Wi-Fi Evangelist "The Wi-Fi Guy" continues his nationwide Coast To Coast tour
C I Host?s Wi-Fi Guy In Midst Of Successful Wireless Tour Promoting This Innovative Technology Coast To Coast
LOS ANGELES ?April 30, 2004 /Wi-Fi Technology News/- After a successful launch at The Cadillac Ranch near ?Old Route 66? west of Amarillo, Texas April 19, The Wi-Fi Guy will continue his nationwide tour, stopping in Los Angeles, Calif. May 1 ? 4.
The Wi-Fi Guy is currently spending six weeks on the roads of the western United States, exploring the world of the wireless Internet - including just about every Starbucks and La Quinta along the way. Attending street festivals and conventions, checking out hotels and working from coffee shops, he will be testing Wi-Fi hotspots, experimenting with new gadgets, and blogging an ?everyman?s? opinion of the technology on his Web site.
?The Wi-Fi Guy hit the pavement running -- e-mailing road reports, interviews and Wi-Fi gadget reviews back to http://www.wifi-guy.com,? said Christopher Faulkner, CEO of C I Host, the official sponsor of the trip. ?For us, this is a combination of guerilla marketing, grassroots research and a journalism first. The Wi-Fi Guy is spreading the word about this hot technology for consumers and reporting from all over the country.?
During his travels, he has been questioning local citizens regarding Wi-Fi in their communities, raising brand awareness for C I Host, and searching for the best area Wi-Fi hotspots.
The Wi-Fi Guy has been no stranger to La Quinta Inn and Starbucks while traveling around on his tour. Starbucks teams up with T-Mobile creating HotSpots in which business travelers and locals alike can blaze through the Internet using wireless technology. La Quinta offers clean, inexpensive rooms and suites for the business traveler complete with high-speed Internet access at select locations.
C I Host, who powers the Wi-Fi Guy Web site, provided the promotional vehicle for the trip ? a new, bright orange Ford Expedition wrapped in C I Host logos.
Analysts report that one in every six Americans who use the Internet now go on-line using a wireless connect. Wi-Fi is the abbreviation of wireless fidelity.
?Wi-Fi is the most liberating, productive business tool since the laptop,? Faulkner said. ?We?re helping The Wi-Fi Guy blaze a trail to the hot beds of wireless activity, while spreading the word and recruiting more disciples.?
About C I Host
C I Host (http://www.cihost.com), based in the Dallas/Fort Worth market, is a global Web-hosting and Internet solutions provider serving 205,000 individual consumers and businesses in 182 countries worldwide. C I Host is headquartered from its main facility and Network Operations Center in Bedford, Texas, and it operates additional diverse data centers in Los Angeles and Chicago, with plans for a London data center in 2004.
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