Archive | August, 2008

26 August 2008 ~ 1 Comment

New Open Review Website [TripReviews.com] in Private Beta

Occasionally I get the opportunity to participate in some very cool private betas.  In this case, a friend and colleague of mine, Sean Rollinson from Escapes.ca has recently launched a new project called TripReviews.com.  Besides being a lucky domain name score, the site itself has some strong potential in the travel review space. Some of [...]

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20 August 2008 ~ 13 Comments

The Debate Around Duplicate Content

SEM

There has been a lot of discussion and debate around duplicate content.  When I helped put together the Tips from the T-List website for example, the whole idea behind using the WordPress platform was to consolidate all the content into one place and then re-direct readers back out to the original posts and websites.  The [...]

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20 August 2008 ~ 6 Comments

71% of NextGen Travelers Search On-line

PhoCusWright, in collaboration with Ypartnership, has just released a new survey titled “The NextGen Traveler” which examines the habits and perculiarities of the high tech traveler.  It is an interesting survey because it shows a corelation between the evolution of online travel technology and the effects that this technology has had on the general consumer.  [...]

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19 August 2008 ~ 2 Comments

Travel Agents Finding Relevance Amidst Web 2.0

I read an article today on Boston.com which I found really interesting.  Firstly, it confirmed something that I have been arguing for a long time, that travel agents can find relevance in the new age of on-line travel and secondly, despite what critics say, travel agents are not going to go away.  The article titled [...]

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