Social Media (Web 2.0) for the Hospitality Industry

The Institute of Hospitality has been uniting professionals, promoting excellence and facilitating learning for more than 70 years, but we keep up with the times, too. Our popular social networking resources are a great way to add a new dimension of interactivity to your professional and personal life and you can follow the Institute anywhere - your phone, laptop, PC and PDAs. Some of the social media resources we offer include:

IoH_Online at Twitter - the Institute is tweeting about the very latest hospitality news, Institute and industry events, provocative industry stories, and even a little office gossip.  We hope you enjoy following our tweets and viewing our occasional Twitpics as much as the Institute's 'Twitter Birds' enjoy tweeting to you. See: http://www.twitter.com/IoH_Online

Community - Community is an online networking site (similar to Facebook and LinkedIn) but is exclusively for Institute of Hospitality members. It is a safe and productive environment within which to exchange information, meet like-minded industry professionals and share news and expertise. It is quick and easy to post personalise your own Community page with photos, videos and your own blogs. Don't wait, join the Institute Community today by logging in to the Institute homepage.

EMS Blog - students, researchers and academics subscribing to the Institute's Education Membership Scheme (EMS) will want to check the EMS Blog regularly to learn about new industry resources, research and events of interest to them as well as features on students and academics. Find the EMS Blog at: http://www.iohems.blogspot.com/

In addition to the aforementioned resources, the Institute offers a number of ebooks on the subjects of LinkedIn, Social Media and Web 2.0. Just login to the Institute's home page, go to 'Information Services' and then to the 'Online Catalogue' to search for ebooks. Topics covered include marketing using social media and networking through social media. The Library staff is always available to assist Institute members with ebooks and enquiries, just email them and provide your membership number at: library@instituteofhospitality.org