At its core, Pinterest is a social bookmarking site similar to Delicious or SpringPad, but where Pinterest differs (and where they really shine) is how their bookmarks are organized. Rather than saving a list of text links, Pinterest is 100% image-based. The visual nature of Pinterest creates a clean and easily browsable interface that can [...]
Posts from the ‘Tourism’ Category
Apps like Yelp and Foursquare let you take pictures and leave reviews at restaurants, but unlike those and other apps, Foodspotting is completely devoted to food and pictures of food. Like many other apps, you can hook Foodspotting up with your Facebook and Twitter accounts and start following friends through there, but where Foodspotting really [...]
Last week, the Indiana Office of Tourism Development hosted Dr. Suzanne Cook at The Toby Theater at the Indianapolis Museum of Art for the 2011 Indiana Tourism Summit. After 30 years of service at the U.S. Tourism Association, Dr. Cook now a senior advisor to the association. As a well respected voice in the tourism [...]
May 13 11
Interview: Anne Hornyak of #tourismchat
Welcome to our series of interviews with local (and sometimes national) leaders in the social media and technology industry that will be featured on the Tourism Tech Corner. Today’s interview with Anne Hornyak (Senior Social Media Strategist at Sparkloft Media – an agency that primarily focuses on developing social media strategies and managing campaigns, social [...]
Dec 1 10
2010 New Media Workshop: Recap
We had a great turnout at our 2010 New Media Workshop in mid-November. Our office has hosted similar events in the past, but this was the first event that was 100% focused on mobile, social and other forms of digital new media. November’s sessions all featured local experts in blogging, mobile technology and social media. [...]
