Posts by Chris Christensen

I am the Director of Engineering for TripAdvisor.com/Flights. I am also the host of the Amateur Traveler. The Amateur Traveler is an online travel show that focuses primarily on travel destinations and what are the best places to travel to. It includes both a weekly audio podcast, a video podcast, and a blog.

Facebook is For Family and Friends

I have recently made a change to how I use facebook. I think it is a good change that I needed to do but I feel bad about it. I get friended [...]

4 Great Features in iPhone 3.0 for Podcast Listeners

Filed Under: iPhone

Smarter Playlists I previously posted a screencast Managing Podcasts with Smart Playlists in iTunes about how you can better manage listening to multiple podcasts using the smart playlist feature in iTunes. In [...]

The Shower – a Poem

Filed Under: Poetry

I just stumbled upon this old poem that I wrote: The Shower I stumble from bed Like a zombie, half-dead Groping my way to the shower I stay there it seems Under [...]

Discovering My Tribe… and the Value of a Mailing List

Filed Under: Blogging, Marketing

When I read Seth Godin’s book Tribes about discovering the group of people who want/need you to lead them I understood it and appreciated it. But I think I didn’t get it [...]

25 Random Things About Me

Filed Under: Inside Chris's Head

I am enjoying the meme on Facebook “25 Random Things About Me”. Writing 10 things about you that people may or may not know is pretty easy, but getting to 25 is [...]

What is the Sound of One Hand Clapping?

Filed Under: Humor

An old saying is “Two hands clap and there is a sound; what is the sound of one hand?” Now at last that question can be answered.

Classmates.com – Community at a Cost

I just got an email from Classmates.com that someone has left me a greeting. And if I will pay them money to upgrade to a premium membership, they will tell me who [...]

Co-Host on CNet's Buzz Out Loud Listener Co-Host Show

Filed Under: Humor, Podcasting, Podcasts

I had the pleasure and privilege to be included as the second co-host in today’s episode of CNet’s Buzz Out Loud – Buzz Out Loud 877: Listener co-host show No. 1. I [...]

Everything’s Amazing, Nobody’s Happy

I loved this video of comedian Louis C.K. on Conan O’Brian’s show. He talks about the technology that I grew up with (you had to dial the phone and you had to [...]

A Happy Friend is Worth $20,000

Filed Under: Inside Chris's Head

childhood friends, luang prabhang, lao PDR Originally uploaded by preetamrai My friends over at The Bigg Success Show (yes, who spell worse than I do) talked today about a study on happiness [...]