Social media is tourism’s dumping ground
Friday, May 20th, 2011Tourism operators must refine the way they use social media and stop using it to dump masses of content on potential customers, an expert said.
Tourism operators must refine the way they use social media and stop using it to dump masses of content on potential customers, an expert said.
Free-to-air and pay TV watching is up seven per cent this year despite competition from a number of sources, including mobile devices and the internet, the industry says.
With the Aussie dollar leading the greenback, it’s no surprise the US has become a destination of choice for travel-loving Australians.
RAF pilots who flew a daring rescue mission into the Libyan desert used a black-and-white Google Maps printout to land.
Luxury car maker Rolls-Royce says it’s developed its first electric-powered vehicle, which will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show.
Australians are embracing online shopping and it’s our internet retailers who are reaping the benefits.
Sydney ferry passengers will be able to browse the internet as they sail, with all 13 vessels now installed with free Wi-Fi.
Patients terrified by the whirring sound of the dentist’s drill could benefit from a new device which cancels it out, London scientists have said.
Australia’s second-largest telco Optus will again offer Foxtel to its cable customers from February next year after stopping the service in 2009 because it was not profitable to do so.
The National Australia Bank (NAB) says it has fixed a computer problem that left millions of customers short of cash and has scotched reports the problem was due to human error.
Its processor works 1000 times slower than the Apple iPad, but the first ever Apple computer has sold for 425 times the price.
Four driverless electric vans successfully ended a 13,000-kilometre test drive from Italy to China, a modern-day version of Marco Polo’s journey around the world, with their arrival at the Shanghai Expo on Thursday.
Australia’s biggest telecommunications company, Telstra, announced today that its help desk consultants will now have remote access to computers and smartphones to fix common technical support issues.
Almost 200 Victorian households will be invited to take part in the state’s first electric car trial as part of a plan to slash the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Increasing the upload limit had been the “number one requested feature” by contributors to the YouTube site.
Smartphone popularity is leading to hip-pocket pain with some users receiving huge bills from internet downloads.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has said he will look into the idea of appointing an online ombudsman after Facebook tribute pages were defaced with pornography.
Australians are hoarding old mobile phones up to 12 years old. Recycling could be a better answer.
A national telephone warning system designed to send emergency bushfire alerts could be expanded to warn of mass shootings and major police incidents.
Qantas says it is aiming to halve check-in times for customers at CityFlyer ports with new technology to be rolled out across Australia.