James Penman
UK-based photographer
UK travel. Co-founder of websites.
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Looking at http://www.doasthelocalsdo.com/ 'a new type of travel guide'.
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Wow, Twitter 145m 'users': http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/02/twitter-stats/
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'... a sum equivalent to the entire output of the global economy is traded around once a fortnight on currency markets'.
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Interesting article/comments: 'Google: US mobile travel bookers use browsers over apps' http://bit.ly/bMUOBn via @tnooz
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'We invested in HomeAway at a $200 million valuation ... and now that company is worth more than $2 billion' http://bit.ly/cDk3kQ
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'Selling valuable consumer information is far easier than actually trying to use it' - FT's Lex column 'Online retailing'. :)
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Stood on Lord Hereford's Knob.
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Looking at the Mappa Mundi in Hereford Cathedral
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Alan Hinkes. 39 English counties, 39 highest peaks: http://www.pro-trek.co.uk/ @alanhinkes
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In the mistiest of Welsh valleys near Blaenavon.
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Interesting TC on Google Place Pages and Yelp: http://tcrn.ch/bMdAwn
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Reading @travelrants 'British holidays are not that bad': http://www.travel-rants.com/2010/08/20/british-holidays-are-not-bad/
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Watergate Bay Beach was top today: http://bit.ly/dqwSHK
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Gorgeous late light in Black Mountains
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with 'mobile operators ... going back to the concept that content is king'.
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'Mobile operators predict app sales boom': http://bit.ly/bVzdeb (FT).
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We're supposed to be researching South/Mid Wales and Edinburgh/Glasgow areas this week but weather looking very August.
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So many people look for Travelodges/Prem Inns in places where they don't, yet, exist.
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@JoCaird dating from when (the dog cemetery)?
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Oh dear, lots of 'rainy day Devon' traffic coming through.
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FT blog Facebook Places: http://bit.ly/8WYwZX
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Facebook Places 'will almost certainly involve user-generated content such as photos and videos, as well as reviews, all tied to a location'
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Mountain people - what does the 'Craig' of, say, 'Craig Cwm Cynwyn' mean (Brecon Beacons) pls?
