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THIS is social: Every service you need to know right now in one graphic

By Nick Vivion | July 2, 2013

Change is the only constant in the online frontier of social media, which is documented by the latest iteration of Brian Solis' Conversation Prism. Read More

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To share or not to share: more than half would in return for personalisation [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Linda Fox | July 1, 2013

Here's an interesting study that demonstrates how willing people are to share their personal information on social networks as well as with other websites Read More

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UPDATED: Intellectual property mayhem: the curious tale of two travelers, a quirky idea and a corporation

By Nick Vivion | June 25, 2013

The hashtag makeitright has been trending in recent days in the travel Twittersphere, as what appears to be a rather curious stand-off between a travel blogger and large company has unfolded. Read More

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Adara joins Facebook Exchange, deepens utility for travel brands

By Nick Vivion | June 24, 2013

Travel data provider Adara is deepening the utility of Facebook Exchange for travel brands by offering integrated re-targeting that allows travel brands to follow hot leads from around the Web onto... Read More

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Tree of (social media) life comes to Singapore airport

By Karthick Prabu | June 20, 2013

Airport officials in Singapore are leaving no stone unturned when it comes to trying to engage with passengers digitally as they pass through the terminals. Read More

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Klout scores and social media impressions - a bit of a joke or a genuine currency in marketing?

By Kevin May | June 4, 2013

"Oh, great - so my business class lounge is going to be full of social media gurus now?" - this is a flippant paraphrasing of comments after an airline said it would be rewarding social media... Read More

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How travel brands are cruising along social media

By Viewpoints | June 4, 2013

Today, planning a holiday has apparently become a cake walk, thanks to the numerous online travel services. Read More

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Expedia focuses on the underdog in summer push

By Linda Fox | May 30, 2013

Expedia will begin a new television advertising campaign on Monday with the strapline 'Travel Yourself Interesting'. Read More

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Fiz wants to champion places via crowd wisdom and user-generated content

By Linda Fox | May 16, 2013

Fiz is looking to tap into the big data, geo-location and social graph trends out there to bring together leisure time, longer travel and social content Read More

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Bibafly connects cabin crew members for down-time ideas

By Linda Fox | May 15, 2013

Pilots and cabin crew always come across as a fairly social bunch when you see them at hotels Read More

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Social seating one year on: move over airlines - hotels, rail and events get a piece of the action

By Linda Fox | May 9, 2013

Just over a year ago KLM lifted the lid on its Meet & Seat concept integrating social networking into the flight booking process Read More

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Thomson serves up one minute holiday to chase away winter blues

By Linda Fox | May 8, 2013

As part of its ongoing Holidays Just Got Better campaign, Thomson has released a quirky effort to get us all thinking about the summer Read More

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How to organise your social media workflow

By PhocusWire | May 6, 2013

Maintaining a social media strategy is not only about scheduling tweets and replying to mentions. Rather, social media marketing is a living process in which each component is connected to the others. Read More

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Back to basics - Four essentials for any mobile travel strategy

By Viewpoints | May 3, 2013

Believe it or not, people today are more dependent on our phones than even our wallets - indeed some research says that 70% of people who used a smartphone believe that losing their mobile phone would... Read More