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I blogged a while back offering five simple suggestions to optimise Tweets. As it went down well I thought it worthwhile expanding on this and giving my insight on growing a follower base and increasing engagement.

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Next generation site architecture

The need to design and deploy a next-generation site architecture that maximizes your chances of findability, no matter where and how searchers look for you, is one of the hottest topics in the evolving mobile and multi-device world.

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Want better email revenue? send late at night

In everyday life, most people don’t want to be bothered late at night. But the opposite seems to be true when it comes to email. According to new data, emails sent late at night outperformed emails sent any other time of day.

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Choice Hotels launches technology division

Choice Hotels International has launched SkyTouch Technology, a division that develops and markets technology products for hotels. With the launch comes the unveiling of SkyTouch Hotel OS, a cloud-based property- and rate-management solution for other hotel chains and independent properties.

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Three technology trends that are transforming meetings

While virtual meetings technology won’t ever replace the networking, brainstorming, and relationship building that happens at face-to-face meetings, they are going to play an important role, and will continue to transform the meeting industry.

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TripAdvisor introduces new property dashboard

The new Property Dashboard, now available to Business Listings subscribers, includes in-depth competitor metrics, local market trends, page view data and more. The Snapshot – available to all registered users – helps you easily measure your daily performance on TripAdvisor.

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Speedy check-in lets hotel guests bypass front desk

Hotels are changing the way guests check in to their rooms, eliminating the traditional stop at the front desk to speed up, simplify and, in some cases, personalize the process. In the age of social networking, it’s more important than ever to get the guests’ experience right.

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