by Sheila Scarborough | Jul 3, 2017 | Blogs, Web Communications
This question came up in a Facebook discussion … what IS the difference between a writer and a blogger? As someone who has been a blogger since early 2006 and a writer before that, here was my answer: A writer writes. A blogger: Writes Shoots photos Shoots video...
by Sheila Scarborough | Feb 26, 2015 | Meetings and Conferences, Travel and Travel Media, Web Communications
While putting together a presentation for the ETC (Educational Travel Community) conference in Boston, I was asked by the organizers to create a list of 15 travel-related resource sites that tour operators, tour suppliers, alumni group travel organizers, and others...
by Sheila Scarborough | Oct 29, 2013 | Blogs, Reaching out to bloggers and travel media, Twitter, Web Communications
It seems to be a hot topic – connecting with bloggers for online media coverage – so below are some thoughts from my recent stint co-hosting a #blogchat on blogger outreach (#blogchat is one of the first and biggest regularly-scheduled chats on Twitter)...
by Sheila Scarborough | Jun 14, 2012 | Blogs, Meetings and Conferences, Reaching out to bloggers and travel media, Web Communications
After a whirlwind week in Manhattan at the East Coast version of New Media Expo/NMX presented by BlogWorld (NMX is the new name for BlogWorld & New Media Expo) here are a few takeaways that you may find useful: ** From our Tourism Currents and Culinary Media...
by Sheila Scarborough | Nov 22, 2011 | Blogs, Meetings and Conferences, Tourism Currents, Tourism Marketing on the Web, Travel and Travel Media, Web Communications, What This Blog's All About
Thank you, Mom. Both my mother (a long-time journalist) and I are members of the AWC (Association for Women in Communications.) This year, Mom noticed that there was a new category, Personal Blogs, in the Online Media section of AWC’s annual Clarion...