Turisbook: Social network of tourism with geographical information

Abstract:

This article presents the social network of tourism Turisbook. This social network allows sharing information and opinions about worldwide travel destinations. It incorporates a geo-location system of points on a map, so that user can search quickly and easily tourist points in a given area. The system allows users to upload their own tourist points with associated information and photos. In this manner, the system feeds with user contributions, allowing discovering places that usually do not appear in traditional guidebooks. © 2010 Springer-Verlag.

Año de publicación:

2010

Keywords:

• E-tourism
• Social Network
• geographical information
• Web 2.0

Fuente:

scopus