Current — Costa Concordia Disaster

• Repeated Promos an Insult to Readers’ Intelligence

  

  TAKEAWAY: Let’s not get carried away with navigation, to the point where repetition sets in. What’s the way to do it just right? Striking a balance does it. Read more

  The 15 january 2013 by   Themarioblog
  MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• May 2012 Solar Eclipse in Gemini – Prelude to a Summer of Tension & Social...

  

  It’s time for another solar eclipse this month as the Sun & Moon collide in the skies over the 20th/21st May (depending where you are in the world) in... Read more

  The 07 may 2012 by   Solarisastro
  BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• This Week In Travel And Health

  The buzz this week is all about Titanic tourism – the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic will be April 14th and 15th. Read more

  The 06 april 2012 by   Healthytravelblog
  HEALTH, TRAVEL

• This Week In Travel And Health

  Let’s begin this week with a troubling report from the medical journal Nature. The well-respected publication reports that the international effort to monitor... Read more

  The 30 march 2012 by   Healthytravelblog
  HEALTH, TRAVEL

• TradeWinds: Rethinking the Shipping Industry’s Weekly—the Role of Trade...

  

  TAKEAWAY: In Norway, working with the team of TradeWinds, the shipping industry’s global weekly: planning a compass to rethink how all those stories about the... Read more

  The 21 march 2012 by   Themarioblog
  MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• This Week In Travel And Health

  I’m going to file this under “fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.” For the second time in two months, an Italian cruise ship has suffered... Read more

  The 02 march 2012 by   Healthytravelblog
  HEALTH, TRAVEL

• Angelina Jolie’s Oscars 2012 Pose Catapults Right Leg to Internet Fame

  

  Angelina Jolie. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore As Tom Jones didn’t sing: “Legbomb, legbomb, you’re my legbomb.” Yes, legbombing has entered the internet lexicon,... Read more

  The 28 february 2012 by   Periscope
  CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY, VIRAL

• Skiing Vacation in Italy

  

  I am back from Italy again! A week in the Italian Dolomites shot by way too fast again (like every time before). This year we had a little bit of sunshine, a bi... Read more

  The 21 february 2012 by   Sneaky
  DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Using Social Media to Engage TV Audiences

  

  Guest Post by Vicky Anscombe Ever since the birth of the ‘Tweetbreak’ (you know, when during the ads, hordes of outraged/delighted/bemused/horrified Twitter... Read more

  The 15 february 2012 by   Onqmarketing
  BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA

• Giant Cruise Liner Passes Through Venice Canal

  A giant cruise liner, equal in size to the Costa Concordia, passes through Venice's Giudecca Canal. This footage is authentic. No compositing or digital... Read more

  The 06 february 2012 by   Gerard
  TRAVEL

• Concern Over Oil Leak from Capsized Costa Concordia

  

  The Costa Concordia capsized on Friday 13th January after hitting a rock off the coast of Isola del Giglio, Tuscany, near the Tuscan Archipelago National Park,... Read more

  The 03 february 2012 by   Frontiergap
  ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Shipwreck!

  

  image credit We normally associate shipwrecks with the bottom of the sea but with the recent tragedy of the Costa Concordia our perceptions have changed. Many... Read more

  The 29 january 2012 by   Gerard
  ENVIRONMENT, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Random Questions I Need Answered

  These are random questions. Who can give me answers? Why do those pens with black, blue, and red ink also come with green ink? Does anyone actually write with... Read more

  The 28 january 2012 by   Actuallystrange
  SELF EXPRESSION, TECH

• Costa Concordia Captain Becomes Hate Figure

  

  Blasted by the media after allegedly abandoning ship Read more

  The 23 january 2012 by   Periscope
  CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Final Maneuvers Of The Costa Concordia

  

  Regarding the disaster with the Costa Concordia we will not exactly know what happened until the Voyage Data Recorder, aka Black Box, is analyzed. Read more

  The 23 january 2012 by   Gerard
  SOCIETY

• Role Model for Bad Behavior

  

  Usually it's celebrities who provide the bad role models for our teenagers. But now Francesco Schettino, captain of the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia, ha... Read more

  The 23 january 2012 by   Sandwichedboomers
  LIFE COACH, RELATIONSHIPS

• This Week in Travel and Health

  Each Friday, we’re going to provide you with links to some of the best and most interesting travel and health stories of the week. Read more

  The 20 january 2012 by   Healthytravelblog
  HEALTH, TRAVEL

• Francesco Schettino: Costa Concordia's Daredevil Captain

  

  image credit As the Costa Concordia sinks deeper into the Mediterranean, the controversy swirling around Captain Francesco Schettino is heating up. It wasn't... Read more

  The 20 january 2012 by   Gerard
  CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Sydney Morning Herald: Good Things Happening Here

  

  This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog and it will be updated as needed. The next new post will be Monday, January 23TAKEAWAY: We conclude our reports... Read more

  The 19 january 2012 by   Themarioblog
  MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Costa Concordia Captain Accused of Abandoning Ship

  

  Costa Concordia The Costa Concordia captain abandoned ship while passengers were still on board and refused to return, according to transcripts of radio and... Read more

  The 18 january 2012 by   Periscope
  CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Costa Concordia Accident Sparks Cruise Safety Fears as Death Toll Rises

  

  Will the Costa Concordia disaster scuttle the cruise ship industry? Read more

  The 17 january 2012 by   Periscope
  BUSINESS, CURRENT, SOCIETY, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Survivors of Ill-Fated Costa Concordia Tell of Terror

  

  Captain under suspicion of manslaughter and abandoning ship Read more

  The 16 january 2012 by   Periscope
  CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Covering a Disaster at Sea

  

  TAKEAWAY: It was supposed to be the cruise of a lifetime for many of the thousands of passengers on board the Italian cruiseliner that ran aground this weekend.... Read more

  The 15 january 2012 by   Themarioblog
  CURRENT, MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Costa Concordia – Shipwreck a Genuine Mistake Or a Grave Error of Judgement?

  

  This evening finally got the time of the Costa Concordia accident close to the Island of Giglio off the west coast of Italy. To all reports, the cruise liner... Read more

  The 15 january 2012 by   Solarisastro
  BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY