Twitter used by village as its online noticeboard
We’re all guilty of posting that obligatory aeroplane wing shot across our social media feeds to make sure our friends and families know that we are en route to sunnier climes. Private jet chartering company, PrivateFly, has helped us to take things one step further by conducting research into the best airport approaches. The company received nominations for 147 of the world’s airports but Queenstown in New Zealand topped the poll with Las Vegas McCurran Airport and Nice Cote D’Azur Airport taking second and third spots. London City Airport made the top 10, scooping ninth. For all of us Instagram fiends, we’ll be using these results as a to-do list, booking our flights and clamouring for a window seat for the perfect vantage point to snap the ultimate envy-inducing shot #wishyouwerehere
The small town of Jun in Spain has replaced the old tradition of a community board and forums with Twitter. The town of 3,500 people now use Twitter as their dominant form of communication and residents are sharing all. On the more extreme level it is used to report crime, book doctors’ appointments and even chat with the town mayor. It is not only creating a forum for residents to air their opinions but it also getting issues around the town solved faster. The fastest time an issue has been resolved in was three and a half minutes, a resident tweeted that there was a faulty streetlamp and it was replaced by the electrician that quickly. Employees are taking pride in their work and achievements whilst also bring the residents closer to their government. While this may put public services under more scrutiny, performance levels will improve. Is this the answer to sorting out our public services out?
Something a bit eerie is happening in Northern Ireland as three-eyed ravens have been spotted around Belfast City Hall and dragons eggs have made their way into St George’s Market. No, the country is not bewitched, HBO series (and Siren favourite) Game of Thrones has partnered up with Tourism Ireland to promote the show – a lot of which is filmed in Northern Ireland – by introducing props from the show into everyday situations around the country. Check out the hashtag #GOTTerritory for a glimpse of the action.
Part of travelling is discovering the incredible variations of wildlife found around the world and seeing them in their natural habitats. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) launched a new campaign this week to encourage the new social media generation to support endangered animals around the world through their tweets by using a simple hashtag and emoji. #EndangeredEmoji works with 17 animal emoji that are already on your iOS, Android or desktop device and adds a monetary value to each one (around 10p), which when used charges the user and is donated to the charity. Users can sign up via twitter by retweeting one of WWF’s tweet’s which currently has almost 20,000 retweets.
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