Archive for June, 2007
TripIt
read about this new venture on O’Reilly Radar.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Internet as a trip starting point
eMarketer reports with the comment that as the product becomes more complex the picture changes and people refer to travel agents for advice.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )In online travel, word of mouse is king
USA Today reports in this article and it’s usually a pretty good bet that when a mass market paper reports on anything “new” on the web it’s usually on the way to be pretty well established market behavior or a fact.I don’t think anyone can seriously doubt any longer that user generated content has an increasingly significant influence on travel decisions. The travel sites trying to capitalize on this are growing like mushrooms and we might even be in some new bubble territory.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )CTC launches beta version of blogging site on Canada.travel
More Canadian innovation as reported in the Tourism INTERNET Marketing Blog by Jens.It seems our friends to the North are showing not only U.S. but other DMOs around the world how to embrace what’s collectively called web 2.0 and take active steps to engage with their audience.I’ve just last week been asked by a colleague to rate some DMO sites and without doing a really exhaustive search, I really didn’t come up with anything truly amazing.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Share your Canadian Travel Secrets Online…
is an innovative effort introduced by Jens Thraenhart on his blog.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )VibeAgent Starts Even Smarter
Bill Geist has the review of this new travel 2.0 venture. I share his assessment after having spent some time on the site.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The age of the Prosumer
is the theme of this video outlining a future scenario of the web and media by 2050.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )TripAdvisor trots out social network
while the post inWebware is rather lackluster, I’m of the opinion that this new feature will make TripAdvisor a much more useful tool.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Why there’s no such thing as Web 2.0
Marc Andreessen says in this post on his blog andI agree with his take on the subject despite the fact that Web 2.0 is in the title of this blog. Why?
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Taking a break
This is a graphic to ponder by Americans slaving away in their cubiclesis it any wonder why Europeans have the highest percentage of travel per capita?
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