Travel, tourism needs a Travel 2.0 Internet marketing strategyAccording to a new report from PhoCusWright Inc., next year for the first time transactions on the Internet will account for over half (54%) of all U.S. travel bookings.The US market is way ahead of the pack in using the Net to buy travel. While the U.S. represented just one third of total online and offline … [Read more...]
Is MySpace getting more traffic than Yahoo?
Social media sites have the audienceAccording to comScore Media Metrix, MySpace recorded 38.7 billion U.S. page views last month, compared with 38.1 billion for Yahoo Inc.News Corp.'s MySpace recorded 38.7 billion U.S. page views last month, compared with 38.1 billion for Yahoo Inc., according to comScore Media Metrix. MySpace's growth was 2 percent over October and triple … [Read more...]
NYTimes traffic vs MySpace
Social Media traffic continues to beat out other sitesCould this be the reason the NYTimes is adding social media elements to their online stories? … [Read more...]
Social Media: A Sign of The Times
Getting into social news sharing is just good business these daysThe Gray Lady got the clue. The New York Times is paying attention to where its stories are shared, who reads them, and, more importantly, what they are saying about them, reports TechCrunch on Rojolink.As from Monday they will be adding direct links to digg, facebook and newsvine, so that readers can … [Read more...]
Business Blogging Lesson Still Not Learned
Social Media and PR 2.0 require a differnt approach - honesty and tranparency are paramountAnother 'flog' or fake blog was unmasked this week - Sony and viral marketing firm Zipatoni were shown to be behind the supposedly cool hip-hop blog, alliwantforxmasisapsp.com.Coming hard on the heels of the Wal-Mart/Edelman fiasco it's no wonder that corporate executives in the US and … [Read more...]
