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The perils of being social versus the perils of the web

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | September 24, 2010

The growth of social networking has been quite pronounced and almost everyone knows about it. However there is a very interesting dichotomy from different cultures. Read More

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Facebook goes talent shopping, acquires assets of travel recommendation site Nextstop

By Dennis Schaal | July 8, 2010

Facebook acquired most of the assets -- including the staff -- of travel recommendation website Nextstop. Read More

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EasyJet taking social media seriously as Facebook booking engine comes a step closer

By Kevin May | April 1, 2010

Will EasyJet be the first low cost carrier to offer full booking facilities on a major social network? It appears so after confirmation that it is considering such a facility for Facebook. Read More

Poll: Understanding and using social media in travel

By Kevin May | March 9, 2010

Ahead of the Tnooz-run Bloggers' Summit panel sessions at ITB, we would like to gauge opinion from readers to the following questions: Read More

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Social media – constant change, elusive ROI, beware of mass hysteria

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | February 15, 2010

Social Media has only one constant – and that is change. So how on earth do you keep up? Read More

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How to win with an airline Twitter strategy

By Stephen Joyce | February 10, 2010

There seems to be two very distinct types of airlines using Twitter - those who "get it" and those who don't. Read More

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What are the most popular tourism profiles on Twitter?

By Kevin May | February 4, 2010

A study into the popularity of travel-related Twitter accounts has revealed only two profiles beginning with the titles "Visit", "Travel", "Tourism" or "Discover" have more than 10,000 followers. Read More

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TripChill builds Twitter trip notification engine

By Kevin May | January 25, 2010

Mobile trip itinerary assistant TripChill wants users to Tweet their way through their travels by using a new tool to notify selected friends of milestones along a journey. The simplest execution of the... Read More

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WAYN looks over shoulder at FourSquare, ponders gaming strategy

By Kevin May | January 11, 2010

Travel social network WAYN has been through a number of incarnations over the years and is now considering a move to add gaming functionality as a result of seeing FourSquare's early success. WAYN... Read More

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Thomas Cook comes to the aid of forgotten daddy of online social networks FriendsReunited

By Kevin May | December 10, 2009

European tour operating giant Thomas Cook is to provide a fully functioning travel booking system to the grandee but fallen star of web-based social networks FriendsReunited. Thomas Cook says it will... Read More

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Industry First alert: group travel organising via Facebook?

By Kevin May | December 8, 2009

UK online travel agency OnTheBeach claims a world first today with the launch of a Facebook application to allow a customer to organise bookings for friends. Once the BeachMate application is shared... Read More

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Virgin Atlantic heads to second runway with VTravelled social network

By Kevin May | December 2, 2009

Virgin Atlantic is embarking on a new round of development work for its much-hyped VTravelled social network and says only after that will it focus its marketing efforts on passengers. The site was... Read More

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Social media - why man is beating the machine

By Siew Hoon Yeoh | November 26, 2009

Not a day goes by these days that we don’t get something in our mail box about social media. If it’s not another article telling us how to incorporate it into our business strategy, it’s another webinar... Read More

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Tnooz List: First Tweet from 50 travel companies

By Kevin May | November 16, 2009

Doubts continue over the long term relevancy of Twitter as a meaningful tool to promote product or engage customers - but travel firms across the world have embraced it with open arms. So what happened... Read More

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Disney Cruise Line in new/old twist on social marketing

By Dennis Schaal | October 7, 2009

I'm minding my own business and in pops the e-mail pitch from Disney Cruise Line. I went on a Disney Cruise last year, so the cruise line knows where to find me electronically. Anyway, this e-mail... Read More

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