Entries from September 2009

September 29, 2009

How The Travel Industry Will Save The World

(Editor’s Note: The following blog post was first published on Tnooz.com.  This is the author’s original post.)
When approached to become one of the initial contributors to Tnooz I was understandably flattered and naturally began thinking about my first post.  What is my agenda for the site, what do I say, what is my voice, [...]

September 27, 2009

Google Rolls Out Place Pages In Google Maps

Late in the afternoon on Friday, Google quietly rolled out a new Google Maps product aimed at creating a richer map browsing experience for the consumer.  Enter Google Place Pages, exit Yelp.  The new offering is nothing short of a reference library for every place on the planet.
Yeah, not just the U.S., not just businesses, [...]

September 25, 2009

Tnooz. Odd name, brilliant site.

A few weeks ago a good friend and colleague of mine, Kevin May (formerly of Travolution) sent yours truly an odd and cryptic little email in reference to a new venture.  Never missing an opportunity to tell a Gunners fan that Liverpool is four places above them in the table (sorry American readers, football talk), [...]

September 25, 2009

Travel Trends – Utah, Miami, Social Media Measurement

Utah Rolls Out a New Look – Our neighbors to the West have introduced a new, and fully-functioning version, of Utah.travel…just in time for the ski season push in the Beehive State.  I know, beehive…look it up.  After using a heavily modified splash page, for what seemed like years, the team at the Utah [...]