Digital Trends
Beyond Accomodation
Understanding the dynamics of social media is critical to the success of today’s marketer. In our Digital Travelscape series, we will examine the changing tides in digital marketing to highlight emerging trends that impact how travelers make buying decisions. Follow Civilian throughout this journey and discover new insights and approaches to your travel & tourism…
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The Digital Travelscape
Understanding the dynamics of social media is critical to the success of today’s marketer. In our Digital Travelscape series, we will examine the changing tides in digital marketing to highlight emerging trends that impact how travelers make buying decisions. Follow Civilian throughout this journey and discover new insights and approaches to your travel & tourism…
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Twitter’s “New Year, New Me” Resolution
There has been a lot of talk in the past weeks of Twitter changing its algorithm and reordering its timeline. Twitter denied the changes and told users not to worry, but despite all that, a new algorithm went live Wednesday, February 10. The new algorithm mirrors one currently used by Facebook, highlighting important tweets from…
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Welcome to HTML5
September is here. And for everyone in the digital space, that means one thing in particular. HTML5 The move towards an HTML5 dominated internet experience took huge strides yesterday as Google Chrome updated its platform to block Flash-based web ads. They are not gone completely, but in order for a flash ad to load on Chrome, users…
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Google Wants Customers to Buy Products Straight from YouTube Ads
YouTube will launch a new feature that will enable the viewers to buy products straight from YouTube videos. This new feature will be part of the “TrueView” video ads which have increased advertisements’ popularity on YouTube. The “TrueView” advertising feature was launched three years ago. “TrueView” works by letting viewers skip the ad after the…
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Facebook no longer limited to the living.
Have you ever wondered what will happen to your social media accounts after you die? For the people that have lost loved ones, this has been a delicate and frustrating process to go through. After some years of users complaints, Facebook announced the introduction of a new feature that allows for users to designate a…
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Twitter, Done Wrong
Twitter. Universally loved. Universally hated. One thing is for sure: whether you love or loathe Twitter, it is an essential tool for brands. Along with Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platforms, Twitter is an indispensable communications channel for brands and businesses alike to maximize their audience reach and keep up-to-date with current trends. The…
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Would You Pay to Use Facebook?
A recent post from Nationalreport.net made rounds this week titled, "Facebook To Begin Charging Users $2.99/mo Starting November 1st". Naturally, the internet exploded. Users from all over expressed their outrage over the social media kingpin capitalizing on their growing 1.3 billion person user base. But we can all rest easy for now. The article was…
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The Next Generation of Mobile Apps
Image via macstories.net With the unveiling of the Apple Watch on Tuesday, the race for the next "big thing" in mobile apps is officially on. Apple was quick to announce the applications provided in their WatchKit already available on the Apple Watch upon its launch in 2015, some of which include the obvious Facebook and Twitter,…
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Shark Week
Last week held a very special place in my heart and the hearts of many 18-49 year olds. Last week was Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. The program boasts over 29 million viewers with 2.1 million of those viewers tuned in during prime time. This viewership is as massive as a Megalodon’s bite radius, and like chumming the…
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