5. 3 Years ago our communication was Cool Kept family and friends informed adventures close to real time Recommendations from broad group of people Lots of new friends and readers, including 1 very influential one...
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7. Today our communications would be Kind of lame Not real time – Blog was probably 5-7 days behind Comments too asynchronous Access was limited Integration wasn’t complete No integration with SMS internationally
8. 2009 Social Media Twitter, Twitpic, MySpace, Facebook, FourSquare, Blog, aggregators etc. SMS integration at reasonable rates Iphone with wifi access everywhere Blogging more mainstream Realtime communications with fellow travelers and brands
9. Arrived in New Zealand, too busy getting ready to leave to arrangements, kids and luggage sitting on the curb
10. Only sunny day in Beijing is our Great Wall day… we win!
37. Living the dream Travelers I look up to @Soultravelers3 @Umarket @Nomadicmatt @adventuregirl Good travel sites @matadortravel @nileguide @Weblogtheworld Tuesday is dream day #traveltuesday
38. 2009 social media still isn’t there for travel Information overflow – true about all categories Location and time is very important Friend locator and matchmaking Marketing platform or travel aid # tags are a good start, better organization Communication very disjointed Real time pricing, opportunities Alerts both good and bad
39. Next trip 2014? Real-time fully integrated Real location Real intent Real purchases Real connections And we will bring you along in our pocket