I just recently got an e-mail from Michael Philips from JungleJam.TV. They are making destination video guides and meshing them with Google Maps. And since they have Venice (one of my favorite spots in the world) in their portfolio, I couldn’t resist posting this here…

I know that I’m not the first one blogging this but it’s just such an amazing viral idea in the fields of tourism – so simple I just can’t get it why nobody else thought of it before.

Get 78.000 Euro for blogging about the islands of Great Barrier Reef, feeding the fish, cleaning the pool, collecting the mail, and staying at a nice villa on Hamilton Island…

Check it out here: www.islandreefjob.com

Welcome and thanks to everyone visiting this weblog. I created this space in the web to publish my findings on virtuality in the fields of tourism.

I have just recently left the Second Commerce group at XING and passed along my task as a moderator to Silvio Remus. As I have started my Ph.D. studies on the acceptance of virtual worlds in the tourism sector I would like to focus my research and consulting services on virtual tourism.

I am always open for constructive input and criticism as well as research exchange. If you would like to volunteer as an expert for future interviews please don’t hesitate to contact me. For all of you who would just like to follow my research please subscribe to my RSS feed or follow me at twitter.

Since I’ll be attending Virtual Worlds London on 20th October 2008, I hope to see and meet you there – give me a shout!

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