Google+ Engagement Metrics – Are You an Influencer in Travel?

by Rich Whitaker RSS 2 Comments
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With the recent announcement that Google will transform into a search engine that understands not only content, but also people and relationships, Google+ has suddenly become an integral part of the Search Engine Results Pages (SERPS) that you see. Then, how do you figure out and analyze just how influential you are on Google+?

Yesterday, Google announced a major change that is hugely relevant to travel bloggers who have a significant following on Google+. For anyone looking Continue Reading

New App Turns Your Smartphone Into A Teleprompter

by Alastair McKenzie RSS 2 Comments
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Hot from the floor at this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at the Las Vegas Convention Center, comes a professional autocue app for smartphones that’s perfect for videobloggers.

The Tiffen Company, a manufacturer and distributor of accessories for the still imaging, video, motion picture, and broadcast markets, is showcasing the Listec™ PromptWare PW-04 app for podcasters and bloggers wanting to add scripted dialog to their broadcasts. The Promptware system is already widely used in traditional broadcasting and normally drives Continue Reading

Google Gives Travel Bloggers A Big Search Boost

by Alastair McKenzie RSS 6 Comments
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We’ve talked about the need to get consumers to use social search more. Now Google is ‘making it happen’!

Google has announced that it is rolling out Search + Your World over the next few days, bringing results from your friends – and we’re talking here about Google+ friends – to the fore.

How does it work?

Well, when it comes to your region (so far it has been rolled out to .com, but Continue Reading