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Airbnb Social Media Strategy: Sharing Stories, Building Community

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By blending collaborative consumption with experiential tourism and replacing impersonal hotel stays with a sense of community. Founded in 2008, Airbnb struggled to build trust in its unique business model initially. million listings and a community of reliable hosts around the world ready to welcome guests with open arms.

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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. What more can I say? Concentrate on the internet.&#

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For Travel Destinations: Working Well with Bloggers

Bare Feet Studios

I will write about the specifics in a separate blog post, though I did start noodling on this idea back in 2008. Here’s how you can interact with New Media Artists, aka Travel Bloggers: * Introduce yourself on Twitter and their blogs ; interact with questions and suggestions for their visit. Introduce them to others in the community.

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Kpop Lessons: Handling Defamation Through Public Relations

Waxing UnLyrical

The rumors about Tablo’s supposed forgery were spread by two online communities: “We Urge Tablo to Tell the Truth,&# or TaJinYo , and “A World Where Common Sense is the Truth,&# or SangJinSe. He dreams of traveling the globe, experiencing a wide array of cultures, and making worldwide connections.

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

Bare Feet Studios

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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Hawaii Officially Dips Toes in the Waters of Social Media

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As I understand it, this blogger trip is not the first time Hawaii tourism has paid for blogger fam trips – though it is the first official blogger tour and significant campaign of which I am aware. I personally logged over 200 hours of my time producing the event – 100% volunteer for this community service.

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Social Media: Making Business Fun Again | Bare Feet Blog

Bare Feet Studios

.&# 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. Too bad they don’t fly to Hawai?i… i… 3.