May 6th, 2006
Reading the “But I like the sticky floors” post on Seth Godin’s blog regarding McDonalds trying out new restaurant designs reminded me of a hotel I stayed at during one of my layovers in Zurich — Park Inn Zurich Airport.
It was the first (and only?) McDonald’s hotel (opened in 2001).
This four-star hotel is as boutique/Feng Shui/funky/shi shi as they come — complete with stylish opaque glass pods for a shower (built right into the bedroom — so roommates beware!), adjustable beds (similar to a hospital bed) and bright curvy walls.
The McDonalds colors and arches are everywhere. It’s also connected to a McDonalds restaurant downstairs!
Pictures: TripAdvisor.com
Let’s see if the new modern McDonalds design works for them. It’s not the first time they’ve tried something this radical.
In the mean time, check out the hotel next time you’re in Zurich. It’s a golden piece of history..
- Functional Feng Shui style building – ideal business and seminar hotel!
- 208 twin, double, triple, family and business rooms
- 9 meeting rooms with natural daylight
- Complimentary Business Corner with 2 Internet stations and printers
- Restaurant, Lounge & Bar
- Fitness room
- 100 underground parking spaces
- Complimentary airport shuttle subject, to timetable and availability
- 24 h reception
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May 4th, 2006
Update includes maps for France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Ireland, Poland, Sweden, and more.
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May 3rd, 2006
“Web 2.0 site — the blanket term we’re all aware of referring to a startup that generates more RSS than revenue.” – engadget.com
LOL!
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May 3rd, 2006
May, 02 2006
Since approximately 4:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time, Six Apart has been the victim of a sophisticated distributed denial of service attack. This has affected all of Six Apart’s sites, causing intermittent and limited availability for TypePad, LiveJournal, TypeKey, sixapart.com, movabletype.org and movabletype.com. Our network operations staff is working around the clock with our Internet access providers to resolve the issue. We appreciate your patience and support, and will provide updates as we have them.
Update, 11:36 pm PDT: Access and availability to our sites has improved. We continue to work closely with our Internet access providers and will monitor the situation through the night.
Update, 3:52 am PDT: Our performance has been stable for the past 4 hours, therefore we are turning the status back to Green.
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April 22nd, 2006
“Eat like a bird, and poop like an elephant.”
- Often quoted by Guy Kawasaki
“In a tornado, even a turkey can fly.”
- Eugene Kleiner of Kleiner Perkins
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