Comments on: Is Facebook All a Twitter? Making Sense of Social Media http://www.innkeepingblog.com/2009/05/is-facebook-all-a-twitter-making-sense-of-social-media/ The Innkeeping Industry Blog of the Professional Association of Innkeepers (PAII) Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:42:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mary White http://www.innkeepingblog.com/2009/05/is-facebook-all-a-twitter-making-sense-of-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Mary White Fri, 08 May 2009 19:49:22 +0000 http://www.innkeepingblog.com/?p=96#comment-138 What a great and timely post! The world really is getting smaller; first with the introduction of the Internet and now with social networking. It’s hard to believe that less than 10 years ago many inns never even considered setting up their own website and/or using an online availability system. Now, social networking has become a daily part of some innkeepers’ lives. It’s interesting to consider whether or not social networking will be as ubiquitously used in our industry as a website? Probably not, but its growing popularity and outreach is undeniable, as evidenced by a recent Trip Advisor comment on a B&B blog as a result of a tweet! The decision to embrace and accept new changes, programs and applications in this digital world is really a personal choice which is as unique as the innkeepers, guests and vendors that make up our industry. Kudos to Jay and PAII for bringing the industry together and providing educational information in a way that’s an in-depth resource for those that want it and a simple overview for others. What a great and timely post! The world really is getting smaller; first with the introduction of the Internet and now with social networking. It’s hard to believe that less than 10 years ago many inns never even considered setting up their own website and/or using an online availability system. Now, social networking has become a daily part of some innkeepers’ lives. It’s interesting to consider whether or not social networking will be as ubiquitously used in our industry as a website? Probably not, but its growing popularity and outreach is undeniable, as evidenced by a recent Trip Advisor comment on a B&B blog as a result of a tweet!

The decision to embrace and accept new changes, programs and applications in this digital world is really a personal choice which is as unique as the innkeepers, guests and vendors that make up our industry. Kudos to Jay and PAII for bringing the industry together and providing educational information in a way that’s an in-depth resource for those that want it and a simple overview for others.

]]> By: Jeff Logan http://www.innkeepingblog.com/2009/05/is-facebook-all-a-twitter-making-sense-of-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Jeff Logan Fri, 08 May 2009 17:57:42 +0000 http://www.innkeepingblog.com/?p=96#comment-137 Facebook is here to stay and Innkeepers need to jump on this bandwagon. The largest group of users joining now is women over 55. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/13/social.network.older/index.html?iref=t2test_techmon" rel="nofollow">See this CNN story to learn more</a> We have tested ads already and the results are fantastic. The cost of ads is also very low and at minimum of $1 a day. So get busy everyone with setting up your account and ads. Facebook is here to stay and Innkeepers need to jump on this bandwagon. The largest group of users joining now is women over 55.

See this CNN story to learn more

We have tested ads already and the results are fantastic. The cost of ads is also very low and at minimum of $1 a day.

So get busy everyone with setting up your account and ads.

]]> By: Peter Scherman http://www.innkeepingblog.com/2009/05/is-facebook-all-a-twitter-making-sense-of-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Peter Scherman Fri, 08 May 2009 13:26:07 +0000 http://www.innkeepingblog.com/?p=96#comment-136 This is a great post, Jay. It seems to me that there are those in this world who hate change and will resist it until the end, and some of us who love it and are excited by it. A larger group will eventually come along when they feel they are being left behind and will lose out if they don't get on board. The innkeeping industry (and most other industries) are experiencing a pace of change that is so accelerated today that even I, who love change, am at times bewildered by the torrential flow of new words, concepts, and "must do's." That said, I applaud you for bringing all of us along. There is a growing group of innkeepers (and even some of us consultants) who are tweeting now directly as a result of your leadership before the PAII conference in Atlanta. And I think we are not only sharing some great ideas and perhaps growing our respective businesses, but we're having fun in the process! You're right, it doesn't have to (and shouldn't) consume a lot of time. "There is nothing constant but change." Give it a shot! This is a great post, Jay. It seems to me that there are those in this world who hate change and will resist it until the end, and some of us who love it and are excited by it. A larger group will eventually come along when they feel they are being left behind and will lose out if they don’t get on board. The innkeeping industry (and most other industries) are experiencing a pace of change that is so accelerated today that even I, who love change, am at times bewildered by the torrential flow of new words, concepts, and “must do’s.” That said, I applaud you for bringing all of us along. There is a growing group of innkeepers (and even some of us consultants) who are tweeting now directly as a result of your leadership before the PAII conference in Atlanta. And I think we are not only sharing some great ideas and perhaps growing our respective businesses, but we’re having fun in the process! You’re right, it doesn’t have to (and shouldn’t) consume a lot of time. “There is nothing constant but change.” Give it a shot!

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