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[App Alert]
Getting ready for the 2011 ISPA
Conference & Expo? It never hurts
to start the “to-do” list early to
ensure you have everything
Conference-related covered.
Add “Download a travel organizer app”
to your list as you’d need one that
would help organize your trip itineraries
in one place. TripIt, an app available on
iPhone, Android devices and
BlackBerry, is a handy travel planner
that allows you 24/7 access to your
flight time, hotel and car rental confirmation numbers, maps and
weather forecasts with a few, easy tap on your smartphone. The app
has outside U.S. support and is free, unless you upgrade to their Pro
or For Business packages to get more features.
APP: Yammer 3.0
DEVICES: iPhone, BlackBerry, Android devices, Mac and PC
Dubbed as the “Twitter for business,”
Yammer 3.0 is a neat tool to use in a
team environment. With this tool,
CEOs, spa directors or sales managers
can easily chat with their teams in realtime, creating a virtual open-door policy.
It quickly searches and archives conversation threads, e-mails and allows users
to call contacts. How is it better than
the regular e-mail? It is unaffected by
spam and offers administrative rights so
messages can’t be forwarded outside
your Yammer network—that’s additional
security for bosses who worry about
confidentiality.
Do you have a favorite business book, app or blog?
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August 2011
What’s hot at our spa,
besides the weather? Our
new Norwich Signature
Massage. It’s a combination
of... http://fb.me/JX410hQT
@FSLasVegas: The mercury is rising—a perfect
APP: TripIt
DEVICES: iPhone, BlackBerry and
Android devices
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@TheSpaatNorwich:
time to be pampered Four Seasonsstyle at our pool. Frozen fruit,
Evian spray, Spa tapas, oh
my!
@SolageCalistoga:
RT @PartyPartyParty:
@SolageCalistoga is a gorgeous place to have lunch on a
hot day! #winning - thank you!
@HotelValleyHo: Read our latest horticulture
post, “Beat the Heat”—and get some tips on
how to stay cool! http://ht.ly/5tnUp
TWEETING
ABOUT...
BEATING THE HEAT
Find out what other ISPA members are
dishing out in 140 characters or less.
@Clarisonic: RT with Answer: What’s the
original name of the Coppertone sunscreen &
who was it originally made for? #MiaGiveaway
@Clarisonic: Friday #MiaGiveaway Answer:
Coppertone was originally called Red
Vet Pet & was developed for
soldiers in WWI.
@ISpaDoYou: Summer
means it’s time to protect
your skin. Check out these spa
products to keep your skin at its
best in the heat. http://bit.ly/kEj4zO
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