Category Archives: Other Neat Things

Yet Another Reason to Love United

 

United_Airlines_1181356I fly a lot for work and my hub is Newark so I’m on a United Airlines place, often. While some of my fellow road warriors gripe about United for various reasons – I love United.

  • I enjoy terminal C at Newark with all its cool new restaurants, shops and perks.
  • I like being able to visit a United Club prior to a flight to get work done (please put a Club at Miami International Airport).
  • Mileage Plus rocks, plain and simple.
  • The new-ish website is so much better and the app is super also with the entertainment selection.
  • I actually think the gate agents and the crews are awesome and helpful. And to illustrate just how amazing these folks are, I thought I’d recap my flight home from Dallas yesterday.
    • Rush from a client presentation to Dallas DFW for a 1:47PM flight to Newark.
    • We board the flight and after about 2 ½ hours, the lead flight attendant announces there’s a medical emergency and asks for any medically-trained passenger to come to the back of the plane. Nobody identifies him/herself.
    • Captain then makes a second announcement saying it’s critical someone with a medical background identifies him/herself. I feel the plane descending (yes, I fly a lot) and know we’ll reroute.
    • Captain comes on and says we’ll be landing in 20 minutes and to stay seated. He sounds concerned. Everyone sits and all becomes quiet, even the baby that’s been crying for 2 hours.
    • Captain comes back on to say we’re rerouting to Dulles airport as a baby’s in distress. You know, the baby no longer crying. Chills, all the complainers about a flight diversion shut up immediately.
    • Medics are onboard within minutes of landing, take the not-alert baby off, get their gear out, we refuel, restock medical equipment and we take off.
    • We were at the gate at Newark 75 minutes after our flight was due to land – INCREDIBLE!!!

Kudos United.

Veronique Deblois

Publishing a Post Vs Sharing an Update on LinkedIn

 
linkedin_logoEarlier this year, LinkedIn made an enhancement I’m not sure everyone fully understands. This enhancement allows users to either “share an update” or “publish a post”. After getting inquiries from some of my connections, I thought I’d clarify the difference between these publishing options.

Share an Update

This option is for short, simple messages – typically a sentence or two and a link to be accessed for further info. For example, my latest update: Sabre to acquire hotel technology company, Trust Group – http://bit.ly/1IgkmJb

Publish a Post

This option is to be used for longer messages or perhaps a complete blog post. See this example of a published post by Michelle Guelbart – Director of Private Sector Engagement at ECPAT-USA: Breaking the Cycle of Slavery: 40 Miles for the TD Bike Tour – http://bit.ly/1IauXKY

Both options get shared to your network, so have no fear an update or a post will be missed by your connections.

Hope this helps!

Veronique