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Tag Archives: Social media
Look Through Any Window
I’ve been a bit obsessive about visiting the website Window Swap this week. The brilliantly simple concept has folks around the world post short video clips out of their home windows. I dare you to try it without falling down … Continue reading
Don’t be a tourist cliche
These days it’s impossible to avoid the deluge of cliché travel photos on Instagram, Facebook, blogs, and other social media. There’s no escaping the boring sameness of everybody’s vacation pics. Don’t get me wrong, I’m just as guilty of sharing … Continue reading
Hashtag Paris
If you have every been to Paris, you know that making efficient use of the city’s Metro system can be the key to a successful visit. With that thought in mind, Berlin-based journalist and amateur map-maker Tim Fischer has created … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Europe, Maps, Museums, Public Transport, Restaurants, Tourism
Tagged Instagram, Metro, Paris, Social media
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The Travel Guide Evolves
I’m continually surprised by the smart and unexpected ways that social media tools are transformed and appropriated for fun and practical uses. The clever gang behind the social travel app JetPac City Guides (free iOS) has scoured every public Instagram … Continue reading
How Important Are Online Reviews
The online reputation management company TrustYou has just released this neat infographic (see below) that examines the impact of web reviews and social media on travel booking decisions. Would you book a hotel that had no online reviews? Well 49% … Continue reading
Posted in Tech, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Facebook, Reputation management, Social media
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Save the Guidebook
It may come as a surprise that purchasers of travel guidebooks in both the U.S. and the U.K. still prefer traditional print books to digital editions. That is according to the Bowker organization, which provides publishing and information management services … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Books, ebooks, Europe, Tourism, Travel Writing, USA, Writing
Tagged Publishing, R.R. Bowker, Social media, Travel
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