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It’s Time to Vote

Published November 30, 2009 at 9:13 pm |

Hey everyone,

From NOW until January 8th, 2010 you can vote for us at the official Ultimate Thailand Explorers Competition Site. If you’re new to this site, in September I entered a social media travel competition sponsored by the Tourism Authority of Thailand. Unbelievably I was selected to blog from the city of Pattaya from December 10th – December 15th. Incredible I know. Little ‘ole me was selected to compete in a worldwide social media competition. But I need your help.

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I’m Blogging For Thailand Now

Published November 24, 2009 at 11:23 pm |

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Here’s a quick update for all of you who are stumbling upon my site from a search engine. I’m officially blogging for the Tourism Authority of Thailand as part of their Ultimate Thailand Explorers Competition. You can follow along live by clicking the link here.

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Don’t forget to vote for us from December 1 2009 – January 8 2009. We are competing in the City of Pattaya.

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We Did It! You Did it!

Published November 17, 2009 at 10:30 pm |

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Well everyone, there’s nothing else left to say at this point, but we did it! You made it happen! Can you believe it? We worked our little butts off, but we did it! Thank you to all of you who voted and promoted. Never in my wildest dreams did I think we could end up in Thailand. But then as the videos rolled in at the official Ultimate Thailand Explorers Competition site, I thought, we might have a chance. And then when we were listed as one of the top 25, it became even more possible. Anything can happen if you work hard enough and believe strong enough. You too can live your dreams.

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Where Have You Been Ben?

Published November 11, 2009 at 8:39 pm |

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Hey Adventurers,

You may have noticed a reduction in the frequency of posts around here lately – but I’m sure you know the reason why. At the time that I’m writing this post, there are just about 17 hours left to vote in the Ultimate Thailand Explorers Competition. We currently maintain the lead in our chosen city, Pattaya, but anything can happen in.

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It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint: 2 Days Left

Published November 10, 2009 at 8:57 am |

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Hey Explorers,

Only 2 more days to vote. Can you believe it? We certainly can’t. This is quite a roller coaster ride. We came out the gate strong, then fell behind into 2nd place and slowly moved into 3rd place. It seems the voting gap was widening each day. But competition doesn’t discourage us, it motivates us.

Our strategy from the beginning has been to “out work ‘ em“. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. This morning Brian and I awoke to discover that we had moved into 2nd place. That’s a nice welcome home from Africa present, especially when you’re in bed by 8pm due to jet lag! There are still several days left, so anything can happen but we are optimistic that we’ll finish in a great place. But as you know, only if you vote!

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8 Days Left – How Do Ben and Brian Do It?

Published November 4, 2009 at 6:00 am |

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This website of mine started out as a hobby in June when it was launched. Now 4 months later it’s become a full-time job it seems – and I’m okay with that. In fact, I’m energized by it.

If Brian and I are to win the Ultimate Thailand Explorers Competition we need to work hard. And we’ve been working hard. Since we applied we have created and added content to all these social media sites:

youtube.com/user/benandbrianthai

facebook.com/benandbrianthailand

facebook.com/pages/Ultimate-Thailand-Explorers-Ben-Brian/128431649795?ref=ts

flickr.com/photos/benandbrianthai

wayn.com/profiles/benandbrianthai

twitter.com/benandbrianthai

twitter.com/#/list/benandbrianthai/ultimatethailandexplorers

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Ben Experiments with Social Media with 10 Days Left To Vote

Published November 2, 2009 at 6:00 am |

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On September 9th, shortly after Brian and I submitted our application video to the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Ultimate Thailand Explorers Competition I wrote a post that shared our contest strategy - to “out work ‘em”. Now with only 10 Days left of voting, that strategy continues.

We’ve been experimenting with all kinds of ways to make our content engaging and promote our quest to Thailand. Just last week we tried something new with how we display our photos on our posts. You can check it out here. Today’s experiment dives into the world of podcasting.

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