Ear To The (Geek) Ground - Important Tech Developments Applicable to Tourism

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Search used to be older, established sites and blogs Now, new, real-time information is getting more visibility through the inclusion of tweets and Facebook in Bing and soon, Google searches

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Ear To The (Geek) Ground: What’s New? Sheila Scarborough Tourism Currents For Red Carpet Country Tourism
Here it comes!
- Mobile
- (did I say “mobile” yet?)
- Microsoft’s Bing Search Engine
- Custom maps using Google Maps
Mobile
- Smartphones – the Web in your purse – “is ramping faster than any tech cycle I've seen in modern times." Mary Meeker at Web 2.0 Summit last week.
Mobile
- Smartphone + social media = huge
- iPhone a big game changer, but….
- Tons of new phones coming
Photo courtesy Melissa Sconyers on Facebook
Google Challenger - Bing
Customized Online Maps
This just in….
Courtesy Andres Musta on Flickr CC
Takeaways….
- It’s moving faster than ever
- Keeping track of Facebook, etc. is not child’s play any more.
- Don’t be spooked by tech
- Find trusted teachers/mentors
Thanks for your time!
- Sheila Scarborough
- @TourismCurrents
- @BeckyMcCray
- [email_address]