Tourist suggestions crowdsourced from social media trends in real time
Netherlands-based WaarSchijntdeZonWel.nl has already provided a way for tourists to book last minute holidays based on the current weather. Now another Dutch platform – Suggestme – is doing the same for travelers looking for destinations that are popular on social media at the time and enables users to compile their own custom guide. READ MORE…
Vine video clips turned into paper flip books
We’ve seen many innovations over the years that bridge the offline and online worlds, but recently we came across a simple example focused on Twitter’s new Vine app for iOS. Vine Flip is a platform designed specifically to turn Vine users’ short video clips into offline, paper flip books. READ MORE…
During presidential inauguration, hotel offers social media butler
Capturing a trip is an important part of the experience for most travelers, something that the Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel picked up on with its instant Facebook update booths. In conjunction with the presidential inauguration earlier this week, The Madison Washington DC offered its Inaugural Town and Country package, which included a social media expert to document guests’ stays and keep their online profiles updated. READ MORE…
Online purchases through Facebook comments
We recently wrote about Material Wrld, the social fashion photo site that enables consumers to show off their wardrobe as well as sell the items when they’re done with them. Now Soldsie is also combining sharing and selling – by allowing Facebook users to purchase items with a comment. READ MORE…
Mobile app uses social media to help travelers enjoy the airport
For those who travel by plane regularly for work, the airport can seem like a home-from-home. It makes sense then to encourage social connections in these areas and we’ve already seen airlines allowing passengers to choose seats based on social media profiles. Now there’s AirportChatter, a mobile app that brings business profiles, reviews and networking opportunities to the airport itself. READ MORE…
Social feed shows friends’ purchases
Sites such as Pickie have already leveraged friends’ Facebook likes to create a catalog of recommended products for consumers. Gathering data on actual purchase, Mine is a Twitter-like social network that shows contacts’ recent purchases rather than tweets. READ MORE…
Employees rewarded for getting involved in brands’ social media strategies
We’ve already seen innovations such as Planspot that make it easier for professionals to keep track of their social media strategies in one place. Hailing from Slovakia, the team behind Meevl has now created a platform to help engage all of a company’s employees with online campaigns. READ MORE…
Caller ID app displays social media info about contacts
A while ago we wrote about Herold, the Austrian directory service which delivers the country’s contact details to smartphones so users know who is calling. Harnessing social media data, CallApp is now embellishing this concept by displaying personalized relevant information about the caller. READ MORE…
Gamified social network will help companies motivate and reward their employees
Engaging and motivating employees to work hard is a challenge for companies large and small, and we’ve seen solutions ranging from a site that tracks morale to a company that uses upgradable lodgings as a way toreward its interns. Recently, however, New Hampshire employee recognition specialist A&R Sawyer came up with something new: My Corner Office, a soon-to-be-launched social network platform that companies can use to engage, motivate and reward their employees. READ MORE…
Online catalog recommends products based on friends’ likes
Last year we spotted 15gifts offering individuals struggling to think of ideas for presents a curated selection of recommendations based on their friends’ online profiles. Now Pickie aims to provide personalized product catalogs for the user to browse for themselves, based on the items being discussed by their friends on social media sites. READ MORE…
