Events Calendar: This curated calendar of eventsâreaders’ top-requested innovationâis chock full of happenings searchable by day, location or theme. Seasonal Guides: These indispensable resources compile all existing seasonal content on one easy-to-browse page. Google Field Trip: Uwishunu.com serves as Google’s local content partner for the new Field Trip app. Philadelphia is the first city Google approached to provide them with content for this location-based app that acts like a pocket guide to all of a city’s hidden treasures. Social Media Soars:9. GPTMC’s presence on Facebook, Twitter, Foodspotting, Foursquare, Instagram and Pinterest     engaged 310,000 fans and followers in 2012, a 74% increase from 2011. 10. 48% of out-of-town social media followers said they have planned a trip to Philadelphia
Coming to GPTMC’s social media world in 2013: a Facebook promotion and Pinterest contest promoting the With Art Philadelphia⢠campaign and encouraging visitors to curate their own Philadelphia Tweet It: 12 stats that show why 2012 was a banner year for @VisitPhilly’s web properties: http://vstphl.ly/13f4ZOV