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Social Media and Travel

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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. The other airline that's going above and beyond in social media is Virgin America. That finger wag gets me every time. Thanks, Delta!

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46 Travel Tools to Optimize Your Next Vacation

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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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The New Business Traveler

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If you have a smartphone, make sure to download the app for the airlines you fly with. Most of these airline apps allow you to not only be notified of flight delays and airline schedules, but they also allow you to check-in and receive your digital boarding pass. airline app. Tags: airline. Never check baggage.

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Is Tech Moving Faster Than Regulation Can React?

Convince & Convert

I was on my laptop using the wifi on Southwest Airlines. On the new OSX Yosemite on Mac computers you can connect your phone and your iPad and your laptop together so that you can use iMessage and wifi to connect from iPhone to iPhone, via your laptop. watch video, taken from the main stage). Sprout Social Shoutout.

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What Is Omnichannel Marketing and How Are Brands Leveraging It?

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The company’s mobile app uses location-based marketing to recognize a customer when they enter the store, serving them relevant information such as a store map and special offers. Additionally, make-up artists use iPads and other devices with clients to showcase different shades and styles. Source: Localytics.

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Social Pros 16 – Jay and Eric Strike Back

Convince & Convert

Huge thanks to data-driven social media management software company Argyle Social for their presenting sponsorship, as well as Infusionsoft , Janrain , and Jim Kukral at DigitalBookLaunch. You can be the other petulant 16 year old. Jay : Perfect, perfect, yes, the death of civilization is upon us. government, or Apple for that matter.

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Social Media During Emergencies

Akamai Marketing

Since I was evacuated last night, as I listened to tsunami sirens wail, huddled in my car with blankets, pillows, dog, husband and a battery charger for phone and Ipad, the glow coming off my personal devices was my outside connection with the world. Keeping it clean with a localized hashtag of #hitsunami really helped.