http://travel2dot0.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/travel-trends-blog-now-social-is-mainstream-internet-users/ Insights into the convergence of interactive technology and travel. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:25:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://travel2dot0.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/travel-trends-blog-now-social-is-mainstream-internet-users/#comment-399 Eric Hoffman Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:06:08 +0000 http://travel2dot0.wordpress.com/?p=746#comment-399 I think that blogging should be just one tool in your social media toolbox, figure them out and use any and all that might help you out - great talk about this and attitudes towards social media and marketing in general at: http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/4370/Gary-Vaynerchuk-on-the-Importance-of-Engaging-and-Caring-About-Your-Community.aspx I think that blogging should be just one tool in your social media toolbox, figure them out and use any and all that might help you out – great talk about this and attitudes towards social media and marketing in general at:
http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/4370/Gary-Vaynerchuk-on-the-Importance-of-Engaging-and-Caring-About-Your-Community.aspx

]]> http://travel2dot0.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/travel-trends-blog-now-social-is-mainstream-internet-users/#comment-391 Tim Malbon Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:00:22 +0000 http://travel2dot0.wordpress.com/?p=746#comment-391 If you like blogs and would like to see an interesting social content model have a squint at Metrotwin.com. British Airways recently launched this online community that twins New York with London that’s fed by a blog network. It's a social utility serving a niche (admittedly, a *mega*-niche) rather than a social networking site. Very pretty and great content (I would say that, my agency designed it), plus a buzz-based algorithm tracking user behaviour and sentiment, and dynamic ‘charts’ of the best places in both cities. See: http://www.metrotwin.com If you like blogs and would like to see an interesting social content model have a squint at Metrotwin.com. British Airways recently launched this online community that twins New York with London that’s fed by a blog network. It’s a social utility serving a niche (admittedly, a *mega*-niche) rather than a social networking site. Very pretty and great content (I would say that, my agency designed it), plus a buzz-based algorithm tracking user behaviour and sentiment, and dynamic ‘charts’ of the best places in both cities. See: http://www.metrotwin.com

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