Written and published by ScreenPilot.com on May 14, 2010

After some reflection, I've decided to delete my account on Facebook. I'd like to encourage you to do the same. This is part altruism and part selfish. The altruism part is that I think Facebook, as a company, is unethical.

I can remember it so clearly… The year was 2004 and an energetic, passionate man named Ron Andruff took the stage at conferences all over the world educating hopeful audiences about how the new dot travel domain was going to put all of our fears about protecting our brands online to rest.

Travelindex.com (www.travelindex.com) launches and announced today the release of its comprehensive travel and tourism directory on South Africa.

What happened with the Internet in 2009? How many websites were added? How many emails were sent? How many Internet users were there? This post will answer all of those questions and many more. Prepare for information overload, but in a good way.

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* 90 trillion - The number of emails sent on the Internet in 2009.

Google agrees that often content doesn’t show up when someone looks for it simply because it doesn't exist.

LONDON/BANGKOK (November 6, 2009) - Bernard Metzger, Founder and Chairman of the Travel & Tourism Foundation, participated as an expert in the Country Brand Index 2009 la

According to a study by Google and AOL conducted by market insight and information group TNS, 75% of respondents reported watching more video online than they did a year ago, and over half expect to watch more online video in the next year.

Editor’s note: The following is a guest post by Eric Clemons, Professor of Operations and Information Management at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The views he expresses are his own, and we present them here to foster debate.

An increasing number of hotel marketing managers are beginning to invest in online marketing as an integral part of their strategy. Digital marketing agencies know they have to offer added value. Hotels can learn from them how to increase productivity through digital marketing channels.

New digital marketing agencies are launching all the time, offering a variety of services. If you’re considering appointing a digital marketing agency, these top five tips will ensure you make the right decision:

1. Keep it all under one roof