What Google Is Doing Wrong . . .

Now don’t get me wrong. Google is doing something right because millions of people use Google every day to find information.

But does Google actually present you with the best information? I think not.
Not unless you’re prepared to go through the thousands and thousands of pages it presents for just about every search.

And as folk rarely go beyond the first or second page it means that they rarely find the best information. They only find information from the big boys or those with enough money to pay to be on Page 1.
So generic searches are mostly a waste of time.

For example, a Google search for “Travel USA”  returns more than 6,000,000 hits but a search for traveljunkies has just 138,000 results with our 6 traveljunkies websites all on Page 1.

So unless you’re searching for something specific, like traveljunkies, it’s unlikely you’ll find the best information.

Where do you plan to visit to find what you’re looking for?

Cliff Chapman
www.traveljunkies.com
Worldwide adventure travel & activities directory and search engine – like Google only smaller.

Apps You Shouldn’t Travel Without . . .

8 GREAT APPS FOR TRAVELERS . . .

#1:   LUXURY TRAVEL FOR JETSETTERS – JETSETTER

#2:   BEST TRAVEL BOOKING APP – KAYAK

#3:    SMARTPHONE  —> PC – TELEPORT EXTENDER

#4:   VIDEO CALLING  – TANGO

#5:   FIND WIFI ANYWHERE – SKYPE WIFI

#6:   USE YOUR iPHONE TO SCAN – JOTNOT PRO

#7:   ACCESS YOUR FILES FROM ANYWHERE – DROPBOX

#8:   YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD – HIPGEO

See full details . . .

Cliff
traveljunkies

Google Map of Great Barrier Reef – Coming Soon

 

 

 

 

Google map of Great Barrier Reef –
see preview . . . http://www.catlinseaviewsurvey.com/seaview.htm

Starting in September, the University of Queensland Global Change Institute and Underwater Earth, along with Google will start charting the Great Barrier Reef for Google Maps.
In addition to the general Google Maps audience, the charts will be used to study the Reef and Coral Sea and investigate the effects of climate change on sea life. A preview site is currently available, but by the time the charting is complete, an estimated 50,000 images will be captured.

Cliff Chapman
traveljunkies

Australia Day Sydney Festival Ferrython

Courtesy of Tracey Croke at Oz Factor

Vogue cover girl Samantha Harris modelled something very different from her usual catwalk couture for the Sydney Festival on Australia Day.

 

 

 

 

 

The David Jones model joined forces with pinup mate Jake Gordon and put on a GenerationOne T-Shirt to support the campaign and officially kick-off the 37th Ferrython race from Circular Quay.

“I hope in the future that one day there will be no stereotyped Indigenous Australians and that we’ll all be known as Australians with no labels,“ said Samantha.

Read more & watch the short video here . . .
http://oz-factor.com/2012/02/07/a-whale-of-a-day-aboard-the-sydney-ferrython/

Cliff Chapman
traveljunkies