Tourism
In the age where companies are vying to have their blog/social networking voices heard, a new trend is emerging for those with obvious markets ... turning the voices of your customers into attention and sales. To do that, many organizations are developing their own social networking platforms. From freeware Ning social networks to WordPress MU blogspheres, these companies are providing a place for their markets to converse... they're hosting a community! In doing this, the benefits are obvious; Primarily that you have the FULL attention of your audience by gathering them in one spot on the web around a subject they all have in common and that you are providing a service... typically a free service!
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An exciting new local recreation and tourism event group in the Ottawa Valley area has taken an excitingly direct approach to social networking... they simply do it all! From Facebook pages and events, to fully blog-enabled web sites, to Google Calendars, Analytics and more, the organizers of the Mississippi Mills Bicycle Month program have done as much as they can to get word of mouth and conversation going about their event.
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The World Kayak Federation has asked OnCouRSS to build them a community, a community that engages in conversations from far and wide. In response to that challenge, OnCouRSS has built them
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