travel search engine with well listed, useful results.
Dohop- A flight search engine, slightly less comprehensive than the others.
cFares- A multi-faceted, comprehensive travel search-engine effectively implementing discount carriers and fares.
Vayama- Search for and book your trip as effectively as possible in a wonderful interface.
Vacation Rentals:
JustStepsAway- Vacation rental search engine.
Rent Me A Vacation- Find and share rental vacation homes worldwide.
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I actually just stumbled upon Social Mention today. Apparently it has been out for some time. It’s dubbed as a “real time search engine” to help with social media measurement. This tool searches through user-generated content across different types of social media such as blogs, microblogging services, comments, news, events, videos and bookmarks.
I believe it pulls from :
- Google blog search
- Delicious
- FriendFeed
- Flickr
- Digg
- YouTube
It doesn’t appear to catch everything, but really, what does? I like the tab called “Hot Conversions.” This can show recent efforts completed by your team, for a large brand, or perhaps trends you should know are happening. The way it displays keywords is also valuable helping your clients track their brand, campaign or products throughout the web. Invaluable for a public relations team a crisis.
For clients who are looking to find out more about their return on your social media efforts, this is a great way to generate reports and share efforts. I’m going to try it out with our next campaign and see how accurately it reports online conversation.
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Everyone’s been talking about Bing, the search engine created by Microsoft. Some love it, some hate it, but to help you decide I recommend checking out www.bing-vs-google.com. Seeing the results of your search split screen between the two search engines is a little addicting, but it’s a good way to decide for yourself which one you prefer without having to sift through the many, many, many reviews out there.
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If you find yourself traveling alone either for personal or for business trips and want to find a fellow travel mate, now you can!
Put in your travel dates and network with other travelers. Not only can this be a great way to start a new friendship, but it can also be a fantastic way to save money:
Airtroductions: Whether you’re looking for a date in Los Angeles, a business networking partner in Tokyo, or just someone to share a cab from Kennedy to Midtown, look no further.
Pairup – Business PairUp Show Connections is an out-of-the-box networking portal that helps you network with colleagues or fellow peers in your industry while on the road. Post what meeting, event or show you’re attending and perhaps you can locate someone in your area to travel with.
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