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 >
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Phones, Instagram and selfie-sticks are transforming travel
Tourism is a key industry in Australia that is studied in universities. Professors of the University of Canberra have published a study The social media tourist gaze that focused on the effect of social media on travel. They discovered a relatively rapid transformation of travel interests and experiences caused by … Read >
Ebook news digest: Internet improves writing, travel can be political, two approaches to travel writing
News on ebooks, writing and self-publishing
Is the Internet Making Writing Better?
The New Yorker examines linguist Gretchen McCulloch’s new book “Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language”. The review concludes: Yes, the internet is making writing better.
The travel destinations and activities that are trending in 2018 according to social media
In 2017, the travel destination that continuously showed up as a trendy place to go was Portugal. It won so many travel awards that everyone is convinced it really is an exciting destination (if Portugal is a new destination for you, download a travel guide to Algarve, Portugal’s south coast … Read >