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Our Shifting Notion of Search, Social and Mobile.

Direct Marketing Observations

We use it for online transactions, travel decisions, job searches, purchases, research, and a dozen other activities. Looking back at MySpace, it almost looks like pre-Y2k web Dev. Search is and has been woven into the fabric of our daily lives thanks to Google. It is a utility that drives our online and offline interactions.

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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. Tourism/Travel/Hospitality. Goals: Connect with new clients who enjoy traveling. Even if you’ve decided you have the budget for social media, where do you focus?

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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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Facebook Graph Search: Why Investors Shouldn’t Worry

Mindjumpers

If you need tips on e.g. a travel destination, Mexican restaurant or music inspiration, your search results will be based on your friends’ likes and check-ins. Graph Search offers an entirely new way to explore your social life by asking questions in a natural language and even very specific queries. Facebook stocks falling.

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YouTube Tuesday: Checking In With Facebook Places

Firebelly

Posted by: Mike Brewer | August 24, 2010 at 10:23 PM Facebook Places gives me the impression of being like a travel journal, almost - but certainly with a lot more microscopic detail. The worrying thing is that it's a travel log that everyone can view. Love the blog - wish I had more time to participate in the conversation.

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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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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?