Newsletter 020 - September 2009

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By Michiel van der Blonk

CaribMedia ta informabo - what's going on this month.

Welcome to the CaribMedia newsletter! We plan to maintain it regularly with information that will keep you informed about new trends, projects, opportunities, as well as important tips and stats. We welcome your feedback at any time!


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Recently completed work for these CaribMedia clients:

Richard Visser -Richard Visser's campaign for the Aruban Election of 2009 is focussed on social networking.

There was a lot of pressure to get the site up and running as soon as possible, since the campaign had to start July 2009 to have plenty of time to be shown while the campaign was running. read more

Currently we have several projects soon to be completed. Read more about this in our next issue.


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In the spotlight

Paradera Park Apartments - Paradera Park Apartments has been a successful business for years, and earned several TripAdvisor awards in the past. Now CaribMedia has revamped the site.
Read more


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Web Security Guide

  • Password management eases with Net storage. read more
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Facts and Figures

  Since the launch of ArubaRestaurants.com in May of this year we have been seeing some good traffic coming its way. Here are some current stats: 

  • 211 reservations
  • Largest group: 22 persons
  • 864 persons
  • 111 reviews
  • Most popular: Madame Janette, Blossoms, El Gaucho, Simply Fish, Gianni's Ristorante Italiano

If you are a restaurant owner, and you are not listed, please let us know and we will add a free restaurant listing free of charge. If you are listed but wish to get more out of it, why not consider a paid listing. Paid listings have pictures, video, detailed information, interactive maps, and more.


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Technology news

  • Microsoft and Nokia form alliance.  read more
  • Why Apple Is More Valuable Than Google. read more
  • Skype sold for 2.75 billion dollar. read more
  • Social Network Marketing Expands Sphere. read more
  • What marketers need to know about real-time search. read more
  • Facebook is now the 4th biggest country in the world. read more

    "Web Fonts" is a term for embedding special fonts into web pages, without requiring the user to have the font installed on their PC. In the past, web site makers used Arial, Verdana and Times on the majority of pages, since only a handful of fonts were available to all browsers. Web fonts have recently become available for most browsers (Firefox 3.1, Internet Explorer - all versions, Safari 4 and Chrome 2). As a client you can take advantage of this. read more


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Did you know?

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New on VisitAruba

VisitAruba.com's restaurant section now includes direct links to view reviews on ArubaRestaurants.com and also to submit reviews to ArubaRestaurants.com.

facebooktwitterRemember to become a fan of VisitAruba.com on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Please note that our RSS news feeds of Aruba News (including articles you submit to us) are also capable of being distributed on this platform. Another good reason to send us your news updates!

We'd like to remind everyone again of our "Aruba Deals & Specials" page. This is our recession stimulus package. As a VisitAruba.com client you are entitled to have your specials listed there FREE of charge. We can also combine it with a news release on VisitAruba News, to boost your Aruba deal's visibility.

If you have newsworthy articles about your (tourism) business, feel free to send us pictures and text, and we will be happy to give you some extra exposure on the news section of VisitAruba.com. This is a free service for all clients of VisitAruba.


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Aruba Newsbits

  • CBS radio host Dan Taylor visits Erin Croes in brand new Magic Fm studios. read more.
  • Greetings from the fabulous Palm Beach Plaza. read more

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A Tourist's Experience

There were four of us ladies for this trip. This was our second trip to Aruba this year, we just can't seem to get enough of it, and maybe a third this year. We stayed at Renaissance both times.

read the rest of the trip report

Meet our team

Lisa Tromp's 5 years milestone celebration

lisa 5 years small.jpgCaribMedia management and staff recently had a small celebration for Lisa Tromp's five years with CaribMedia. Lisa's position of Web Editor means that she is responsible for maintaining and updating content both for CaribMedia's website and also for those of our clients. She is a valued member of our team who is always ready to lend a hand. She is also responsible for monitoring our Aruba Forums website and contributes articles to that platform also. Lisa is pictured here receiving her recognition envelope to mark this important milestone from Creative Director Daphne Agius Cesareo-Lejuez. We look forward to many more years with Lisa as part of our team!