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Virgin America Launches First In-Flight Social Network With #PlanePitch Twitter Contest

The Realtime Report

The ability to access your social networks while in the air is nothing new; many airlines offer in-flight WiFi (for a price) within the US. Available both at the gate and at 35,000 feet and above, the social network is powered by Gogo (Virgin America’s WiFi partner) and the Here on Biz app.

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Which Airlines Are Most Responsive On Twitter?

The Realtime Report

Which airline brands are the most responsive on Twitter? New data from SocialBakers looks at the difference between the amount of answered and unanswered questions – on Twitter only – among major airlines. American Airlines is well in the lead, with 9,058 questions answered.

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Southwest Airlines: When Offline Meets Online

Direct Marketing Observations

There was a time when Southwest Airlines were the darlings of social media. However, Southwest Airlines notwithstanding, employees far and wide, seemed to have never received the memo about the impact of social and digital within the organization. The airlines tries to make it right and apologizes. Who is right?

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KLM Lets You Book Flights Via Facebook and Twitter

The Realtime Report

Here’s another first for airlines: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is now allowing customers to book flights and pay via social media. A customer on Facebook or Twitter can now book or rebook a flight, reserve a seat, arrange extra baggage, and pay through the social networking platform.

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The State of Social Media in Norway

Mindjumpers

78% of the internets users were online on a daily basis and 28% visited a social network daily. A report from 2010 says that the usage of social network in Norway is a tad higher than rest of Europe. The social network is the third largest media channel in Norway, only beaten by two TV-channels.

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Half of IT Decision Makers Use Social Media To Make Buying Decisions, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week. if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. . Half of IT Decision Makers Use Social Media To Make Buying Decisions. How much does social media influence business technology buyers? Facebook: 1.23

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You Should Really be Using Instagram Stories in Your Marketing Mix

Waxing UnLyrical

During the last couple of years, several trends have impacted the way businesses carry out social media marketing. At this time, most marketing-related Stories focus on fitness, fashion, retail, technology, airlines, automobiles, travel, food and drinks. Bottom Line.

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