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I know I like to complain about airline chicanery when it comes to fees, but this one blew my mind: A Comtel flight en route from India to the U.K. stopped in Vienna and refused to compete the trip until passengers pulled out their ATM cards to...

The results of the Velvet Chainsaw/Tagoras survey on speakers are in: Here are the top 15 things about speakers that drive meeting planners nuts. I can't think of anything to add to the list, can you? Speakers, if you're doing any of those 15...

As I was reading the always thought-provoking Hugh MacLeod's thoughts on how to make the Internet squeal, this bit grabbed me big-time: ...

We all (well OK, maybe it's just me) love to complain about rotten customer service. And examples are everywhere, from conference Web sites that don't connect registration with housing, to 800 numbers that send you on an endless loop through voice...

You knew how to get Google to do a barrel roll, but did you know that if you type in "The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything," the answer comes back as "42" (in homage to one of my all-time favorite books...

And I thought this 3D projection used at the AdobeMax 2011 conference opener was amazing: Check out this ad projected onto a building in Germany—and this was just an ad. Can you imagine what you could do with your organization's message? ...

The good folks on MeCo were chatting about swag after reading this Fast Company article about swag, tchotches, and other conference giveaways. Then photographer Brian McCarthy mentioned one of the best giveaway ideas I've heard in a long time. ...

I was just reading this post on Hotel Chatter about unexpected animal encounters at hotels, from deer to coati to cormorant, and I'm feeling a little deprived. I've never encountered any unexpected animals at a nice hotel, and even at the beyond...