Category Archives: Blog
Training & Events Calendar
Whatever your training needs and wherever you are in Wales, there should be a training event coming to a venue near you. Stop Press: Anyone interested in a Photoshop course in Carmarthen? Software Alliance Wales is planning a 2 day … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Calendar, Copywriting, Innovation, Internet Security, legislation, Mobile Devices, Photography, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation, Social Media, Still photography, Training, Trends, Video photography
Tagged digital training, tourism conferences, tourism training, tourism workshops, Wales tourism events
Leave a comment
Death of the PC???
According to figures published in April by marketing intelligence agency International Data Corporation, sales of personal computers and laptops fell by 14% in the first three months of 2013, the fourth consecutive quarter of year-on-year decline. Some commentators have seen … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Innovation, Mobile Devices, Photography, Still photography, Trends, Video photography
Tagged desktops, laptops, mobiles, pcs, personal computers, smartphones, tablets
Leave a comment
New trade web site for Welsh attractions
New opportunities for collaboration Day visitor attractions are an important contributor to Welsh tourism. Taken together, they offer an enormous range of experiences, from large capacity family oriented venues, to museums of all sizes, to steam railways and to our … Continue reading
Words or pictures?
Words of wisdom It is an interesting (and sometimes tedious) part of the Share Wales editor’s role to monitor the blogs and postings of digital gurus for tips, tricks, new developments and other useful information. Perhaps every business should do … Continue reading
Rural communities: The pub’s the hub
Local communities – bringing it all together It has been part of our mission to help small tourism enterprises create their own online space and develop their own, individual, content. Individual content differentiates one business from another, addresses the pre-occupations of selected … Continue reading
Something for the weekend …
The best coin ever spent … We just had to share this, which has been cropping up all over the place on Facebook. A small girl drops a small coin into a hat and unleashes five minutes of splendour in … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Content Sharing, Search Engine Marketing, Social Media, Video photography
Tagged facebook, flashmob, YouTube
Leave a comment
Broadband & Coastal Communities Support Schemes
The Broadband Support Scheme If you are in one the many broadband not-spots or slow-spots in Wales, the Welsh Government Broadband Support Scheme provides funding for alternative solutions. Eligibility is across a broad spectrum – small businesses, local communities, voluntary … Continue reading
Fruit of the Vine
At the end of January we wondered whether Vine, the video sharing app that integrates with Twitter, would stimulate imagination and offer another viable platform for instant posting and sharing. (See And now … instant video postcards). The six second … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Innovation, Mobile Devices, Photography, Social Media, Trends, Video photography
Tagged instant videos, social video, twitter, Vine, Vine on Twitter
Leave a comment
New on Share Wales: The Trade Events Page
Visit Wales Trade Events in 2013 The theme of the latest 2013 Visit Wales tourism industry trade events has been “Improving the Visitor Experience”. The events, that have been taking place across Wales, have been developed in partnership with the … Continue reading
