Post Due Jan 4 - Cross Comments Due Jan 6

Over the holiday collaboration to explore Community sites - working in groups, compare the essential elements of communities.

The outcome of the exercise should be:

1. An understanding of community sites as a distribution channel

2. How a hotel can be present in a community site

Working in groups of 3 compare the following factors:

• Profile the community - membership, size, travel purpose
• Interactive services within the site
• What is the hotel booking source
• What type of hotels are best suited for the community

Group 1

TripWolf vs. Boo

Group 2

WAYN vs. TripWolf

Group 3

Virtual Tourist vs. WAYN

Group 4

Boo vs. Travellerspoint

Group 5

Traveldodo vs. Igougo

Group 6

Igougo vs. Gusto

Group 7

Iloho vs. Matador Travel

Group 8

Matador Travel vs. BootsandAll

Collaboration requirement - work in Google docs - PPT application. One person need to set up the PPT and share with other group members. Use annotated screen shots - not typed written slides.

You will have to show me the shared document.

Final product - upload in Slide Share on EACH member's blog