Design Studio21 May 2012 16:00:22 CDTINNfo Weekly Newshttp://multibriefs.com/briefs/PAII/PAII.xmlen"Remember Me" Rose Garden, a nonprofit organization that is in the process of creating rose gardens in New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pa., as a living tribute to those who died in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, recently entered into a lease-to-buy agreement with the owner of the property to acquire a four-story mansion situated on 33 acres along Route 30 in Shade Township, Pa.21 May 2012 16:00:22 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=4fba4f05d5aa01Think that all bed and breakfasts are Victorian inns situated amid historic downtowns? A few surprising properties are turning the traditional view of the quaint inn on its head. Whether a railroad car, a treehouse or even a domed home reminiscent of "Star Wars," these five B&amp;Bs, picked out by BnBFinder.com, offer surprising takes on the traditional small inn.21 May 2012 16:00:22 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=4fbaa4ca190232Over the past decade, global business travel has dropped by 22 percent as companies cut back on expenses. Even though businesses have tightened belts, travel spending increased by 3.6 percent during the same period due to rising costs, according to Global Business Travel Association figures.21 May 2012 16:00:22 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=4fba4f355bf703Like the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. But many of the pictures on company websites inspire just one: "Huh?" Without the resources to hire professional shutterbugs, many small companies tap employees to handle the pointing and clicking — with disastrous results. They put up product pictures that are too fuzzy to make out.21 May 2012 16:00:22 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=4fbaa508587f14The Internet has become a game-changer for the travel industry. But it was also a job-killer. As the public became more familiar with researching travel options and booking plane tickets and hotel rooms online, people became their own travel agents.21 May 2012 16:00:22 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=4fba4f56ed2f95Now hailing 11.7 million unique visitors a month, Pinterest has become the fastest standalone site to pass the 10 million visitor mark since, well, ever. But even more impressive than that are what those 11.7 million visitors are doing once they land on Pinterest — they're staying and they're engaging.21 May 2012 16:00:22 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=4fbaa539cac4f6In our increasingly online, social and mobile world, customer reviews are an important driver of offline consumer behavior. Remarkably, 49 percent of consumers state that they are more likely to visit a business after reading a positive online review, and 69 percent trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations.21 May 2012 16:00:22 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=4fba4dcb555267Foursquare is a great way for customers to tell their friends that they were at your store or restaurant. It only takes a few steps to get your business started on Foursquare. After you claim your business, create a special. The best types of specials are small, frequent rewards that a customer can redeem for frequent visits.21 May 2012 16:00:22 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=4fba4d91b80dc8When Red Robin Gourmet Burgers introduced its new Tavern Double burger line last month, the company had to get everything right. So it turned to social media. The 460-restaurant chain used an internal social network that resembles Facebook to teach its managers everything from the recipes to the best, fastest way to make them.21 May 2012 16:00:22 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=4fba4e84a31049The problem with Facebook and other social media is that they were not designed to carry advertising. Maybe they extol trivia and create too much extraneous din, but that's the way users like them, even if some advertisers don't because all that endless chatter is hard to quantify.21 May 2012 16:00:22 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=4fba4e2a8f49510Bree Shirvell writes, "I have a friend who in addition to being a fabulous cook has a mother who keeps her in constant supply of Nutella. Every time I visit her there are cabinets full of the stuff and I leave knowing that on my next trip to the supermarket I will inevitably end up with a jar. It's easy to quickly consume, but one of my favorite things to do with Nutella is make brownies. 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