web 2.0 and ecotourism
TRANSCRIPT
Web 2.0 and Ecotourism
Presentation by Ron Mader
Ecotourism NZ ConferenceAugust 2007 - Greymouth, New Zealand
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QUESTIONS
What are today’s most engaging Web 2.0 technologies?
What are the most promising Web 2.0 technologies?
RecommendationsON YOUR WEBSITEON YOUR WEBSITE• Educate - lead by exampleEducate - lead by example• Collaborate in wikisCollaborate in wikis• Add photos, audio and videoAdd photos, audio and video• Add links to regional, national and international associationsAdd links to regional, national and international associations
ON OTHER SITESON OTHER SITES• Participate, be engagedParticipate, be engaged• Give feedback, answer surveysGive feedback, answer surveys
RecommendationsOFFLINE• Improve local and regional alliances• Ask visitors if their experiences are meeting their
expectations• Print and display website pages to educate and engage
visitors
References• afterwilmaafterwilma• Convention on Biological Convention on Biological
DiversityDiversity• Destination VenturesDestination Ventures• FlickrFlickr• GoogleGoogle• green-travelgreen-travel• IMACIMAC• Indigi-NetIndigi-Net• Knowledge in the Public Knowledge in the Public
InterestInterest
• New Zealand TourismNew Zealand Tourism• npf 2.0npf 2.0• Planeta.comPlaneta.com• Quito Visitors BureauQuito Visitors Bureau• Stepup TravelStepup Travel• Transitions AbroadTransitions Abroad• Travel GeographerTravel Geographer• Tree HuggerTree Hugger• WikispacesWikispaces• Word SpyWord Spy
