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17.09.2006

boardinGate in the news...

..."The first signs of this new world of Web 2.0, which lets the audience participate in the production and distribution of content and tag it with keywords, are a number of new types of sites sprouting up such asDel.icio.us, Rojo and Digg. In the travel space there are of course, TripAdvisor and IgoUgo, which have been around for a number of years with active communities of feedback providers. They, as well as the by now considered traditional online travel agencies, face a new type of competition from the likes of Taqzania, Gusto, Wikia, Boardingate and many more. The most important feature these sites have in common is the ability for users to collect information and articles from sites they find of interest, add their own comments and tag them with keywords. This makes it easy for sharing with and viewing by friends or the public at large. Google Map mashups, such as MapMyHotel, are another new type of sites allowing travelers to get a detailed look of a property or attraction location and combined with personal annotations and reviews by others get a feel for the place more real and up-to-date than previously possible."...

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01.09.2006

boardinGate in the news...

...sur airlineinformation.org :

"Shopping sites can often be viewed as Travel magazines, such as Conde Neste. Interesting content is shown and common interest group communities are created. Add new technology to these passive sites and the site visitor is drawn into a more collaborative, compelling online experience. Two sites come to mind which demonstrates these new concepts: a new travel search engine, boardinGate.com, which uses Web 2.0 and RSS features. These tools are dedicated to the travel domain, thus changing the way we perceive information. BoardinGate uses Web 2.0 in the travel domain (i.e. Blogs podcasts, ajax, tags, etc.), and is particularly attentive to RSS, which represents a formidable opportunity for this sector.

RSS is spreading rapidly across the Internet. The new format is changing the way we access news, and revolutionizes the way we are informed as delineated information comes to the user. An intelligent, tailored access to information allows each surfer to personalize content based on their needs: It is information on demand."

Article de Declan Boland - Unisys Corporation, repris sur breakingtravelnews.com

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