Living in Savannah means that whenever I fly, I usually have to make a connection, typically in Atlanta. It's sort of the gateway between the Southeast and the rest of the world. While navigating the world's busiest airport, it's easy to start thinking about global travel.

Gadling recently posted a video that offers more insight on the flow of global travel. In fact, it shows every flight that takes place within a single day and represents them in yellow on a world map.

As night turns to day, the U.S. lights up and the flow of travel begins heading West. As it gets later, those flights head across the Atlantic and so on. The video is a bit mesmerizing but it's interesting to note other travel trends after seeing it a few times.

Between shooting Project Runway promos abroad and hitting up New York's fashion week, designer and reality TV personality Santino Rice has been busy. He recently took a break from his hectic schedule to make a special appearance in Minneapolis, where he showed off new designs and mingled with local fashionistas. From a hip loft-like space, Santino talked about Minneapolis and dressing appropriately and fashionably for cold weather, as well his work on a new VH1 TV show. He couldn't offer any details about the show but predicts it will be bigger than Project Runway.

Many have tried over the years to take on iTunes, but all have either failed or settled for competing for second place. Not deterred by that fact, social networking site MySpace has decided to throw its hat into the ring.

Boasting a user base of 120 million plus people, MySpace is the most serious contender for the digital music distributor crown that iTunes has ever faced. By tapping into its massive user base, MySpace has a distinct advantage over the current champion.

Like iTunes, MySpace sells individual songs as well as full albums. Unlike iTunes, however, MySpace allows its users to put together 100-song playlists that can be placed on their personal page. Not only does this give the MySpace user a way to enjoy a wide variety of music for free, but it will also expose anyone who visits that page to their personal music preferences.

The major labels—like Warner, Sony, Universal and EMI—are all on board, as are a number of small and indie labels. At launch the service had a few hundred thousand songs, but according to MySpace’s chief operating officer, Amit Kapur, they will eventually surpass the 8.5 million songs that iTunes currently has.

It’s too early to tell if MySpace can unseat iTunes as the digital music destination of choice, but what is certain is that the music wars are about to get a whole lot more interesting.

While U.S. airlines stumble through tough times, European Airlines, such as Lufthansa and KLM, are embracing the social networking world in the hopes of drumming up new business and learning more about their customers.

Last week, German carrier Lufthansa launched what it's calling the first airline-sponsored social networking site for college students. GenFlyLounge is a spot where students (with vaild IDs) can buy discounted flights and interact with fellow travelers about various destinations. The added bonus for Lufthansa is that it will gain all sorts of information on travel preferences from a coveted demographic.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has also jumped into the game, launching sites, like KLM Club Africa and Club China, that cater to business travelers. Flying Blue Golf is a KLM and Air France-backed site where golfers can log in, post scores, rate courses and of course book future golf trips.

Another site is from Scandinavian Airlines, which isn't officially a social network. But it's notable in its focus on providing content for gay and lesbian travelers. Gay staff members at the airline post travel advice for visiting Stockholm and Copenhagen and interactive maps and other information is offered through various partnerships.

It'll be interesting to see if domestic carriers take note of this activity abroad. Much of what's currently out there for U.S. travelers often devolves into complaints about the airlines, as MSNBC.com points out:

It’s that time of year again; the air is crisp with the beginnings of fall, candy corn lines the grocery store shelves and devoted emos are dusting off their copies of The Nightmare Before Christmas. 

Fifteen years after its release, the cult favorite is still churning out ample profits with 3-D theatre screenings, special-edition DVDs and as many Jack and Sally toys, T-shirts and trinkets you could ask for.

To add to Nightmare’s already sizeable franchise, Walt Disney Records is set to release Nightmare Revisited, 20 cover tracks of the most beloved of spooky holiday ditties.

I know what you’re thinking.  Disney?  No worries, The Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus and those High School Musical kids have no part in this compilation. The bands involved are all, well…bands you might expect to see on a Nightmare Before Christmas cover album.

Nightmare Revisited:

01 DeVotchKa: "Overture"
02 Danny Elfman: "Opening"
03 Marilyn Manson: "This Is Halloween"
04 All-American Rejects: "Jack's Lament"
05 Amiina: "Doctor Finkelstein/In the Forest"
06 Flyleaf: "What's This?"
07 Polyphonic Spree: "Town Meeting Song"
08 The Vitamin String Quartet: "Jack and Sally Montage"
09 Sparklehorse: "Jack's Obsession"
10 KoRn: "Kidnap the Sandy Claws"
11 Rise Against: "Making Christmas"
12 Yoshida Brothers: "Nabbed"
13 Rodrigo y Gabriela: "Oogie Boogie's Song"
14 Amy Lee: "Sally's Song"
15 RJD2: "Christmas Eve Montage"
16 Plain White T's: "Poor Jack"
17 Datarock: "To the Rescue"
18 Shiny Toy Guns: "Finale/Reprise"
19 Danny Elfman: "Closing"
20 The Album Leaf: "End Title"