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Open your eyes – everything is about to change for travellers
By Christopher Davies
One of the most popular cameras on the number one photo-sharing site isn’t a camera at all. It’s the Apple iPhone.
I mention this for two reasons. First, because a new iPhone is being released in the US today. And second, because it now includes a feature that promises to change the way we travel: a video camera.
The specs are nothing to rave about — 640 by 480 pixels, which is not exactly HD — but the implications are far-reaching for each and every one of us.
At the touch of a button, travelers can now publish an edited video to YouTube. Not coincidentally, YouTube just last week added a feature that allows you to directly share clips to Facebook, Twitter, and Google Reader.
Why does any of this matter to travellers?
Because it marks a fundamental shift that could alter the way we get our information about travel and the way we share our travel experiences.
It’s a move from "tell me" to "show me."
You can already see the beginning of this migration on social networking sites that specialise in travel, where users are gravitating toward photos, as opposed to written reviews. Just last week, in
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