I just wanted to share a quick story with you. Two weeks ago my wife and I went to the Desert Botanical Gardens Chihuly Glass Exhibit, which was blogged about on this site last week, and I took some pretty good pictures.  Shortly after I got the pictures uploaded to my Flickr page I received a challenge from Sarah Cooper, @sarahwv to you twitter folk, to create a slide show that was as good as her Chihuly slide show she created, which you can see here.  So, I accepted her challenge and created a slideshow and posted it to my Flickr page.  Well, as a result the Scottsdale Convention and Visitors Bureau liked it so much they have put it up on their site to promote the area, you can view it here.

It is just another example of how Social Media can create opportunities for you and your business.

The Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix are a spectacular site almost year round and most often seen in the daytime.  Now the Gardens are open in the evening on certain dates until December 23, 2008 and the Chihuly glass exhibit is lit beautifully and provides a wonderful accent to the Gardens.  In addition to the Luminaries lining the paths and the Chihuly glass there is music and drinks throughout the Gardens.  I strongly recommend that everyone goes and experiences this wonderful holiday treat before it is gone.

Get a sneek peek at some of what you will see at the DBG on my flickr page here.

Find out more information about the Las Noches de las Luminarias such as available dates and ticket prices here.