Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
Could TLDs Provide Funding for DMOs?
Look, let’s be honest, the whole .travel idea did not really go over that well. And it looks like ICANN is repeating the mistake with the new TLD policy (.anything). But what if I told you these new domain names could fund your DMO.
What Google Hotel Finder Means For DMOs
Destination marketing organizations and CVBs have long thought of themselves as the most knowledgeable guide to a particular tourism area. But that claim of expertise just got a little smaller.
Travel Trends – Social Savior, Australia, iPad Usage
Florida ‘Saved’ by Social Media – Praise the lord and the pass the conch chowder, Florida has been saved by social media. Or so says the crack reporting team at Fortune magazine, via CNN.com. Now, we don’t have an issue with the use of social media by Visit Florida, in fact, we encouraged and recommended [...]
Travel Trends – Facebook Places, United, Google Maps Mobile
Facebook Places: The New TripAdvisor or Another Social Wasteland? – Following our post on the launch of Facebook Places (10 Things You Need To Know About Facebook Places), we have been eagerly searching for and reading other takes on the new social service. One that caught our eye was from the team at Jaunted: Will [...]
How To: Improve Local Search with Google Places
In today’s edition of our How To series on Travel 2.0, we take a quick look at Google Places and how the Google Maps-based section can help improve, as well as provide insight into, your local search strategy. For a quick recap on Google Places, take a look at our post from last fall: Google [...]
