Word: buzzings
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...stylish revamp and now includes some upscale activities, such as wine tasting. Its budget-travel competitor, the Lonely Planet series, currently features downloadable upgrades on its website that contain changes since the last edition was published. And for the more upscale traveler, two new guidebook series are creating a buzz...
...solution. Using proprietary data from their employer, research firm RoperASW, they argue that the trick is to identify the 1 American in 10 who, as the book's subtitle puts it, "...tells the other nine how to vote, where to eat and what to buy." Word-of-mouth buzz has always been a top goal of any marketing campaign, and we all know people whose opinions we value more than others'. But targeting that elusive 1 in 10 is a lot harder than describing why she's important. The authors note that Influentials share traits--they're involved, strong-minded...
...released three weeks ago in Zimbabwe. The sounds are familiar - melodic mbira, twangy guitars, Big Band brass. The name comes from a type of protest music, but Mapfumo's manager, Cuthbert Chiromo, says Toi Toi is "more reflective, less political." Not apolitical - this is Mapfumo, after all. The biggest buzz among the fans is about the track Timothy. The song censures a fool who endangers children. The President is often called T.I.M. - "That Idiot Mugabe." Coincidence? Ask the music man himself, and he beams mischievously, saying only, "Great song!" Detractors say it's easy for Mapfumo to criticize since...
...business of fumbling for names and exchanging business cards into the 21st century. Upon entering a conference, delegates' pictures and details are taken, then beamed to Spotme devices issued to everyone in attendance. Scroll through the delegates to find the people you'd like to meet, setting Spotme to buzz you when they're near. Another button identifies everyone in your immediate vicinity. And you can beam someone your business card, which will then be compiled with all the other cards they've gathered and sent to their e-mail address. What will happen when already desperate p.r. people have...
...said for the chocolate pudding cake ($8), which seemed to have been divinely inspired. Served soufflé-style, this chocolate fanatic’s must-have was cooked to the point that the center was not runny or formless but smooth and rich. The cake delivered the dense buzz of a chocolate headache after only a few (generous) spoonfuls, with a cool vanilla ice cream as the antidote...