On the Roll

Recently, Sue Pelletier of Face2Face took a break from her regular blog posts to look through her blogroll, post new links and share a bit about each blog/blogger. I always enjoy checking out the blogrolls of sites. Those recommendations have directed me to some sites I visit daily.

If you look to the left of this page, you'll see we list our own recommendations. As you might guess, Face2Face is on there, and that's how I found the link that inspired this post (she's also among those we follow on Twitter). I also find that I enjoy checking in with Geri Wolf of Style Laboratory's Eventful Rambling blog often, whether for insights on event planning or for dining recommendations and to see beautiful photos of events she's organized. Often I start my day with a look at what's on the mind of HotelChatter, which features a mix of useful travel/hotel news and hilarious hotel dos and don'ts. Another great voice for the travel industry: Christopher Elliott, who seems to get to the heart of travel problems and solve issues for travelers. I found him through his articles on CNN.com. Jeff Hurt's Midcourse Corrections blog often draws me in; he recently started a spirited discussion about having to pay for virtual event attendance to MPI's WEC. For social media thoughts I often turn to Chris Brogan and Chris Lower, whose post yesterday about a PR mishap was quite interesting.

Which sites/blogs do you visit daily and who would you recommend to us or to your fellow hospitality professionals? Check out our updated blogroll for more suggestions.

--Ellie M. Bayrd, Associate Editor

Comments

[Jeff Hurt]

Wow, thank you for including me in such a great list of "Who's Who" bloggers in the meetings industry and social media space. It's an honor to be included and I appreciate it.

There are so many event, meeting and hospitality related blogs now. Here are some that I've grown to love too:

StickyLearning Blog For anyone involved in designing presentations. I take Michael Eury's info and apply it to my meetings, events, conferences and workshops.
www.stickylearning.com.au/stickylearning/

Experiential Marketing 2.0 - Ian McGonnigal's thoughts about face-to-face meetings/marketing and digital marketing.
www.experientialmarketing20.com/

Interactive Meeting Technology - Samuel J. Smith's blog about tec hnology that engages attendees.
interactivemtgtech.wordpress.com/

McCurry's Corner - Mike McCurry's thoughts about meetings, events and social media.
www.michaelmccurry.net/

Ready2Spark: Igniting Extraordinary Events by Lara McCulloch-Carter Full of great ideas, inspiration, event eye candy and social media sparks.
www.ready2spark.com/

EventManager Blog (Disclosure: I'm one of the writers there. It's like the Mashable for the Events Industry & includes some great content by several bloggers including Mashable’s Director of Events).
www.eventmanagerblog.com/

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