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Is Google muscling in on Foursquare?
The big G has quietly launched a leaderboard points system for check-ins on their Android Maps.
I‘ve just checked in to my local Marks & Spencer ‘Food Hall’ (not hard. It’s downstairs in the basement!) and it turns out I’m the mayor!
Well, not really. I’m not ‘the mayor’ because that’s a Foursquare concept, and I checked in on Google maps.
You didn’t know there’s a check-in app with Google maps?
Well, no, neither did I but apparently there Continue Reading
Five Good Moments To Pitch a Fam Trip Idea to Travel PRs
Are you looking for compliant travel PRs who’ll jump at any chance to offer you a fam trip?
Yeah, well good luck with that dream! But there are times when travel PRs are more open to pitches from bloggers & journalists and you can make the most of those moments with a bit of forethought and if you keep your eyes & ears open for the right signs.
Work the shoulder seasons
To start with, there are regular points in Continue Reading
If Ever There Was A Social Media App Perfect For Travel Bloggers…
This coming week a new app goes into private beta test mode and travel bloggers are the perfect people to try it out.
Pinwheel will allow you to leave notes in locations around the world, a bit like sticking a note on that house, cafe, shop, or attraction, for anyone to read, or just your friends, or a tour group, or any group you define. And they can be arranged into topics/sets. So you could leave notes for Continue Reading
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Travelllll.com Snow Blogtrip Planned On An App
The snow has been plentiful this year and to make the most of it we’ve teamed up with our mates at Expedia.co.uk – who’ve very handily launched a new Facebook app for snow trip planning – to put together another mini blogtrip! Yaay!
Our last two Travelllll.com/Expedia mini blogtrips were to Korea for the Formula 1 Grand Prix, and Expedia HQ itself in Seattle (does that count?), but this time we’re putting down our Ginseng and skinny lattes Continue Reading
Hunting Treasure in Oman – Press Trip or Reality TV?
I have recently returned from the Oman Air Treasure Hunt an innovative ‘press trip’ which involved international teams from European countries in which the airline operates.
The mixed teams of four media professionals from the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy assembled in Muscat, Oman without knowing what to expect.
Big Bother
This turned out to be quite an issue. It became apparent during the initial briefing that several teams had not been informed that the Continue Reading
Men Who Jump Off Mountains Part 2
