Bonaire launches Facebook & Twitter.Tourism Corp. Bonaire Bonaire (bônĕr`), island (1990 est. pop. 11,000), 112 sq mi (290 sq km), in the Netherlands Antilles, West Indies. Kralendijk is the chief town. Tourism is the economic mainstay, though salt mining is also a significant industry. on May 4 said it launched its new interactive fan pages on social network websites Facebook A social networking site founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg. It initially targeted Harvard students, but was later opened to other universities and then high schools. In 2006, Facebook allowed everyone to join and also added a News Feed feature that would broadcast changes in members' and Twitter A Web site and service that lets users send short text messages from their cellphones to a group of friends. Launched in 2006, Twitter (www.twitter.com) was designed for people to broadcast their current activities and thoughts. , created to support Bonaire Dive Into Summer 2009 and the Celebration of Bonaire's Commitment to Conservation, commemorating com·mem·o·rate tr.v. com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates 1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe. 2. To serve as a memorial to. the 40th Anniversary of Washington-Slagbaai National Park and the 30th Anniversary of the Bonaire National Marine Park, said Ronella Tjin Asjoe Croes, Director of Tourism. Details: 1-800-BONAIRE. Web: www.tourismbonairecom. And: Marie Rosa/Candice Adams Kimmel. Adams Unlimited. (212) 956-5900. Email: Marie@adams-pr.com |
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