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August 2008

Flip Key, TripAdvisor , Techcrunch.com and Mermaid Cottages

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What does Mermaid Cottages, Techcrunch.com (one of the premier Tech websites in the world )and Tripadvisor.com ( the number one website for reviews on travel world wide) have in common? The answer is http://www.flipkey.com/ . Many of you will remember that a few months ago we started to invite our guests to review their visit to Mermaid Cottages. We knew that not every review would be a 5 star experience, but we wanted honest feedback on each visit so we could strive to improve our homes on a daily basis. We’ve had a great response from our visitors and these reviews are posted beside each home so potential visitors can see what others have said about their visit. I also have a chance to comment on any reviews to give updates and feedback. 

Well last week, www.techcrunch.com featured an article about www.tripadvisor.com becoming a major partner with flipkey.com AND the two sites they refer to in this on line article was doodlebug cottage and mermaidcottages! We had over 38 visitors from all over the world to our website as a result of this shoutout on just the first day alone! And more have logged on each day since to see what mermaidcottages.com is all about!
Read this article and then click on where the examples are “here and here” to see what folks from all over the world saw. And even better- we can start to expect even MORE EXPOSURE from being part of flipkey.com as tripadvisor starts to promote the site even more. Very, very exciting stuff!!! Here’s the article that was on line: 

 

“TripAdvisor is in an expansive mood. In July, it acquired two small startups, VirtualTourist (user-gen travel guides) and OneTime (booking price comparison). And today it announced a majority investment in FlipKey, a guest review site for vacation home rentals. The amount of the investment was not disclosed.
FlipKey launched only last March. It covers 50,000 vacation rental properties in the U.S., which CEO TJ Mahoney says represents a $60 billion market. So it is a pretty big niche. FlipKey aims to become the reputation management system for vacation home rentals. Property owners can take review data in the form of a widget and place it on their sites or property listings. (See examples here and here).
TripAdvisor plans to include FlipKey reviews on its own network of sites, which attract 12 million visitors a month in the U.S., and 28 million worldwide, according to comScore.
Mahoney previously was a co-founder of Compete.com. Brightcove CEO Jeremy Allaire is an advisor to the startup. FlipKey raised $500,000 last December from angel investors, including Allaire, Care.com CEO Sheila Marcelo, and venture capitalist Nick Beim of Matrix Partners. “

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Joe’s Grill At Doc’s Bar!

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We love it when one of our friends is considered a local Tybee Character ( for my long time readers you’ll remember my April Blog about how you know when you’ve crossed that line and you yourself have become “local” flavor…) Joe , as in the Commodore of the Tybee Bomb Squad, Day time bar tender at Doc’s bar and now Sunday Grill Chef at Doc’s is on duty this Sunday . Here’s the press release that was sent out to the locals today via the electronic coconut telegraph:

“It’s Joe’s Grill At Doc’s This Sunday

Joe will light the grill at 12:30. Come on out for a day of food and fun with one of Tybee’s best characters. Food will be served until he runs out or passes out. We are taking bets on which one will come first.

On the Menu
Joe’s famous “Tropical Storm Fay Burger” – A wind storm of flavors.
Joe’s “Get Out Of My Bar You Weenie Hot Dog” – Size does matter.
And…………………
A special “Surprise Sandwich” will also be served.

Also………………………
There is a rumor that Sunday night we will have “Peggy’s Homemade Lasagna”.
(Whose home it is actually made in we are not too clear on that yet.)”

 

Just in case you haven’t been to Doc’s Bar, Sunday should be the day you come by. Fun, Great Food and yes- local flavor and characters.

 

Doc’s Bar
Tybee Island GA.
Oldest Bar On Tybee, And Still The Center Of The
Universe
Celebrating Our 60th Anniversary
Bring Doc’s Bar To Your Next
Party with Doc’s Catering Servicehttp://www.docsbartybee.com/ 

 

PS- if you haven’t seen them yet, ask Joe about his newest hat design…”Cracker Airlines”…. available only at SeaSide Sisters Coastal Cottage Shop. http://www.seasidesisterstybee.com/

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We’re ready for Tropical Storm Fay!

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Thank you Kay Petty for sharing this picture. With all the rain we’ve been having with the tropical depression ( don’t get us wrong,we need and want this rain…) we all need these shoes!
Thanks to all of you who’ve called and emailed worried about the storm, we’re fine. Power went out earlier today for several hours, lots and lots of rain, but no flooding and no problems at any of the cottages.

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For the love of dogs….

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My sister and her family had to put to sleep their wonderful Golden Retriever , Rocky this week. Rocky was an older dog they adopted from a great rescue group in Los Angeles which only works with Goldens and especially older dogs. Rocky had lost his eye in a cat fight with his previous owners before they turned him into a shelter and he was then rescued by my family. He was a great dog, always happy and smiling and loved his life with the Callahan Family. Visit this website for more information about adopting older dogs and the joy they bring to their humans…
Rocky, you knew how loved you were and that’s the best any of us can hope for- humans or dogs…Thank you for being such a great dog.

 

 

Also be sure to visit one of our favorite Artist’s Blogs- Fifi Flowers Design Decor and look at her recent paintings of dogs…

 

Look for info on the leash cutting of the Tybee Bark Parks on Saturday….

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