photo © 2008 _Superbeast_ | more info (via: Wylio) Over the weekend, .02% of Gmail users had their email accounts wiped clean. That’s right, they had all of their email deleted from their account accidentally by Google. To make matters worse, Google even deleted the backup version of the data! Before all you “Keeping my email on my own computer because I don’t trust the cloud people”...
You’ve been waiting for this one. Todd shares his thoughts on providing information for travelers on touchscreens in your visitor centre. Why touchscreen kiosks are a bad idea for your tourism region. Send this link to your chamber of commerce, destination marketing organization or regional tourism association if they are considering investing in touchscreen kiosks. Kiosks break down and...
Many folks use Twitter status updates on behalf of their brand, instead of as a person. Some folks do both, engage as a person and as a business. On Facebook, Business pages have been a distinct entity, with quite limited types of engagement being possible in comparison to personal pages. Well, things have changed. If you have updated your business page profile your changes are live now. If you...
Todd’s in fine form helping tourism folk understand how to better meet the needs of their handheld toting guests. It’s a phone! Makes it easy to know the most vital information to show on your mobile site doesn’t it? Get it right with the handheld version of your website by focusing on three important elements: Your phone number a invitation to text you a map
Why consider advertising your tourism offering on Facebook? It’s a cost effective efficient way to boost your visibility with your ideal guest. The Travel Industry has one of the highest click through rates and one of the lowest costs per click. The opportunity for accessing the unique market segments that suit your business is high on Facebook because businesses can tailor their advertising...
If you are not using cloud services for file sharing, email, shared calendars and shared document editing, you probably aren’t making the most of your team. Todd takes to the ice again, just watch he doesn’t slash you in the shins if your are committing the latest offence to rankle him – desktop email! Links: Dropbox Gmail Google Docs Google Calendar
I attended a regional tourism meeting last week. I heard this quote from a speaker at the local information centre: “People want to be able to get the information they want right away just by touching the screen.” She wasn’t talking about making websites better for iPod or iPad screens or a handheld device screens. She wasn’t talking about asking a question on Twitter or Facebook...