Why Australian tourism bureaus need to do better social media

“Tasmania needs to up spending on tourism marketing @monamuseum @tourismTAS @TripAdvisor @lonelyplanet http://ow.ly/fpW8m” This tweet by @AusLeisure was retweeted by @ATECtoday, the Australian Tourism Export Council – “the peak industry body representing the $26 billion inbound tourism industry Australia” (as quoted from their Twitter bio). @AusLeisure’s news release quoted a critique by Tasmania’s Tourism Industry Council … Continue reading Why Australian tourism bureaus need to do better social media

How to pick a LinkedIn ‘spam profile’

Et tu LinkedIn? For those of us who spend much of their day connected to the net, spam is part and parcel of the Information Age. We expect it on so many platforms that when we find a network where spam is seemingly limited, it jars you to find that network has finally succumbed. LinkedIn, … Continue reading How to pick a LinkedIn ‘spam profile’

Too many Profiles: From web tools to jumping the profile bandwagon

Feel like there are too many online offerings asking you to set up a ‘profile’? Aside from your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google, Skype, Apple (the list goes on) profiles, it seems there is an increasing number of web tools/services wanting to jump on the social profile train. The reason: To improve the user experience for … Continue reading Too many Profiles: From web tools to jumping the profile bandwagon