Like any new feature rollout, Facebook’s Timeline has become a creative showcase for individuals and brands.
Unleash the Timeline: Creative use of Facebook brings home the history of travel
March 21, 2013 By 2 Comments
Airlines on Pinterest: in-depth look reveals a bit of a graveyard
March 15, 2013 By 3 Comments
Pinterest was one of the star social networks of 2012. Countless articles and reviews and paeans were written about it and, notably, unlike Google Plus, it never received much criticism.
Planning trips with heatmaps based on photos
February 13, 2013 By 1 Comment
We’ve seen heatmaps, cue the world’s tourism hotspots based on Panoramio photos from Estonia-based Bluemoon Interactive, and some are pretty cool
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Comtec takes search down the visual route
February 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Travel technology company Comtec has developed a visual search interface to help provide inspiration for consumers and tailor holidays more effectively
Visual storytelling – a core part of digital marketing for hotels
December 31, 2012 By 7 Comments
One question I am often asked by hotel emarketers: “Do we really need so much visual content to sell our hotel rooms?”
Tripsy switches to Trevi six months after launch
September 17, 2012 By 2 Comments
Stories of travel startups which have shut shop after a year or others which change direction after an initial push are numerous but not that many change name six months after launch
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PixMeAway creates image-based travel search and recommendation engine
July 30, 2012 By 11 Comments
Picture search is becoming so popular that even academics are seeing how they can establish and run a travel startup – in this case, PixMeAway – to target the trend.
TravelAvenue wants to be the Pinterest for travel, with a few twists
July 4, 2012 By 7 Comments
Pinterest launched quietly into the world of social networking in 2010, but then made one hell of a thud a year or so later – with obvious ramifications for travel.
Why imagery is dominating social media in travel in 2012
May 29, 2012 By 6 Comments
This year in social media, imagery – photos and videos – have become one of the most important ways in which brands, in any industry, can communicate with their audiences.
Google Map shows volume of tourists taking pictures in every location around the world
May 11, 2012 By 13 Comments
The wonderful thing about so-called open APIs is often the level of detail the data contain – effectively allowing developers to create all sorts of fascinating mashups.
