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Oregon Coast Embracing the Web, User-Generated Content

September 11, 2008 at 4:45 PM | 0 Comments

One major problem with tourism board websites is that the content on them can be a little thin--and a little cliche. So how is Oregon spicing up its effort to lure travelers to its coastal cities? By having locals and visitors alike submit photos and stories about the great times they've had there.

The coast's new site--at the easy-to-remember URL VisitTheOregonCoast.com--has dozens and dozens of photos from Flickr along with Google Maps, recommendations of stuff to do from real people and extensive listings of places to stay, complete with links to property websites.

True, we could just search Flickr on our own for, say, Yachats, but then we wouldn't learn that it's actually pronounced YAH-hots!

Related Stories:
· Oregon Coast Visitors Association [Official Site]
· Oregon, the People's Coast [Travel 2.0]
· Tourism Board Travel coverage [Jaunted]