Michael,

Thanks for bringing up an interesting subject and article.

Watching and Learning from Google is always interesting...

Although... Google's Local meetings may be way Less Successful.

SF WiFi: Google, Earthlink's Local Meetup
http://gigaom.com/2006/10/04/sf-wifi-meeting/

As per...

Any other Tips you can think of for having Better Meetings?

There's a Few throughout these Meeting industry resources...

MeetingsNet is the portal page to the five meetings industry magazines: ...
http://www.meetingsnet.com/

Meeting Industry And Meeting Planning News...
http://www.mimegasite.com/mimegasite/index.jsp

Phil