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		<title>Top 10 Reasons to Visit the Azores</title>
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There  are so many great reasons to visit the Azores. With an abundance of  beauty, lush vegetation growing from the contrasting volcanic rock,  beautiful farmland, a great seaside influence, an unspoiled culture and  welcoming local people, it’s easy to understand why National  Geographic’s Traveler Magazine rated the Azores as an “authentic,  unspoiled and likely to remain so” island destination. Our new sister  website, BrilliantAzores, has created a list of the top 10 reasons to visit one of the most remote places in the ...]]></description>
		<link>http://richwhitaker.com/2010/09/top-10-reasons-to-visit-the-azores/</link>
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		<title>New Look for Planes After United and Continental Merger</title>
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United Airlines and Continental Airlines revealed the visual branding  for the new global airline that will result from the proposed merger  between the two airlines. The new logo displays the combined company’s  United brand name joined with the global mark which has represented  Continental’s brand image since 1991. The new visual identity builds  upon the significant value of each airline’s current brand, while  advancing the combined airline’s future brand image, the company said.
The  combination of United and Continental brings together the two most ...]]></description>
		<link>http://richwhitaker.com/2010/08/new-look-for-planes-after-united-and-continental-merger/</link>
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		<title>The White Elephant&#8217;s Lobster Bloody Mary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night, while at the Barnacle in Marblehead with Gary Arndt of Everything Everywhere,  a waitress walked by with a Bloody Mary and the couple at the table  next to us asked if we&#8217;d ever had a Lobster Bloody Mary. Apparently,  Nantucket&#8217;s Brant Point Grill (a.k.a. BPG) in the White Elephant Hotel serves up a colossal, over-the-top Lobster Bloody Mary. While I&#8217;m not a  big Bloody Mary fan, Gary added that he thought a good Bloody Mary  consisted of half drink and half salad. With ...]]></description>
		<link>http://richwhitaker.com/2010/08/white-elephant-lobster-bloody-mary/</link>
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		<title>GBN Ask The Experts &#8211; July Questions &amp; Answers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Each and every month, as an expert panelist for the Global Bloggers Network (GBN), I share my insight with other bloggers who submit their own specific questions to the panel.]]></description>
		<link>http://richwhitaker.com/2010/08/gbn-ask-the-experts-july-questions-answers/</link>
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		<title>Flying High Above Benicassim, Spain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of this past week’s #BlogTripFIB, I had the amazing opportunity to fly in a small plane over the city of Benicassim (one hour north of Valencia, Spain) and take some aerial photos with video blogger extraordinaire Diego Pons of Viajando con Diego. As a self-proclaimed airplane geek, I was thrilled when I received a call from @joantxo offering me the chance to snap some birds-eye-view shots of Benicassim and the FIB festival grounds.]]></description>
		<link>http://richwhitaker.com/2010/07/flying-high-above-benicassim-spain/</link>
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		<title>Follow Me as I Visit the Land of Valencia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Beginning tomorrow, you’ll be able to follow me as I visit the  Land of  Valencia in Spain. During my stay, I’ll be tweeting about my   adventures as I tour the area and attend the Festival   Internacional de Benicàssim (FIB Heineken) courtesy of my hosts  the  Land of  Valencia which is the  Valencia Regional Tourist Board. In addition  to following the @BrilliantTips Twitter  stream, you’ll  be able to keep track of all the activity on Twitter by viewing ...]]></description>
		<link>http://richwhitaker.com/2010/07/follow-me-as-i-visit-the-land-of-valencia/</link>
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		<title>How I Measure Social Media Success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you think measuring traditional marketing efforts is difficult, then try measuring social media marketing. A lot of numbers are attached to social media tools, but figuring which numbers are relevant and why can get tricky.]]></description>
		<link>http://richwhitaker.com/2010/07/how-i-measure-social-media-success/</link>
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		<title>Follow Me as I Visit the Azores</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Beginning next Wednesday, you’ll be able to follow me as I visit the  Azores.  During my stay, I’ll be tweeting about my adventures as I  tour the islands of the Azores, courtesy of my hosts the Portuguese National Tourist Office and SATA   – Azores Express. In addition to following the @BrilliantTips Twitter stream, you’ll   be able to keep track of all the activity on Twitter by viewing the #VisitAzores  stream. Throughout my  stay, I’ll also be blogging about things I  ...]]></description>
		<link>http://richwhitaker.com/2010/05/follow-me-as-i-visit-the-azores/</link>
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		<title>Doing Business Around the World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How people from various cultures perceive information and negotiate business deals can differ a great deal. The best way to avoid potentially embarrassing and costly miscues when dealing with foreign cultures is to be prepared. One of the most important things to remember is that from the moment you step off the plane in a foreign country, you are a guest.
Just like anything you do in business you need to do your research. Before you leave home, spend the time to learn about the country you&#8217;re about to travel to. ...]]></description>
		<link>http://richwhitaker.com/2010/05/doing-business-around-the-world/</link>
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		<title>The Best Way to Shorten a URL for Twitter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the editor of Brilliant Tips from BrilliantTrips.com, I have found that the best way to shorten your URLs for Twitter and increase traffic to your blog is to use Su.pr, the URL shortening service by Stumbleupon. Expanding upon Stumbleupon&#8217;s primary mission of discovery, Su.pr not only shortens your URLs for Twitter, but also automatically adds them into Stumbleupon&#8217;s main database. This greatly increases the opportunity your articles have of being discovered by a wider audience.
When someone clicks on your shortened link, that person will see that Su.pr has added ...]]></description>
		<link>http://richwhitaker.com/2010/04/the-best-way-to-shorten-a-url-for-twitter/</link>
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