Talking About Paid Links. We Did It Wrong.

by John O'Nolan RSS 31 Comments
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So. Last Friday was pretty eventful.

There were some pretty heated comments flying around so I thought that it’d be best to let things calm down slightly before attempting to pen a response. With that in mind, I’d like to do three things today:

Talk about what went wrong. Clarify the content of the post, and the reasons for writing it. Clarify our editorial policy and talk about the future. What Went Wrong

We’ve read every single comment, Continue Reading

Once In A Lifetime – Israel Blog Trip Report

by Chris Richardson RSS 3 Comments
view of the Western Wall (aka Wailing Wall) and golden Dome on the Rock, Jerusalem

A few months ago I was approached through the contact page on my blog about attending a blog trip to Israel. The email came through looking less than official and had all of the writing right-aligned on the page. I remember thinking to myself ‘what sort of spam is this’ and almost deleted it on the spot. Curious though, I responded back and a dialog between myself and one of the organisers began that ended with me attending an 11 Continue Reading

Did The Hot Sun Make Your iPhone Curl Up? Not a Problem!

by Alastair McKenzie RSS 0 Comments
Melted image fx on mobile phone

… At least, not a problem in the future maybe!

Last week somebody at Travelllll HQ was highlighting the video clip (below) of Nokia’s new bendy phone concept.

The prototype Nokia Kinetic Device looks really interesting – beyond being able to sit down comfortably with it in the back pocket of your jeans! The ability to control functions like select and zoom by bending and twisting look quite intuitive and well-suited not just to Continue Reading

If You Want To Be Popular, Pay Attention To Your Image

by Alastair McKenzie RSS 4 Comments
black & white negative 35mm with magnifying glass

As photographers know, image is everything and Google is very interested in your images.

For some, that is a potential threat. You don’t want to make it easy for people to find and copy or use your work.

For others it is an opportunity. With watermarked images and/or better still, your branding on them, the billion page views a day that Google Image Search generates can drive substantial traffic your way.

What’s more, Google’s interest in images is growing. Already Continue Reading

Possibly The Most Controversial Article “Ever”?

by Alastair McKenzie RSS 11 Comments
Bali street scene

The oft repeated guidance on good blogging is to speak in your own voice; to stamp your own personality on your writing and describe the world as you find it.

That’s probably what the editor of the Australian newspaper, The Age‘s travel section told Carolyn Webb to do when she wrote her destination piece on Bali three days ago. As the title of her article, Bali: Why Bother? suggests, she wasn’t impressed, and she diligently wrote why.

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