This sucks. Prediction for 2007: All airline passengers will be required to strip to their underwear

The latest book, Poke The Box is a call to action about the initiative you're taking - in your job or in your life, and Seth once again breaks the traditional publishing model by releasing it through The Domino Project .
Over the last five years, security measures have gradually eroded the way people feel about commercial air travel. las vegas travel deal Today's events ( "imminent" mid-air bomb plot disrupted) and the government's reaction to them will, in my opinion, mark the tipping point for an enormous amount of business travel by commercial air.
I'm delighted that the talented and brave investigators foiled this plot, and I'm saddened that we live in a world where something like this could even happen... the fact remains, though, that a key element of our lives has been changed, perhaps forever.
When you need an additional 90 minutes, can't bring your laptop (or even a book on some routes) and can't have a bottle of water, the calculus for most trips is fundamentally changed. Years ago, Tom Peters argued hard and long for the value of showing up, of being there in person, of establishing a face to face relationship with the person on the other side.
The prevalance of online video, constant skype connections and the multiple threads of data we get online, combined with the enormous overhead that flying now brings might just change the story for a long time to come.
Seth Godin thinks that today's air terrorism alert in the US and Britain, combined with heightened security precautions (some carriers las vegas travel deal and routes are banning ALL carry-on luggage, some are banning ALL electronic devices, and most are banning ALL liquid... [Read More]
Seth Godin thinks new security requirements (no laptop, no hand luggage, las vegas travel deal no carry-on liquids) will cramp business travel. las vegas travel deal I don't think so. All the airlines need to do is install in-seat terminals in business and first class along with in-the-air... [Read More]
This most recent foiled airline bombing plot and the reactions and measures taken are making the already unattractive proposal of commercial airline travel even worst. Seth Godin posted that in his opinion this may mark a tipping point for the enormou... [Read More]
My high school once thought about mandating that all book bags had to be the clear plastic ones. Happily, they didnt enact the rule. It was demeaning and punished good students for the one or two who might have been stupid enough to carry a w... [Read More]
Seth Godin asks if today's Red security alert will change business travel forever (Changing the air travel story). For me, air travel changed the day I stood in line waiting to get through security at the Manchester, NH, airport. On either side of me s... [Read More]
Seth Godin asks if today's Red security alert will change business travel forever (Changing the air travel story). For me, air travel changed the day I stood in line waiting to get through security at the Manchester, NH, airport. On either side of me s... [Read More]
The BBC has got its fingers burned by using CNN's famous and internationally trademarked slogan "Be The First To Know" for its Arabic newsletter. Trademarks for slogans or taglines are protected even if you translate las vegas travel deal them to another language. But you h... [Read More]
Gizmodo reported that the Sprint WiMax network is going live in Q4 2007. I think that the news of the thwarted bombings of passenger planes flying between the USA and the UK is terrible news for beleaguered airline brands, but excellent news for commun... [Read More]
The BBC has got its fingers burned by using CNN's famous and internationally trademarked slogan "Be The First To Know" for its Arabic las vegas travel deal newsletter. Trademarks for slogans or taglines are protected even if you translate them to another language. But you h... [Read More]
What on earth was the Ryanair.com marketing department thinking about sending out this emailer tonight right about the bomb scare alert? They say that no one knows how much you know until you show how you care. Well Ryanair really [Read More]
In his Changing the Air Travel las vegas travel deal Story post today, Seth Godin speculates that less and less business travel las vegas travel deal is inevitable, given the latest terrorist threats and resulting precautionary measures.I never liked to fly, and for years made my weekly business tr [Read More]
Bruce Nussbaum and Seth Godin have got me thinking about some ways to fix air travel. As a boy reading about medieval history, I used to wonder what it was like to have bandits on the roads. Now we know. [Read More]
Seth Godin: Over the last five years, las vegas travel deal security measures have gradually eroded the way people feel about commercial las vegas travel deal air travel. Today's events (imminent mid-air bomb plot disrupted) and the government's reaction to them will, in my opinion... [Read More]
Well, I am not the only one who has figured out that business air travel is slated for some major disruption in the form of open source air travel or by simply staying at home and conduct meetings from a... [Read More]
This sucks. las vegas travel deal Prediction for 2007: All airline passengers will be required to strip to their underwear at the airport las vegas travel deal and fly in those little hospital gowns that string-tie closed in the back. [Read More]
A post by Seth Godin bemoans the possible decline of harried business travelers taking regularly scheduled flights. The recent terrorist in the UK may cause some businessed to explore alternate meetings. Video conferencing anyone?