About me: Web publishing, social media, SEO, Drupal, travel, hostels, classic guitarI’m the webmaster of Hostel Management: the online resource for hostels.Follow me on Twitter at @joshhostels or read my full bio and contact information here. This mini-blog contains random thoughts, travel photos, and things that are too long to fit on Twitter.Tumblr (3.0; @hostels)http://hostels.tumblr.com/I was trying to leave a comment on a Search Engine Land post about Google’s new Sidewiki....http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/220758044http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/220758044Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:59:21 -0400<embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYGZmWkC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="291" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><br/><br/><p>When I flew out of Logan airport (BOS) yesterday, the fire alarm was going off like this for about 30 minutes.  There was no explanation, but an airport employee told us something like, “<i>I hope they let us know if we need to evacuate.</i>“  In the end everything was fine, but my plane left late because they couldn’t make the boarding announcement over the alarm.</p>http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/165963849http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/165963849Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:11:10 -0400travelbostonairportsvideoblog<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kojclz576j1qz6h8wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fire alarm at Logan Airport finally stops after what must have been 20 or 30 minutes. Passengers cheer and applaud.</p>http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/165082401http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/165082401Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:25:14 -0400<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_koips6L4Rn1qz6h8wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>On the road again (San Francisco)</p>http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/164812877http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/164812877Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:12:09 -0400<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/ya3HYHohEr1w68k7vM7Bq3dgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lunch at the Montague Bookmill, Massachusetts</p>http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/161398450http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/161398450Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:40:32 -0400<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/ya3HYHohEqi1s99iaZyNAX1Uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Miss Saigon, Amherst - great place to eat in #westernma</p>http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/151784401http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/151784401Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:22:14 -0400<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/ya3HYHohEqfaf874Kz8fZaDOo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Miss Saigon, Amherst, MA - I love this restaurant</p>http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/150389721http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/150389721Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:00:44 -0400<img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/ya3HYHohEqexils2l72dbDPio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Holyoke: birthplace of volleyball</p>http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/150195661http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/150195661Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:59:25 -0400<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/ya3HYHohEq9tbw5a2Uy79QQKo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Making salsa, step one</p>http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/147938498http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/147938498Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:03:23 -0400<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/ya3HYHohEpycrnc8uao3YhzHo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>mate in Massachusetts — interesting</p>http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/142466381http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/142466381Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:34:17 -0400<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/ya3HYHohEpwv4mj80R5C4XLxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hadley, Massachusetts</p>http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/141770557http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/141770557Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:32:43 -0400<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/ya3HYHohEpo3y0estHJ2mKaho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Raining with blue sky in Amherst/Hadley, Massachusetts</p>http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/137966670http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/137966670Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:29:35 -0400<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/ya3HYHohEpmuzrkdkBw51ej0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Blue sunset in Hadley Mass</p>http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/137396614http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/137396614Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:31:14 -0400<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/ya3HYHohEpmua1bjxXl7aqLDo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Every magazine is working the “list” theme…</p>http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/137386012http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/137386012Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:11:14 -0400<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/ya3HYHohEpjryp9svfGmcXsMo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bicycle cleaned up and working nicely</p>http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/135997535http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/135997535Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:43:08 -0400<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/ya3HYHohEpihhgx2ur0w3IfJo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tasty</p>http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/135537986http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/135537986Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:02:03 -0400<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/ya3HYHohEpgl4qt6OwvDHtDyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Is Bing running on Java - Apache Tomcat?</p> <p>I clicked on a Bing sponsored link in the Google SERPs (AdWords) and ended up on a 404 page that said Apache Tomcat.  Is Bing running on Java and not ASP.NET?</p>http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/134807813http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/134807813Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:08:00 -0400bingseomicrosoftjava<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/ya3HYHohEpb4ndobGL9Lrs9mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Gamma World - packing up the last of my old things</p>http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/132440939http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/132440939Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:28:18 -0400<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/ya3HYHohEp70y36dJcK2gDlBo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The crazy neighborhood rabbit that doesn’t run away</p>http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/130856707http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/130856707Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:33:35 -0400<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/ya3HYHohEp2a7nzvctuQNPI5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Western Massachusetts</p>http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/128761290http://hostels.tumblr.com/post/128761290Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:54:07 -0400