I was in San Francisco last week as my company, Apogee Search, was exhibiting at Online Market World. I actually came in before the rest of the crew so I could meet with some clients.

For some reason, perhaps because I had just gone up a level in the Hilton Honors program, they upgraded me to a suite on the 42nd floor. It was well after dark when I checked in, so I didn’t know just how nice the …