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The Evolution of Our Data Fixation in Social Media

Direct Marketing Observations

Six years ago, we were talking about the growth of blogging and MySpace. Case in point Wal-Marting Across America uses a real journalist and real photographer, and sets them up as your average Wal-Mart fans, who travel across America, park their RV at Wal-Mart parking lots and hang and blog.

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Social Media in the Industry: Customization is the Key to Success

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

On top of that, let’s add all of the other social networks out there including Linkedin, Foursquare, Myspace, Friendster, Tumblr, YouTube and the list goes on. If there’s one thing that seems to be lacking from many of the social media advice blogs, it’s specifics. Tourism/Travel/Hospitality. Who has time for this?

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YouTube Tuesday: Checking In With Facebook Places

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Firebelly at Blog Indiana | Main | 5 Helpful Facebook Places for Business Articles » August 24, 2010 YouTube Tuesday: Checking In With Facebook Places People are calling it a FourSquare killer. Love the blog - wish I had more time to participate in the conversation.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

The blog will remain the same. This is a major consideration for us, given how much I travel (and how much I’ll likely travel in the next couple years after The Now Revolution – my forthcoming book with Amber Naslund – is published in February). Many people have asked us “Why Bloomington?

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5 Helpful Social Search Articles

Firebelly

For many news pages, social media has become the number one referrer and we are seeing some evidence that websites in the travel vertical and other such experience/story based content websites are moving towards the same pattern.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Four high-rise hotels surround Starbucks like castle ramparts, each filled with caffeine-crazed travelers. for most business travelers, it’s also incredibly helpful. At least 50% of all hotel rooms (hundreds) have windows that look out directly on the Starbucks roof logo.

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Jake's Take: A Slew of Social Network Ideas

Firebelly

MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter together dominate theweb. | Main | Are We Addicted To Social Media? » June 24, 2010 Jakes Take: A Slew of Social Network Ideas Almost everyone is aware of the major social networkingwebsites in existence. Or people who sky dive?