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| Page 1 of 15 | Previous | Next | SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING JANUARY 26, 2012  Social Media and Travel 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. The Airlines To my knowledge, Southwest was the first airline (or at least the most prominent early on) to get involved with social media. | THE RELATIONSHIP ECONOMY SEPTEMBER 21, 2011  Are Travel Suppliers Connected To Traveler’s? Every year Eye For Travel organizes its annual Travel Distribution Summit to discuss leading trends and practices within the travel industry. Understanding emerging trends and opportunities in the online travel sector. Location aware experiences seen as a “game-changing” phenomenon in the travel sector. Travel is a system. Just my opinion. | | | | | |
| FRESHNETWORKS NOVEMBER 21, 2011  New stats: The impact of social media on holiday choices Tweet Hotels, tour operators and travel providers looking to cash in on winter sun and summer breaks for 2012 would do well to pay attention to the effectiveness of their social media strategy and how social media is having an impact on how their customers choose holidays. One in ten people switched resorts after using social media. Tweet This! | FRESHNETWORKS AUGUST 15, 2010  How social media is changing the way we travel Many things have changes over this period – I’m older, have travelled a lot more and am now more likely to stay in hotels than camp rough – but the biggest change is the way that social media is helping me do things I could never do back then. So what does this mean for the travel industry? Social media is changing the way we travel. | AKAMAI MARKETING OCTOBER 28, 2012 Social Media During Emergencies Some thoughts about social media during emergencies and disasters. The feeling of helplessness is overwhelming; social media kept me connected and as importantly let people know I was safe. So now that social media is officially part of emergencies, some thoughts and suggestions about social media use during large scale emergencies: Hashtag coordination : local, state, federal agencies should coordinate around a single hashtag and alert news outlets to the hashtag. Is Twitter today’s warning siren? wasn’t alone. | THE RELATIONSHIP ECONOMY JANUARY 29, 2011  Ideas Travel Where People Travel Good ideas travel easily and far along trade routes. The paper and writing spread new ideas leading to increased literacy, the scrapping of old philosophy and the creation of new social orders. But don’t forget a simple fact, travel is the substrate of the next economic paradigm. Travel: A Plane with many Weak Links. The Travel Economy. Travel is serious business. | | | | | | | |
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UNSPOKEN | MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012 The Most Remarkable People on Social Media Today
Since I couldn’t find any lists that suited my taste, I decided to start my own… “The Most Remarkable People on Social Media Today” My own social media hall of fame, so to speak. believe we should highlight people who are doing remarkable work in the social universe and not only those who are just social celebrities. Seth Godin’s book, Purple Cow , is about transforming your business by being remarkable but I believe these same principles apply to transforming the social universe by being remarkable as well. 3rd gen!) MORE >> -
FRESHNETWORKS | FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2010  Using social media in the travel and leisure industry (video)
One sector that is really embracing social media is the travel and leisure industry. And it is an industry well suited to social media and online communities – people share an experience or situation and this provides a reason for them to connect and engage with each other (and with a brand). We have seen some great uses commercially from companies like Marriott and InterContinental and Expedia but social media really works well in the travel and leisure industry when it is used in real time. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. MORE >> -
FRESHNETWORKS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010  Why Foursquare is the (almost) perfect travelling companion
wrote previously about how social media is changing travel , comparing a journey I have just taken traveling across the Balkans and Greece with a trip I took 15 years ago across Western Europe. The rise of social media has changed the way we travel. It has given us new opportunities to help plan our travel, and to help us whilst we are en route. It helps us choose hotels and restaurant, to see what others have experienced and to keep in touch and give real time reviews whilst we are travelling. And in an unexpected way. Tweet This! MORE >> -
FRESHNETWORKS | TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2012  How are the top hotel brands innovating in social media?
The latest L2 Hotels Digital IQ Index rated brands according to the performance of their sites and use of digital marketing, mobile and social media. How hotel brands are using social media. The report suggests that these sites send 39% less traffic to online- travel-agents, indicating increased confidence from customers, and presumably a lower need to navigate away to other pages for research. Emerging social platforms. As for new social platforms, Google+ and Foursquare are the most popular, and offer clear value for SEO and local representation. MORE >> -
FRESHNETWORKS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2010  How BBC London is experimenting with social media to cover the Tube strike
But for all people the current strike that started today is a good example of how broadcasters are using social media both as an information source but also as a broadcast medium. This is a common use of social media among news organisations, and we wrote last year about the benefits (and challenges) of user-generated news. But with this Tube Strike, BBC London News are doing some things different and truly experimenting with social media. It is using social media in the way that many of its viewers are doing and providing them a real service. MORE >> -
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