Comments on: Open your eyes: everything is about to change for travelers

By: New iPhone to have huge impact on how we get travel info

New iPhone to have huge impact on how we get travel info — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:26:37 +0000

[...] few weeks ago, I predicted the new iPhone would mark a turning point in the way we get our information about travel and the way we share our travel experiences. But in [...]

By: tripso.com | What happens when a million iPhone 3Gs units hit the road?

tripso.com | What happens when a million iPhone 3Gs units hit the road? — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:56:29 +0000

[...] me an “I-told-you-so” moment. A few weeks ago, I predicted the new iPhone would mark a turning point in the way we get our information about travel and the way we share our travel experiences. But in [...]

By: Jasper

Jasper — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:41:50 +0000

Wohoo! Tripadvisor with movies of the bugs!

By: Carver

Carver — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:31:47 +0000

I’m taking a wait and see approach. Technology doesn’t always bring in the expected result. You must also respect the law of unintended consequences.

I submit the paperless office of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The proliferation of computers were supposed to free us from paper. Documents would be transferred and archived electronically, with paper being rare.

Yet in reality, the computer revolution ias exponentially increased the amount of paper that is generated.

Similarly ebooks were expected to begin replacing traditional print books in the late 1990s yet ebooks haven’t made even an infinitesimal dent in traditional print media and its been a decade.

So, I’m very skeptical about predictions especially in the technological arena.

By: RickSeaney.com » Video Revolution: Forget Written Travel Reviews - Just Show It

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:21:05 +0000

[...] latest blog post is about the coming phone/video revolution, courtesy of the iPhone – which allows you to publish [...]

By: Dennis Schaal

Dennis Schaal — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:19:45 +0000

I guess I’m going to have to raise the white flag and trade in my Blackberry for an iPhone. Then again, I’m sure RIMM will be competitive. Great post, Chris.

By: P. Kipnis

P. Kipnis — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:50:30 +0000

You are over emphasizing the importance of a internet browser with a mediocre phone built in. It’s overly simplistic to say that everyone will be clicking facebook or myspace or some other social networking site when they are busy being busy. Yes, the iphone has a following and yes they are the younger generation but I question if we’re becoming a illiterate society or at best a visually literate society. Somewhere in between all the toys and gadgets there needs solid hard work. So all the internet toys and appliances are fine until no one can read the instructions, shades of Heinlein’s Martina Chronicles.

By: Rajul

Rajul — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:42:36 +0000

I totally agree with you. Once technology allows us to move to “real-time user-generated video” the rules of competition in the hotel, restaurant and travel industries will dramatically change.

I already find myself searching for video hotel reviews and am surprised at how little good content is out there.

At the same, I don’t think trusted text content will disappear, just that the balance will skew heavily towards letting video-image/visual content “speak for itself”.

Thanks for giving us the heads-up!