Facebook Search App – BETA
Written by Ian Brooks I had the pleasure of listening to Facebook’s Global Head of Travel, Lee McCabe, talking about their ambitions in the travel sector with their “Nearby” service that runs off the...
View ArticleBlackBerry CEO Claims Tablets Will Be Dead in Five Years
Thorsten Heins, the Chief Executive at BlackBerry has announced that in his opinion tablet devices like the iPad will become obsolete. “In five years I don’t think there’ll be a reason to have a...
View ArticleGet Airport VIP status with your Klout Score
American Airlines is giving those with a social media presence an opportunity to get a free pass to their Admirals Club lounge. Klout, one of many social media measurement tools, allows users to get a...
View ArticleYahoo Buy Tumblr, home to over 100 million blogs
Image by James R.C. Smith @jamesrcs One hour ago, Marissa Mayer opened up her own Tumblr account to announce that they have reached an agreement to acquire the blogging site for $1.1 billion. Tumblr...
View ArticlePut the ‘Me’ Back In Social Media
Image by JasonAHowie - Flickr We need to put the ‘Me’ back into Social Media. Every day, thousands of companies, start-ups and brands trying to sell you something are joining the vast potential of...
View ArticleSocial Media and Your Summer
Whether you’re off to a festival, an outdoor movie screening or just having a quiet picnic, social media is a valuable resource to help you make the most of the ever-shortening season. Festival apps...
View ArticleMy return to smartphones and next challenge
It’s been a good few months since I wrote ‘Why I’m selling my smartphone, by a Social Media Manager’. In summary, the article was about my frustration that I was wasting too much time, while spreading...
View ArticleDigital recruitment in travel – sunnier outlook to bring change?
Over at Puregenie.com our MD (Ian Brooks) has been featured in Travolution discussing how he sees the travel digital recruitment industry changing now the economy appears to have (fingers crossed!)...
View ArticlePay Per Gaze – Vision of the Future?
As you may have read recently, Google have just been granted a set of patents which may see them introduce a revolutionary Pay Per Gaze advertising system. So, with a simple headset-like device,...
View ArticleHow many job moves in Digital before it starts to devalue your CV?
People who work in the digital sector tend to move jobs more frequently than more traditional sectors, but when does it start to look bad? Of course there’s no right or wrong answer and it will depend...
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