Dec 23 2010
This article by Haydn Shaughnessy in the Research Blog of the Harvard Business Review, delves deeper into a number of often used, terms like Web 2.0, Semantics, Ecosystems and Mobile and links them together in a very useful and surprising graph. The analysis reveals some interesting results worth paying attention by businesses as they will [...]
Jul 21 2009
What the F**K is Social Media: One Year Later View more documents from Marta Kagan.
May 28 2009
Of course, widget are nothing new on blogs or sites but I found this new one introduced by VisualDNA adds an interesting twist that should make it much more fun for site visitors to use. Here’s Stephen Fry telling you how it works: As a matter of fact, you can try it out right here [...]
May 27 2009
Reads the title of the Travolution blog post guest written by Mark Seall which I found very thought provoking. I thought it might be useful to repeat my comments here as well: If the major travel players are indeed aware of the fast changing environment they are operating in, it isn’t reflected in how their [...]
Apr 28 2009
Today’s the tenth Anniversary of The Cluetrain Manifesto – The end of business as usual. Here’s part of the introduction: A powerful global conversation has begun. Through the Internet, people are discovering and inventing new ways to share relevant knowledge with blinding speed. As a direct result, markets are getting smarter—and getting smarter faster than [...]
Apr 3 2009
Came across a great blog post here with a recap of a panel discussion with Peter Kim, Jeremiah Owyand and Charlene Li, three leading voices on social media at the Web 2.0 conference. Below is my comment on it Excellent comments about some fundamental issues relevant to social media and its use, non-use or abuse [...]
Mar 31 2009
All are full of insights. One of my favorites, having been around for a while is #10 22 Smart, Inspirational Quotes From Bloggers In 2008 View more presentations from Adam Singer.
Jun 30 2008
of online travel, to find that Independent Hotels’ Online Presence Lagging according to this recent study by GuestCentric. The gap between the larger chains and smaller independent hotels is significant when it comes to an effective presence online and the use of web based marketing and distribution tools. The web was supposed to have leveled [...]
May 27 2008
in this article Thinking About the Social Web? Do Something! on ClickZ. It corresponds with my own view on the changed market environment companies in all industries – but especially travel – have to compete in to get customer attention and buy-in. The command and control era is fast coming to an end, if it [...]
