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Virgin America Launches First In-Flight Social Network With #PlanePitch Twitter Contest

The Realtime Report

The ability to access your social networks while in the air is nothing new; many airlines offer in-flight WiFi (for a price) within the US. Available both at the gate and at 35,000 feet and above, the social network is powered by Gogo (Virgin America’s WiFi partner) and the Here on Biz app. PlanePitch. —

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A First-Class Guide to Social Media for Travel

Sprout Social

From inspiration to reminiscing, travelers turn to social media throughout every step of their journey. Social media has a huge influence on travel-related purchases. In fact, of those who use social media to research travel, only 48% followed through with their original plans. 33% switched hotels.

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A Social Media Status Quo – Brazil

Mindjumpers

The former popular social media network Orkut reportedly lost a whopping 95% of their Brazilian public after the introduction of Facebook. The growth of Instagram has also affected the country’s blogger segment to decline– especially within the fields of fashion and travel. Social Videos – Why, Where And How?

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Animals in the Wild ‘Tweet’ Via GPS Trackers

The Realtime Report

We all remember the highly comic ‘travels’ of @BronxZoosCobra , and there’ve been a number of other notable animal tweeters. Space for Giants (@SpaceforGiants) January 20, 2014. Surf Life Saving WA (@SLSWA) January 23, 2014. How many ‘animals’ do you follow on Twitter? FILM: [link] #ElephantsLive.

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Social Media Sites Rank Lowest For Customer Satisfaction

The Realtime Report

ACSI 2014 Website Satisfaction: Credit Unions 86. Internet Travel 77. Social Media 68. Related Stories 88% of Digital Marketers Consider Realtime Marketing Critical To Their Efforts Social Networking Stats: 8 in 10 U.K. Social Media Statistics Customer Satisfaction website ranking' Consumer Shipping 85.

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Bring Balance to Your Online Life

Ari Herzog

I follow a number of independent-minded celebrities (as silly as that might sound), along with everyday people who share their photos and videos about travel, architecture, fitness, and food. Her post led to my own post that I wrote in 2014. Related Stories Clean Your Social Connections The 4 Social Networks I Use Most.

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From Baseball Cards to Happy Meals: Lessons From the History of Microcontent

Visually SM

While micro-content now mainly refers to bites of content that can be shared over social media , companies have long been using small bits of their product to create memorable moments and impressions to hook consumers to keep them coming back. Let’s travel back in time and take a look at how brands have been using microcontent over the years.

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