Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group gets some Umpf for social media on Park Inn By Radisson brand.
SOCIAL – Product news, launches and more – May 2013
May 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Betapond secures €2 million in new funding round.
Fiz wants to champion places via crowd wisdom and user-generated content
May 16, 2013 By 4 Comments
Fiz is looking to tap into the big data, geo-location and social graph trends out there to bring together leisure time, longer travel and social content
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Behold the bounty to be had in travel when data roaming charges ease
April 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
It’s the mid-1990s, and I’m one of those management consultants so lovingly praised on the hit TV drama House of Lies.
Do travelers truly want Amazon-style recommendations?
April 9, 2013 By 2 Comments
In light of Foursquare’s new “places people go next” feature, we ask if travelers want to follow the crowd, even if it’s a crowd of like-minded strangers?
Zozi captures $10 million funding round, threatens more disruption in the activity sector
April 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Almost two years since bagging a $7 million series B funding round to boost its then local deals business, Zozi has secured another $10 million from some of its original investors and a string of others.
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Twitter enables mobile app deep-linking, helping e-commerce
April 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Anyone who clicks on the blue link can download the app being tweeted about. Or if the user has already downloaded the app, can be directed to the exact page for a deal on, say, a mobile-only rate on a hotel room.
Courting continued engagement: Foursquare pings users to create more content
March 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Foursquare has launched a new email marketing campaign aimed squarely at increasing the location-based network’s user generated content. Submitted by a Tnooz reader, the email marketing campaign hinges around recent trips by users.
Jiepang, China’s Foursquare, reveals check-in hotspots – things-to-do dominate, airports nowhere
February 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Jiepang, one of the biggest check-in based social networks in China, has pointed to how its service is being used by members.
Check this: The world according to Foursquare [INTERACTIVE]
January 22, 2013 By 5 Comments
Curious about what 500,000,000 check-ins would look like on a map? The placehounds over at Foursquare have indulged our collective curiosity, delivering an interactive infographic that plots over 500 million check-ins on a world map.
