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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.

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Use of Social Media to Inspiration for All Businesses

Mindjumpers

Tweet Laurel Moffat , who is a Communication Specialist at Southwest Airlines, has made a presentation about the company’s successful social media strategy at a January 25 Kansas City American Marketing Association lunch event. Social media requires people and time. Their presence is monitored all day.

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A First-Class Guide to Social Media for Travel

Sprout Social

Whether you’re a hotel, airline, destination or car rental service, word-of-mouth marketing is crucial to the success of your business. 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.

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Social Media Sites Rank Lowest For Customer Satisfaction

The Realtime Report

Airlines ranked at 80 for website satisfaction, but drop to 69 for overall satisfaction. Airlines 80. 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. Department & Discount Stores 80.

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Hotels and Social Media Travel Tourism

Laurel Papworth

I know that travel consumers booking via my hotel website i.e. direct customers are more loyal, bring more revenue and tend to travel more often. In 2009, even the top 30 major hotel brands t increased their dependence on the Online Travel Agencies (OTAs)-from 25.4% Over 44% of Internet users are active in social media.

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Think Like Zuck: 5 Secrets of Success of Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Facebook isn’t just a social networking site; it is a way of staying on touch with people around the world, a place to bring people together and building communities, and a tool for sharing information. Walter was named among 25 Women Who Rock Social Media in 2012.

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Please Aggravate Me: Is Gamifying Customer Service a Reality

Convince & Convert

Recently I needed to change a flight with United Airlines. So I grabbed my iPhone , dialed United, and heard this recorded message: Thanks for calling United Airlines. According to a report focusing on online casual and social games from market research firm Newzoo , 126 million Americans, or 87% of the 145 million U.S.

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