SmartBrief, a news feed for travel aggregators
Aggregation, or “curation” as some bloggers prefer it, is the practice of blogging about content created by others. Most aggregators set up feeds that push content to them. SmartBrief is a daily...
View ArticleThe story – In three sentences or less
Chapter 6 cited microblogging – blog posts of 140 or fewer characters — as a tool for travel journalists. The Matador Network’s David Miller put out a call for something he calls Micro Travel Notes....
View ArticleNew media new market
Chapter 6 explains to writers how to use social media to drive audience engagement. In addition to this advice Matthew Barker an author at travel-writers-exchange advises writers to expand their...
View ArticleIndie tour guide
Chapter 6 discusses opportunities as a entrepreneurial travel journalist. Eileen Smith of the Matador Network encourages the travel journalist to make easy cash as an indie tour guide. Smith tells...
View ArticleFacing the fiscal cliff
Chapter 6 discusses the opportunities for the travel journalist. As tensions build with all the media attention surrounding America’s economic situation, travel journalists may find themselves gaining...
View ArticleDigital divide
This digital divide has less to do with socio-economic status and its relation to the inability of poor class people to access information electronically. Instead this division spreads older and...
View ArticleVideo and heritage travel in Australia
Chapter 6 explains the intersection between two growing trends. The first discusses travelers who book their trips online while the other is the audience for travel video. Chapter 3 then breaks down...
View ArticleTourism’s dark side
Chapter 6 encourages the travel journalist to write about the “worst” in travel. Heather Davis of National Geographic.com describes her family’s tough experience while traveling in China. More...
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