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Social Media and Travel

Social Media Marketing

It means that more of us are doing things on the web (or mobile web, as the case may be) while we're on the go, and there are certain things those of us in the digital world look for when we travel - at least with regard to infrastructure. And their use of Groupon, Loopt, Foursquare and more prove it. Thanks, Delta!

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Strategic Initiatives to Engage in Social Media Within the.

Mindjumpers

It is no surprise that the competitive power of a hotel lies within its service. It is from the level of service that a hotel derives customer loyalty and traditional word-of-mouth marketing spread. The blogpost on WorldClass Hotel Marketing News presents four potential strategic initiatives for social media engagement.

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Foursquare Gowalla and Yelp Oh'My

Koka Sexton

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Foursquare Gowalla and Yelp Oh’My I’ve become obsessed with location based applications for my iPhone. Foursquare caught my attention a year ago when most of my network that attended SXSW started updating their profiles with their locations all over Austin.

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How I Am Finding Value Using Foursquare

Justin Levy

As I sat in my car trying to catch my breath following a gut busting workout, I opened my phone and checked in on Foursquare at the gym. When I arrived home and took Sasha for her morning walk, I began evaluating how I am currently using Foursquare. I realized that I use Foursquare for three main purposes these days: Fitness.

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Please Aggravate Me: Is Gamifying Customer Service a Reality

Convince & Convert

To avoid the long hold times for a customer agent please consider using our self-service options on United.com or calling back later if you’re not traveling in the next 72 hours. We have been experiencing higher than normal call volumes over the last several days. Listen here ). Oh… the thick irony. Leveraging the “On Hold” Experience.

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Please Aggravate Me: Is Gamifying Customer Service a Reality

Convince & Convert

To avoid the long hold times for a customer agent please consider using our self-service options on United.com or calling back later if you’re not traveling in the next 72 hours. We have been experiencing higher than normal call volumes over the last several days. Listen here ). Oh… the thick irony. Leveraging the “On Hold” Experience.

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

Almost Savvy

This applies to conferences, travel, everyday running around town. Throw Foursquare and Gowalla check-ins into the picture and the internet is little more than a stream of “I’m here,&# “Cool, now I’m over there,&# “Hey, did you hear that Bill will be there soon? Is SXSW for You?

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