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The World’s First Instagram Hotel Gets Rave Reviews

Convince & Convert

, it’s not all that surprising that an entrepreneurial hotel chain would attempt to cater to people’s snap happy travel preferences. Case and point – the world’s first “Instagram Hotel.” Located in Sydney, Australia, the 1888 Hotel has taken a big chance by branding itself with the rapidly growing visual social media channel.

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Social Media and Travel

Social Media Marketing

million iPads in the fourth quarter of 2011 alone. The Airlines To my knowledge, Southwest was the first airline (or at least the most prominent early on) to get involved with social media. JetBlue made a name for itself in the social media space after a difficult travel situation thanks to severe winter weather in 2007.

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46 Travel Tools to Optimize Your Next Vacation

Convince & Convert

Flight Tracker – Only free flight tracking/flight status app (iPad, iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows). iPad, iPhone and iTouch). Web, iPad, iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows) . iPhone, iPad). Web, iPhone, iPad). iPhone, iPad, Android). iPhone, iPad, Android). iPhone and Android).

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Socialympics: How Social Media and Blogging Has Boosted Sports Media

Convince & Convert

Sports have been played, enjoyed by spectators and covered by the media since well before the advent of smartphones and social media. But it’s no question that the development of social platforms has changed how we play, enjoy and cover sports. New Media Entities are Born. Twitter is the new sports ticker.

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Diigo: A PR Tool for Social Media Releases

Proactive Report

One of the additions to a social media news release that journalists find useful is a bookmarked research page with all resources and notes they might need to write the story. Put in 3 or 4 links and notate each one with commentary like “this supports the quote on hotel growth.”.

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What Is Omnichannel Marketing and How Are Brands Leveraging It?

Social Media Strategies Summit

Additionally, make-up artists use iPads and other devices with clients to showcase different shades and styles. For guests who enjoy shopping at the park, Disney will deliver your purchases to your hotel room for free. Virgin also uses social media to create more personal interactions with customers. Source: Localytics.

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Blog World LA 2011 Recap – Session Notes and Experiences from #BWELA

Kikolani

Because I decided the night before, until 2:30am in the morning, was a great time to update my blog with new pages for my favorite subjects ( blogging , business , SEO , and social media ) and my new services. All I ended up doing was sleeping there, but it definitely the best three nights of sleep I’ve had in a hotel in a while.

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