The most photographed destinations in the world

Skagen Beach in Denmark. Photo by Lars-Göran Hedström.

Instagram is so dominant social media service for sharing photos that trending hashtags and number of likes for images indicate the popularity of not only photos but subjects on those pictures. Inkifi, a photo printing service, calculated the most photographed travel … Read >

Enjoy almost tourist-free London, or crowded Lisbon and Athens when airports open in Europe

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Lisbon city view by Celine Colin.

The pandemic that triggered restrictions both for international and regional travel is still dangerous in some countries, but a number of European countries have opened their borders and airports for travelers. In June 2020, WTTC (World Travel and Tourism Council) and ForwardKeys tallied up … Read >

People like to get news from social media, although they don’t trust the services

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Social media services, especially Facebook not trusted as news source. Source: Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2020

At first, it may feel strange that photo sharing service Instagram and messaging service Whatsapp are developing into news channels. That’s what Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2020, a survey that examines … Read >

Bookstores report strong growth for ebooks as people are staying home

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Ebook sales growth at major bookstores and subscription services in April. Source: Publishdrive.

Year 2020 may be remembered as a pandemic year, but it may also be remembered as the year when ebooks made a breakthrough to the mass market in countries where print books dominated reading habits. Just like … Read >

It takes longer to read a legal agreement of a popular online service than to read a book

reading time infographic by visual capitalist

If you had read the Terms of Service for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Google, you would have realized how much data the online services collect about you. Well, you not the only one who skipped it. The reason why only few people take the time to read those (often) obfuscated … Read >