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Hawaii Tsunami Proves Social Media Power Again: Information is a.

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via @KaimanaPine ) Extended Family: Online communities like Twitter and Facebook serve as extended families – smart and caring to boot! The tag #hitsunami was quickly created and spread among the community, and moved to the top of Twitter trends in a few hours. People also share support and help dispel rumors that create anxiety.

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Social Media: Making Business Fun Again | Bare Feet Blog

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.&# To add to the carnival-like atmosphere, JetBlue is helping its “Jetters” get organized, with a Facebook page where travelers can make plans to meet up, ask advice, post their personal dos and don’ts, or list their favorites spots. What a wonderful conference! Too bad they don’t fly to Hawai?i… i… 3.

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Ethics in Social Media: A Glossary | Bare Feet Blog

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It’s also known as Pay-Per-Post , and traditional “fam trips&# for travel bloggers also fall into this category. She didn’t last long, as the community questioned her extreme statements and Jeremiah Owyang (a Forrester Analyst) contacted Exxon directly for comment. (I See “Astroturfing&# above for more.

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Aloha Summit Links: Overview of Online Video

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I edited the ID3 tags in iTunes and added a graphic to travel with the iPod version. Viddler.com – great for building communities and groups, embedded comments travel with the episodes; developing B2B features and services You can also do web cam recording right in to the browser at Viddler too.

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Tourism: Festivals are Powerful Economical Tools | Bare Feet Blog

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We hope the local business and tourism community will collaborate with us to showcase our beautiful state and akamai kama’aina. The internet is the most influential method of travel planning; can’t play it up enough. Most travel planning self-serve online. On-site, no mention of web site resources for the conference.

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A Decade of Thanksgivings

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Thanksgiving in India In 2005, it was time for us to make a trip home… and when I say “home,” I mean India. At the time, I was working for an organization headquartered in New York, so I traveled there frequently; as a result, I had a ton of reward points on Amtrak and various hotels. That’s love. These fine folk did: Jan.

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When is Brand Evangelism a Crime? Exploring the Royal Caribbean.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In my upcoming book, The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web ( Amazon link ), which is slated to be released in late Spring, I talk about the importance of brand evangelism as part of an effective community management strategy. I just think that the *active* cruise community is definitely a bit disappointed.

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