Carnival Cruise Lines Offers Tips for Smooth Sailing When Building Online Communities.FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla. -- The South Florida Interactive Marketing Association (SFIMA SFIMA South Florida Internet Marketing Association ), a forum for interactive professionals, businesses and educators, presents its next monthly program, "Carnival Connections: Integrating Community, Social Networking See social networking site. social networking - social network , and Groups in the Travel Industry" on Thursday, February 9, 2006, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at The Riverside Hotel Riverside Hotel is a name used by several hotels including:
The event includes networking before and after the program and is free for SFIMA members and $39 for non-members. To register, visit http://www.sfima.com or call 954-547-1965. CarnivalConnections.com is a social networking application that enables travelers to plan and manage their group travel needs in one social setting. Through an easy-to-use interface, cruisers can share their Carnival experiences and encourage others to join the "Fun." Travelers can communicate with tools such as scheduling, group planning and message boards. Members can also vote on cruise destinations, send messages to all group members, and more. Diana Rodriguez-Velazquez, Director of Internet and Database Marketing for Carnival Cruise Lines This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , is this month's speaker. She is recognized as a visionary within the travel industry and has grown Carnival's Web site to one of the premier online travel destinations. The sponsor for the event is Avenue A - Razorfish http://www.avenuea-razorfish.com, the largest interactive marketing and technology services firm in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Avenue A - Razorfish solutions are entrenched en·trench also in·trench v. en·trenched, en·trench·ing, en·trench·es v.tr. 1. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending. 2. in deep technology, rigorous analytics and a rich understanding of customer needs, including award-winning web media & creative, search marketing, email marketing/eCRM, and world class creative, design and implementation of websites and intranets/extranets. Avenue A - Razorfish has offices located in most major markets. About Carnival Carnival - http://www.carnival.com - is the largest and most popular cruise line A cruise line is a company that operates cruise ships. Cruise lines have a dual character; they are partly in the transportation business, and partly in the leisure entertainment business, a duality that carries down into the ships themselves, which have both a crew headed by the in the world, with 21 "Fun Ships" operating three- to 16-day voyages to the Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda and Europe. The line will expand its fleet with the launch of new SuperLiners - the 110,000-ton Carnival Freedom in February 2007, a new 112,000-ton vessel in Spring 2008 and a new 130,000-ton ship in Fall 2009. About SFIMA The South Florida Interactive Marketing Association (SFIMA) is a forum for interactive professionals, businesses and educators. SFIMA is dedicated to the exchange of ideas, information and best practices, as exemplified by case studies and industry leaders that will help members grow their interactive marketing activities and successes. For more information, visit http://www.sfima.com. |
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