"Each week the Top 20 is made up of paid-for advertisements, which Travelzoo says go through the same rigorous testing as the free ads that make up the list. Travelzoo is also able to segment its subscriber database, so certain slots in the Top 20 can have more than one deal against them. Producers admit it can be hard to find enough fantastic deals each week and maintain Travelzoo's Top 20 reputation for only highlighting the very best offers. But still a deal could be knocked back if records of subscriber ratings of previous deals (marked out of 6) are not good enough or even a little local knowledge casts doubt on an advertisers' claim. We were told a UK hotel was once visited in person by a Travelzoo researcher before an offer was verified and on Monday the inside knowledge of a native New Yorker helped one deal through. For Travelzoo producing a diverse range of offers for the Top 20 is just as important as making sure those deals exist. On Monday everything from £1,000 long-haul holidays to domestic coach deals priced in pennies came under scrutiny. It's travel's very own game of Deal or No Deal?"
"Inkwell rings in the New Year with a visit from Well member Bruce Sterling, to address the State of the World and Things Various and Sundry. Bruce used to write novels when there were bookstores, and used to write for magazines and newspapers when magazines and newspapers existed. Nowadays he travels a lot when trains are running and when airports aren't clogged by security theater. Once again, Bruce's interlocutory partner is Jon Lebkowsky. Jon writes about culture, society, technology. He is an Internet pioneer and thought leader immersed in contemporary social technologies, with expertise in digital communication and collaboration. An early online community moderator on The Well, and a founder of Fringeware, Inc., Jon has been a direct participant in the formative conversations that generated our contemporary global digital society."
this isn't surprising - the surprising bit is the deeper layers of this - at the time of writing this sidewiki, the long tail reaches all the way down to people I don't follow, but whom I once followed - like Neil Gaiman - who is an influence, no doubt about that. The Klout score is an interesting metric, to say the least
in reference to: Twitter / wes unruh: According to @klout, I'm i ... (view on Google Sidewiki)
