Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Some Web 2.0 Travel applications I found

I was able to find some great Web 2.0 applications for travel:
www.tripadvisor.com - 2nd most popular travel website. Fellow travelers share there travel experiences, tips, pictures and videos. I highly recommend this one.
www.connectedtraveler.com has videos, blogs, podcasts and photos. You can also post classifieds, reviews and create your own page.
www.travelistic.com has many videos for travelers
www.trivop.com is the first video guide for hotels. Travelers and hoteliers can submit their videos.

Have fun visiting these sites. There are hours of fun here!!

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Some Learn 2.0 applications for the traveler

There are some great sites that I found for the traveler who knows the importance of research. If you use books like I do to do your research there are great ways to keep track of the titles you have used and found very helpful. Some examples are:
Library Thing; Elf; Guru Library; Shelfari
Book Mooch is a great way to trade with other travelers who love to research. If you have been to one destination and have a book you are willing to part with for another book that is good for your next destination, Book Mooch is for you.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Web 2.0

It's so exciting to see how we make up the web and have created many different cyber-communities and ways to share about ourselves.
The videos on YouTube and pages on MySpace were cool . It was great to see OCLS mentioned by our customers and not just staff.

There are obviously many online videos and blogs and vlogs based on TRAVEL. I look forward to looking for some and sharing with you later.
Do you have any to share?

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

RSS feeds for travelers

In lesson 3 I learned about RSS feeds. There are so many about travel, it was so hard to choose. Here are the RSS feeds I have subscribed to. Maybe you'll want to subscribe also through Bloglines.
www.travelocity.com (travel deals)
www.expedia.com (more lovely travel deals)
www.orbitz.com (even more)
www.fodors.com (cool travel podcasts)
www.redstravel.net (travel writing by a world traveling woman Amy Harking)
www.netscape.com and select travel stories

Do you have any to share?