Mariott fined $600,000 for jamming guest hotspots

Marriott will cough up $600,000 in penalties after being caught blocking mobile hotspots so that guests would have to pay for its own WiFi services, the FCC has confirmed today. The fine comes after staff at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee were found to be jamming individual hotspots and then charging people up to $1,000 per device to get online.

Finding a Geocache

Geocaching Etiquette

The Guide to Geocaching Etiquette

WestJet Christmas Miracle: real-time giving

Christopher Elliot and Frequent Flyer Programs

Point: Frequent Flyer Programs are a Scam

Counterpoint: Frequent Flyer Programs are Not a Scam

Geocaching Bookmark List

If you don't know where to start, you might want to try some of these.

Calculating Average Daily Census

One of the measurements that destinations often use to assess their success in attracting and retaining visitors is Average Daily Census. Average Daily Census measures the average number of visitors at the destination on any given day during the period in question. Even though it sounds a bit complicated, the calculation is actually pretty easy. Let's say that Hawaii had 8,941,394 visitors in 2016 who stayed an average of 8.99 days. How many visitors days is that? Divide that by the period in question (i.e., how many days were there in 2016?). So how many visitors were there in Hawaii on an average day in 2016? Right. 219,626. Not the number you got? Check your work (and don't forget the number of days in 2016).

How Big is the E-commerce Industry? infographic

Geocache container leads to bomb scare at I-5 rest stop - KPTV - FOX 12

Geocache container leads to bomb scare at I-5 rest stop - KPTV - FOX 12

Samoa Air charging passengers by the pound. Oh my!!!

23 Most Unfortunate Advertising Placements - Imgur

Sometimes it's not what your ad says, but where it ends up. Here are some unfortunate placements. Some deliberate, some merely coincidental) 23 Most Unfortunate Advertising Placements - Imgur

T-Mobile to eliminate phone subsidies

One can only hope this starts a trend!

http://www.zdnet.com/t-mobile-usa-kills-traditional-cell-contracts-in-subscriber-boost-bid-7000013107/?s_cid=e589

Order taking goes Digital at MSP

Concourse G at Minneapolis St. Paul airport (MSP) has one of the largest deployments of free public use iPads outside of the Apple stores. Every seat in the waiting area has an iPad. Every table in the food area has an iPad.

Every seat in the bar also has an iPad. As with most Delta flights, the system is 100% cashless, and requires a credit card.

There were some interesting sandwich choices, including the Swedish inspired "Sven and Ole," the Korean inspired "Sloppy Ko,"and the Japanese "Katsu Sub."

I ordered the "Sven & Ole" which was quite tatsy!

While you're watching Netflix, Netflix is watching you!!

Here's a very interesting interview with Kenneth Cukier about Big Data. Here's a link to the book on Amazon.com.

Brainz...?

I am worried about my grade

Disappeared News: Taxpayers should be vexed as Honolulu spends money to light up the sky

Disappeared News: Taxpayers should be vexed as Honolulu spends money to light up the sky

4G Wireless is a Waste of Money

Most used Inflight devices

Despite Android’s dominance in smartphone marketshare, iOS (iPhone, iPod touch and iPad) accounts for 78% of mobile devices on Gogo’s WiFi network with Android accounting for 15%. BlackBerry OS accounts for a mere 4%.

Location-Based Mobile Ad Spend to Quadruple by 2015 | ClickZ

Location-Based Mobile Ad Spend to Quadruple by 2015 | ClickZ