Chris Anderson’s Free & the Booking Engine
by Stephen JoyceI’ve been a huge fan for Chris Anderson for a long time. It seemed to me that the “Long Tail” completely supported my own motivation behind building Rezgo, a web based booking engine that would put inventory and distribution... Read more »
The long tail of travel – Niche tour operators can now unite
by PhilThe longtail concept has been around for a long time. Chris Anderson popularized it in his creatively name book “The Long Tail“. The Wikipedia definition is that “The distribution and inventory costs of these [longtail] businesses... Read more »
Social Applications dominate the web
by Joe Buhleraccording to this presentation by Morgan Stanley analyst Mary Meeker, reported in Tech Crunch | View | Upload your own Here are some more figures that show the rapid growth rates of he major social sites: * YouTube + Facebook page views... Read more »
Future trends in hotel e-business
by KarinSchmollgruberThere is an excellent article on Future trends in hotel e-business at Hotelmarketing.com reporting from the HEDNA conference currently taking place in Lisbon. Many key points apply to other branches of the tourism industry as well. Henry... Read more »
Sneak peek at new Joggins Fossil Centre
by TerriAlthough the 'new' Joggins Fossil Centre doesn't officially open to the public until May 17, I was delighted to receive an invitation to attend its opening ceremony last week. There is much buzz in our region about this very welcome addition... Read more »
QuickMobile
by NormRoseI had the opportunity to attend the Dow Jones Wireless Innovation Conference last week in Redwood Shores, CA. The event is primarily designed to connect new mobile start-ups with funding, but the show had some interesting panels where today's... Read more »
Websites with a Cause
by JensBack in June of 2007, I wrote about the extraordinary concept of Kiva.org. Now I came across an interview with Bill Clinton that explains the mission very accurately…as well as this film by PBS. Another great site is GiveMeaning.com by... Read more »
Green IT
by JensGreen IT – Is technology helping save energy or is the increased use of the internet and the associated server usage actually doing the exact opposite? (more…) This article was originally posted on Tourism Internet Marketing.You... Read more »
Scenes from the ocean floor – 5th of 5
by TerriHere's my last scene in this 5-image series taken at Two Islands, near Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. The receding Fundy tide exposes lots of interesting aspects of the ocean floor: salty puddles, living tide pools, sculpted reefs, mussels, clams and... Read more »
