A vision of the future for travel writers.
A week ago, I and many others were stopped in our tracks by the video released by Google to accompany their promotion – sadly, in North America only – for early adopters to try Google Glass.
Since its debut announcement a year ago, many people have been eagerly anticipating Glass. Back then, in its demo form, it was little more than a digital camera on a headset, but Continue Reading
Last year’s initiative by Edinburgh-based flight search-engine, Skyscanner, to firmly establish themselves in Asia (they opened an office in Singapore and recently partnered with the Chinese search engine, Baidu) has placed a new emphasis on mobile search, which now accounts for a third of the 30+ million monthly visits to their website. So how good is their mobile app?
Thankfully when I was asked to review Skyscanner’s app I was already using the iPhone version to Continue Reading
That’s the thing about technology and the Internet – it never stands still.
No sooner have we all mastered blogs, podcasting, video-blogging, e-zines, and the latest social media networks like Pinterest & Instagram, than along comes new stuff to get our heads around like mobile app creation, Hangouts on Air, data journalism and Augmented Reality.
Digital journalist, Benji Lanyado, knows this better than most and has been in the vanguard of many new technologies and techniques.
It was Benji who, Continue Reading
Most travel bloggers are still ignoring Tumblr. Take advantage of this untapped opportunity by learning from these 10 excellent travel blogs.
Despite the vast number of personal travel blogs, not many have made the leap to Tumblr. Most still run on WordPress. Brands, like the Standard Hotel and Conde Nast Traveler, however, have been quick to establish themselves on the microblogging platform. Considering how visual travel blogging is, the lack of adoption is surprising. Other image-centric verticals, like fashion, have Continue Reading
Whether you’re the founder of a travel startup or are just looking to get into tech, a startup incubator can provide advice, connections, and money to your fledgling business.
If you’re working on a big vision, rather than a side project, you’ll probably need some help. Incubators are like bootcamps for startups. They’re designed to help new businesses survive and thrive through access to an experienced network of entrepreneurs and investors.
The cost to launch a startup has decreased dramatically Continue Reading
Social media is supposed to amplify your business or blog. So why does it feel like a full-time job itself? With IFTTT, you can get more out of social networking while doing less work.
Every month seems to bring a new site that you must be on according, to the fad-following social media gurus. You’ll remember them pushing the now-forgotten Google+ not long ago. Even if you’ve culled the list of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, Foursquare, Google+, and their Continue Reading