DMO Case Study: Visit Seattle Breaks the Mold With Its Tourism Campaign
“Been There, Made That” is a destination discovery in which Visit Seattle invites five out-of-town creative artists (a songwriter, a wallpaper designer, an ice cream maker, an illustrator, an architect) on personal journeys around the city to inspire them in their craft. Find out how it worked here.
TripAdvisor Terminates Bookings on Hundreds of Animal Attractions
TripAdvisor and Viator are discontinuing individual and tour operator bookings for all facilities that involve touching wild animals. Read more about the new policy and what operations are affected here.
A Real List of Fake News Sites Goes Viral
Facebook and Google have been criticized for failure to filter content sources more diligently, so a college teacher developed a list herself. It’s been called “extremely useful” and is catching plenty of attention. Read more and get the list here.
44 Facebook Advertising Tips at Your Fingertips
Brush up on skills or pass it along. This free WordStream PDF guide is chock full of useful stuff and even handier than Facebook’s own Help pages. Get yours here.
Instagram Stories Hits 150M Daily Users, Launches Skippable Ads
That was fast. Instagram Stories now has the same user count as Instagram’s feed did when it started showing ads in late 2013. Yet it took Instagram, now with 600 million monthly and 300 million daily users, three years to get there. Monetization at Instagram Stories begins now. Read more here.