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Hotels and Social Media Travel Tourism

Laurel Papworth

Just had a rather crappy experience with Discover Australia – they advertised “Free Internet -Exclusive&# for the hotel we wanted to stay in, then after we booked (we sent a confirmation email with a question on the internet) said “Oh it’s just a FREE 1/2 HOUR&#. a year ago to 30% of CRS bookings in Q3 2009 (eTRAK).

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Being Blocked from the Social Web

Justin Levy

At least the hotel had free wifi, I thought to myself. Except that as I’ve gotten settled at the hotel I’ve found out that they block access to every social site. It’s possible but I much preferred the idea of doing it from the hotel at night during my “off&# time. I was ok with that. Enjoy your holiday.

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Yet Another SXSW Post (And, No, I Don't Know If You Should Go Next.

Almost Savvy

Brand new laptops, mobile devices, and cameras of every variety. The hotels right downtown aren’t cheap and get booked early, so keep that in mind. It can be much more affordable than the hotels. Whatever your style, know that there are options and do what feels right. Buses and shuttles are plentiful if you don’t.

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Learn about Local Search and Local Search Engine Marketing in Dallas

Bill Hartzer

With the ever-expanding adoption of mobile smartphones , coupled with advances in search and maps like Google Maps , Google Local , and Yahoo! The monthly DFWSEM Meeting about Local Search, is being held on Wednesday, May 19th at 6:30 pm at the Renaissance Hotel in Richardson. You can register online at [link].

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Foursquare Gowalla and Yelp Oh'My

Koka Sexton

The concept is easy to understand, where ever you go no matter where, click a few keys on your mobile phone and let the world know where you are. As I travel around, I check into airports, hotels and where ever else I go and I earn little badges and become the virtual “Mayor&# of locations. Do you use a different app?

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The 50 User Generated Content Stats You Need to Know

Pixlee

That's followed by cars (54%), major appliances (53%), mobile phones (46%), hotels (45%), and travel plans (40%). Spend for social media marketing campaigns have continued to grow over 25% year over year since 2009. UGC and Millennials. 25% of search results for the world’s 20 largest brands are links to user created content.

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Koka Sexton dot Com

Koka Sexton

The concept is easy to understand, where ever you go no matter where, click a few keys on your mobile phone and let the world know where you are. As I travel around, I check into airports, hotels and where ever else I go and I earn little badges and become the virtual “Mayor&# of locations. Do you use a different app?