Social Media

Stats: How travellers use social media, or not
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Stats: How travellers use social media, or not
By Kevin May | November 8, 2010
Some interesting data - for the pros and antes of social media - from a study carried out by World Travel Market at the launch of its annual exhibition in London this week. Read More
Five travel rants from the industry coalface
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Five travel rants from the industry coalface
By Alex Bainbridge | November 5, 2010
The travel industry is a great place be in as an employee, a business leader or as an entrepreneur. Read More
Expedia says more features launching in next SIX months than past five years
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Expedia says more features launching in next SIX months than past five years
By Kevin May | November 4, 2010
Expedia in Europe appears to be getting some serious attention - with officials claiming a string of improvements to the service expected by the end of 2010. Read More
Part Five of Five: The complete guide to Facebook for destinations
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Part Five of Five: The complete guide to Facebook for destinations
By Troy Thompson | November 4, 2010
For our final article in the series, a look at advanced options for Power Users. Read More
Qantas A380 incident: a lesson in social media and web PR
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Qantas A380 incident: a lesson in social media and web PR
By Kevin May | November 4, 2010
Today's emergency landing of a Qantas Airbus A380 at Changi Airport in Singapore was another example of how travel companies need to establish a solid social and web PR strategy. Read More
Why social media is BS
By Kevin May | November 3, 2010
Humorous, with offensive/squeamish pictures, but actually extremely accurate... Read More
Part Four of Five: The complete guide to Facebook for destinations
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Part Four of Five: The complete guide to Facebook for destinations
By Troy Thompson | November 3, 2010
In this edition, Facebook Places... And what you should do now. Read More
Does Like equal Trust on the social media-fuelled web?
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Does Like equal Trust on the social media-fuelled web?
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | November 2, 2010
I was recently enjoying a drink with a long-time friend. We were joking about the respective number of followers on Twitter that he has over what I have. Read More
Jury still out - how important is Facebook for travel companies in 2010?
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Jury still out - how important is Facebook for travel companies in 2010?
By Alex Bainbridge | November 2, 2010
Facebook is flavour of the day. My Tnooz inbox is full of reports from organisations looking to calculate or determine how important Facebook is to travel companies. Read More
Part Three of Five: The complete guide to Facebook for destinations
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Part Three of Five: The complete guide to Facebook for destinations
By Troy Thompson | November 2, 2010
Today, using Facebook for marketing... Five tips to make your likes more meaningful. Read More
When social, mobile, location and every other buzzword come together
By Martin Collings | November 1, 2010
One of the themes that I have covered probably more than any other is how to get over the hype of all the new technologies and ideas. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: FairSearch gets Politico with video
By Dennis Schaal | November 1, 2010
Opponents of the Google-ITA Software deal produced a video outlining the reasons they believe the acquisition would harm the online travel industry and consumers. And the coalition is promoting its... Read More
Part Two of Five: The complete guide to Facebook for destinations
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Part Two of Five: The complete guide to Facebook for destinations
By Troy Thompson | November 1, 2010
Today, how to communicate via Facebook... (sorry, farming does not count!). Five tips to make your Facebook presence a true communication outlet. Read More
Cheapflights claims Twitter account hacked after X-Factor tirade
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Cheapflights claims Twitter account hacked after X-Factor tirade
By Kevin May | November 1, 2010
Twitter fail or security breach, Cheapflights was left with a bit of a problem to solve today after it emerged a tweet sent by the company was perhaps not in the corporate style. Read More
Part One of Five: The complete guide to Facebook for destinations
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Part One of Five: The complete guide to Facebook for destinations
By Troy Thompson | October 29, 2010
In this series, we take an in-depth look at the points, tips and recommendations from the recent Creating Destination Engagement with Facebook presentation. Read More