3.  The author of the first textbook on Internet Marketing specifically for Hospitality and Tourism industry, a book widely adopted worldwide.textbook  Create the first Internet Marketing course for tourism major in the world.  Can be reached by email: zhou@niagara.eduzhou@niagara.edu  Or find me at facebook  Lindedin  Twitter  Or simply google “zongqing zhou” or “ 周宗清 ” if you know Chinese.

4.  A category of sites that is based on user participation and user-generated content.  social networking sites: facebook, LinkedInfacebookLinkedIn  Messaging sharing site: twittertwitter  Video sharing site: youtubeyoutube  Photo sharing site: flickr, picasaflickrpicasa  User rating/opinion site: yelpyelp  Personal publishing: blogging (eg. Google’s blogger)Google’s blogger

6. Why social media? Are you convincedAre you convinced?

8. Web 1.0Web 2.0Web. 3.0 EmailsWord-of-mouth MarketingMobile Marketing (24/7) bannersVirtual communitiesCollective individualism Yahoo (directories)Google (dynamic links/SEM)One-click communication Web portalsbloggingWhat I click is what I want HTML/Meta TagsSEOMedia Integration contentsSocial networkingAnd only God knows … Push marketingPull marketingCustomized marketing

9. Who knows? You judge for yourselves

11.  Google partnership with social media

12.  Social site FourSquare is gaining incredible popularity. The basis of this site is for users to use their mobile devices to check-in to places they visit. For example, if Joe smith goes to Starbucks, he would ‘check-in’ to Starbucks on his phone. This would automatically update Joe’s Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn accounts. Joe would also accrue points for his check-ins. Eventually, when he has the most points per place he would then become the’Mayor’ of that destination..FourSquare

13.  This is still in the web 2.0 phase. However, where it is beginning to cross over is it’s impact on real life. Companies can run promotions at their store and give away a gift to their ‘Mayor’. For example, Starbucks could give Joe a free cup of coffee each week just for being the Mayor. Joe promotes Starbucks to hundreds of his friends and followers on social media sites and Starbucks encourages sales through the point accruals.

14.  Website as a marketing tool (contents)  SEO and SEM  Social Media Marketing  Customized/user-generated social network marketing

15.  Privacy  Ethics  Legality