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What do you wear to Seven Magic Mountains?
Seven Magic Mountains is an art installation located in the Nevada desert, and the weather can be quite hot and dry. Therefore, it is recommended to wear comfortable and breathable clothing, such as shorts, t-shirts, and sandals or sneakers. You may also want to bring a hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen to protect yourself from the sun. It's also a good idea to bring a bottle of water to stay hydrated. While there is no strict dress code, it's important to dress appropriately for the weather and…
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This morning as I dusted (it has to be done sometime, and can be sorta Zen), I wondered if the sale of the Huffington Post won't have a negative effect on all the cyber start-ups who want writers to contribute for free (well, we'll get exposure and a chance to link our websites to theirs and maybe in a year or two or 10 they'll be able to pay...)?
Perhaps now maybe some writers will rethink the value of working for free and helping someone build their website for a future sale. One can but hope.
I ditto the positive comments about P.R. The island has so much to offer and is truly worth visiting over and over again. I spent some time with a family member there and even considered applying for a position in the D.A.'s office following law school (and before founding World Footprints media).
To each his own, but I don't understand why some are discouraging travel to this lovely island.
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Max - Isn't 95% of the web advertorial? It sure as hell isn't journalism.
I never considered eTurbo as a source of journalism. Most if it seems merely to be stuff lifted from other sources, like so many other sites. The clever aspect is building an audience to draw in advertisers and eventually find a buyer. Evenhandedness or 'fairness' is not something found in the bulk of blogs/websites. I look at eTurbo every day and wonder about the amount of coverage some destinations get, then move on. If they're not focused on a place you champion then that should leave a bigger marketing opportunity for those who do like the destination.
As one of my wealthy friends always tells me he hates to see a stock he owns mentioned in the press. It's rarely good. When a company is written about it's a target for someone or about to be a target or is past being a target. He likes quite companies that make money and grow their balance sheets. If a destination isn't getting the coverage it should then there's an opportunity for a PR firm, the local destination people, freelancers and others.
NE News, I would go further, eTN is more than "not evenhanded journalism," it's not journalism AT ALL. I think most people don't realize that everything they write about has been paid for. It's not journalism, it's advertorial content masquerading as journalism. And it's full of the most egregious typos and bad English. All of which leads to the question: who's paying for their trashing Puerto Rico?? OK, maybe not the Seychelles, I was being facetious, but who? Or is it, as you suggest, a vendetta because PR Tourism didn't buy an ad?
Whatever it is, I hope people will keep going to Puerto Rico. It's one of the most fascinating destinations in the Caribbean.