If you haven’t booked a room for your visit to CES 2009 in Las Vegas, you can’t go wrong at $139/night (plus taxes) at the Wynn. The discount coupon code is RHHED07. [No, I don't get a commission from them]

Here is a direct link to the Wynn Reservation form.

The rates are valid for the month of January but the cheapest rooms at $129 are gone for the CES period. Suites begin at $149.

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CntrStg is a big improvement (at least in terms of location) over other blogger activities held in previous years. The venue during CES 2009 is the Wynn hotel, just a short walk from the LVCC. Check out the CntrStg site for details.

It’s a place where bloggers can blog (obviously) using a fast connection and meet others, including vendor reps. The companies presenting there have been requested by the attendees, so there will be a stong affiliation and a better outcome for both parties. Speaking of parties, there will be a few held at this location, but you must register in advance.

It’s the first CES I will miss, as I used to be sponsored by my user group or Microsoft over the years.

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Check out Mauricio Freitas’ Geekzone.co.nz and look for the HP competition that he’s running along with a bunch of my other friends from the Windows Featured Communities gang.

The competition doesn’t require you to visit all “50 of the world’s top bloggers”, but you increase your chances of winning up to 50 prizes if you do.

In fact, this competition has been running for a while, but I just found out about it, so some of those 50 sites have ended their competitions. My former work colleague at RingCentral (to whom I consulted remotely), Gina Hughes owns Techie Diva, which has a handy list of the closing dates.

This has been a great marketing win-win for both HP and the 50 sites that will get additional sign-ups.

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