Archive | November, 2007

Does Facebook Advertising Influence the Bottom Line?

Social networking is hot. But how does that translate into business? After a couple of weeks of testing the facebook “flyer” program to promote a brand of mineral makeup, we have seen a few interesting trends. We found that facebook has become the highest identifiable referring site the last first few days of running the [...]

Adventure travel abroad is about purpose, risk-taking and learning.

If you have traveled internationally a lot then you know how difficult it can be to find a nice, interesting place to go. Of course, some of you might prefer a nice resort where you don’t have to lift a finger. That’s very nice and sometimes is adequate to enjoy this type of travel. This [...]

Thankful experiences

What are you thankful for? I am thankful for the inexplicable nature of fate, for the fun and sharp turns that life takes. I was given a chance by Jeff Greenwald at Sun Microsystems (he is no longer at Sun) as an intern several years ago. I ran into him while teaching Sunday school at [...]

Who is Antonio and Why Should You Care?

For folks interested in knowing my professional profile please visit my linkedin profile or simply search for Antonio Altamirano and you’ll see different sites that relate to my name. Also, please head over to Tangelo. What? A long long time ago I was one of the first whitewater rafting guides in Ecuador. My last commercial [...]

What have I been up to?

Gosh, I have not been blogging for a while. First of all, let me tell you that it feels great to start again. I feel as if I had been sedated. As a way of excuse, I was upgrading my blog to the latest wordpress version which was a breeze as always (knock on wood). [...]