You’ve probably twittered to get a tip from other tweepers on a new place to dine at or have a drink, right? (That was a mouthful). But have any of you ever considered planning a whole trip around Twitter alone? Well, that’s exactly what The Twitchhiker (AKA Paul Smith, writer for The Guardian) is doing. This … Read more about Travel by Twitter: Case Study #1 The Twitchhiker
If you’re not yet using Twitter and don’t fully understand what it is yet – let alone how it might begin to change the way we travel – have a read of the Twitchhiker’s post “What is Twitter? (Clue: It’s not Facebook) where he asked his readers to describe what Twitter is and what it … Read more about Travel by Twitter… but first, an intro to Twitter, or, what Twitter means to you
How many of you have started using Twitter when you travel? For a while now I’ve been noticing a few tweets here and there, like “Can anyone recommend a good sushi joint in Castlemaine?” and “Checking out of the Cairo fleapit that was Lonely Planet’s author choice. Alternatives please!”or “In Venice. Where are the Venetians … Read more about Travel by Twitter: travel revolution or evolution?
Did you see Donald Strachen’s terrific list of 50 great travel related tweeters in the UK’s Telegraph yesterday? Donald prefaces his list by saying “there are as many different uses as there are users, so any list of the ‘best’ tweeters is very subjective… here are 50 travel-related tweeters whose qualities I can vouch for. … Read more about Twitter: 50 great travel tweeters
So what do you do when you take a coffee break? Surfing the net and checking email aside (because that’s just a normal part of our work day, right?), do you check Facebook, send a tweet on Twitter, or download an application to your iPhone? How differently we live our lives now. In the ‘old … Read more about Coffee break pottering and the compelling world of incoming traffic search results