Tourism in Hawaii, like tourism worldwide, is down. The mainstream media is fading. Meanwhile, social networking and social media are on the rise, and people are looking for fresh voices and hungry for different experiences. As I reported last week, the Hawaii Tourism Authority launched the “So Much More Hawaii” blogger tour, an experiment [...]
Behind the So Much More Hawaii Blogger Tour
June 2nd, 2009 · 5 Comments · Blogs, Business, Hawaii, People, The Web
Tags: blogger·bloggers·famtours·hta·hvcb·tourism·travel
Twitter Reports on Hawaii Economy
January 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Business, Hawaii, The Web
This afternoon, the state Council on Revenues is giving a briefing on the state economy at the Hawaii State Capitol. And at least two people are Twittering from the briefing as it unfolds: Ian Lind (independent investigative journalist and blogger) and Georgette Deemer (Communications Director for the Hawaii House of Representatives and former state film [...]
Tags: economy·government·Hawaii·tourism·twitter
HVCB Picks Online Video Partner
November 5th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Hawaii, The Web
In an attempt to help Hawaii “go viral” in the world of web video, the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau has partnered with TurnHere, “a full-service Internet video solutions provider to the media, publishing, travel, local and real estate industries.” Specifically, TurnHere will distribute HVCB videos across the Internet via a branded YouTube channel and [...]
