Islay Info Web Portal

Islay Pictures and Panoramas

Ron — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:46:12 +0000

What is a better way to show the beauty of Islay than by pictures. There are a number of places where you can find Islay pictures including several pages with panorama images. Here is an overview:

Over 500 High Res images and slideshows in the Islay Gallery
The Islay pictures photo blog on www.islaypictures.com
Every now and then I post Islay Pictures in the Islay Blog’s Picture Topic
Picture albums from blog users and other interesting collections such as old postcards in the Media gallery
Wallpapers for personal use can be found in the Wallpaper Section I and Wallpaper Section II
Discover Islay through a clickable map that pops up images of your favourite palces on Islay
A huge selection of the most beautiful panorama images of Islay in Panorama Pictures Section I and Panorama Pictures Section II
Every month a new image on your desktop with a calendar in the Desktop Calendar section
The best Islay pictures also appear on Picasa

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The Sites of Islay Info

Ron — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:23:31 +0000

An overview of the sites brought to you by Islay Info:

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Islay Info Services

Ron — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:09:40 +0000

Find out what Islay Info has to offer.

Islay Info provides the following services for users of the website:

A Newsletter which is published four times a year
Contact Form for questions about Islay and the websites
Advertising Options for businesses and accommodation providers
Web Design through Braveheart Web Design
A Shop for businesses on Islay to sell their products

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Islay and Social Media

Ron — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 06:53:55 +0000

Information about Twitter, Facebook and the likes. It’s hard to image a world without social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook, yet it’s only a few years ago that many of us never heard about them. Islay Info is present on several social media websites:

Micro Blogging service Twitter where you can find the latest news and links.
Paper.li is a website that turns a Twitter account and its followers into a Newspaper. Have a look at the Isle of Islay Daily News
Visit our Islay Facebook Pages for updates.
When I’m on holiday on Islay I will post images and text on Islay Posterous
Visit my Google+ page on gplus.islayinfo.com
Flickr is a photo sharing site and you can find Islay Images here as well
Tumblr is another link sharing service where you’ll find an Islay account
A combination of most newsfeeds as well as Twitter and Facebook updates can be found at Islay Friend Feed
The all new Digg where you can read posts that Isleofislay and friends have dugg new.digg.com/isleofislay
Foursquare is a service where you can discover the area you are in by checking in into venues with your Android, Iphone or other smartphone. Check out Islay Foursquare for more info.
Scan barcodes, you or others can attach media to it and stick it on an object anywhere you like. This service is called “Sticky Bits”. Check out www.stickybits.com/isleofislay for more info.
Stumble Upon is a service that let’s you share links with others. Visit Islay’s profile at www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/isleofislay
Picplz is a service that let’s you share pictures with others. Uploaded images are visible on the global timeline. You can apply several interesting filters during the upload. Visit Islay’s profile at http://picplz.com/user/isleofislay/
Most social media sites make use of so called url shorteners such as bit.ly. I have created such a service specifically for my Islay posts using the domain islay.cc. The public timeline of shortened url’s through this domain can be found on http://bit.ly/u/isleofislay
Listgeeks is a social media service where you can share your favourite lists with other people.

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Accommodation on Islay

Ron — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 06:01:28 +0000

Information about the hotels, bed and breakfasts, campsites, youth hostels and self catering accommodations on Islay. The properties can be found on the main Islay Info website and the accommodation directory:

Over 100 properties can be found in the Islay Accommodation Directory
Locate accommodations by region on the Islay Accommodation Map
Overview of Bed and Breakfast accommodation
Overview of Self Catering Accommodation
Overview of Islay Hotels and Hostels
Overview of Islay Campsites & Motorhomes

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Islay News: Stay up to Date

Ron — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:42:39 +0000

There are a lot of ways to stay up to date with the latest news from Islay. Below are links to the various news sites, social media websites and RSS feeds to which you can subscribe in your newsreader:

Daily updates with Islay News, pictures, snippets and articles from the Ileach local newspaper and background information are available from the Islay Blog

Below is an overview of all the newsfeeds:

Islay Info Website: Latest Updates
Islay Blog for Mobile visitors: Islay Mobile Blog
Islay Blog Newsfeed: Latest articles
Islay Blog Forum: New Forum Posts
Islay Blog Events: New Islay Events
Islay Blog Media Gallery: Latest Media Albums
Islay Pictures Photo Blog: Latest Pictures
Islay Twitter: Latest Tweets
Twitter Search: Keyword Islay
Islay Accommodation: New Properties
Islay Accommodation: Editor’s pick
Islay Accommodation: Popular Sites
Islay Directory: New Sites
Isle of Islay Posterous: Latest Updates

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