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LinkedIn now more Linked In

November 25, 2009 HOT TOPics
linkedinprofile

LinkedIn has always been one of my favourite social media platforms because of it’s professional nature.  Because profiles are very CV or resume-like, it has made spam very non-existent here – a refreshing change from other platforms we know. The site has made a few changes recently that are pretty important, or at least noteworthy [...]

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Why Tourabout’s New GDS is Perfect for Small Business

November 16, 2009 HOT TOPics
tourabout

I’ve had an opportunity to explore a new global distribution system (GDS) from Tourabout, an Australian company that currently offers an online portal where smaller operators can offer tours to a bigger pool of visitors, who use the Tourabout site to search and find holidays.  As you may know there are several companies doing exactly [...]

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Trending Topics from World Travel Market 2009

November 12, 2009 HOT TOPics
World Travel Market

I’ve had the (dubious?) pleasure of attending World Travel Market this year down in London.  If you aren’t familiar with it, it’s the travel industry’s mega-event and an immense gathering of press, tourism organisations, suppliers, and everything in between.  It is a great way to get a good feel for the hot topics and trends of tourism around [...]

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Pictures Still Say A Thousand Words at Flickr

November 6, 2009 HOT TOPics
Flickr

Flickr is one of the most popular photo-sharing websites online.   (Facebook, if you’re curious, is the most popular photo-sharing website.  But given the photos there are hidden away behind profiles and fan pages, Flickr is the most useful to small business.) I just love Flickr – it’s so useful for small business not just [...]

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Get Social with Social Bookmarking

November 2, 2009 HOT TOPics
digg, one of the social bookmarking sites

You can increase traffic, or visitors, to your website by using what’s called social bookmarking websites. It’s a place where users submit links - essentially giving them the OK or thumbs up – and then other users browse the listings and check out the most popular links.   They can be very powerful tools for gaining new [...]

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Discussing the Issues Raised at Adventure Travel World Summit ’09

October 22, 2009 HOT TOPics
mount fitzroy

I was following a very interesting conversation this week on Twitter.  It was from Veronica Stoddart, Managing Editor of USA Today Travel.  She was tweeting updates from the social media panel at the Adventure Travel World Summit.  There were a lot of interesting comments from adventure travel companies, so I thought I’d take a moment [...]

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Seth Godin: The Good Stuff

October 6, 2009 HOT TOPics
Seth Godin

I’ve been working my way through Seth Godin’s series of books and I mention them here because I highly recommend them.  Seth’s earned his place amongst the bookshelf of business “classics,” but there’s just something about the great-big-happy thinking of Seth’s that I just can’t get enough of. What’s Great about Seth:  If you’re looking [...]

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Five Ways to Combat the Fact That Everyone is a Reviewer

September 10, 2009 HOT TOPics
Reviewers: an angry mob?

Probably the hardest thing to deal with in the shift and revolution of online media is the scary fact that everyone is a reviewer. Right or wrong, everyone now has the opportunity to comment on your product or service. How do you handle that?!? What’s one to do? Here’s five ways you can bomat the [...]

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