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media type="custom" key="892945" align="right"Planeta.com
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Ron Mader: Planeta.com is a labor of love, a handcrafted website started in 1994. My earnest interest in tourism as a means of transformation and social activism began in the late 1980s when I studied the origins of ecotourism in Mexico and Costa Rica. 'Planeta' by the way is the way to say the word 'planet' in Spanish -- my first attempt to embrace a multilingual world! We may not have a common language but we share a common ground. Planeta.com continues to be a thoughtful and fun exploration of the world in a conscientious manner. I embrace all sort of new trends that go beyond ecotourism, including relations with indigenous tourism, carrotmobs, slow travel and the local travel movement.

This wiki takes us further!

In 2016 we begin the migration of old school HTML pages to the bones of a Wordpress platform. We'll be moving things bit by bit, so it would help if you could let us know
 * A few questions for you (levels of engagement)**

what pages you'd like to see updated? would you like to help edit the new site? Would you like to help edit the wiki? Would you like to advertise on Planeta.com? How can we improve Planeta.com?

- Ron Mader

questions
how many people are subscribed to the youtube channel? http://www.youtube.com/user/ronmader

how many people is ron following on twitter? http://twitter.com/ronmader

how many times has quitoweb2 been edited? how many times was the page viewed? http://planeta.wikispaces.com/quitoweb2

Numbers
tk [|Following on Twitter]

tk [|Followers on Twitter]

tk Wiki viewers per day (2011 average)

tk [|Planeta Update Subscribers]

1994 Launch of Planeta as newsletter and gopher site

1995 Launch of Planeta.com Website

2,000 Unique viewers for Planeta.com per day (2008 average)

tk Flickr viewers per day (2011 average)

Also see twitter, linkedin, facebook

media type="custom" key="2975726"Community
The community Planeta.com serves is ridiculously broad, diverse and deep. The core group are eco-minded travelers and professionals. We have received kudos from policy-makers, back-packers, mom-and-pop hotels.

We encourage our editors to help develop this wikispace.

we assist visitors in creating your own meanings through creative exchanges and fun encounters.

REQUEST
Readers can report [|dead links].


 * HOW TO PARTICIPATE**

1) Share news.

2) If you spot a dead link on Planeta.com, report it [|via email]

3) If you have a website, create a link to Planeta.com.

4) If you have an account on [|Flickr], please add some photos.

5) If you have an account on [|YouTube], broadcast your own video.

6) If you operate a [|travel service] featured on Planeta.com, add [|photos] to your Flickr gallery or upload [|videos] to YouTube.

7) If you would like regular information about our Planeta.com and recommended sites elsewhere on the Web, register for the [|Planeta Update] or RSS feed

8) Translators! We'd love your help in translating some of our features into español und deutsch.

9) If you are an editor on this wikispace, review some of the features on Planeta.com and provide corrections at the bottom of the page.

10) Review the email tips (correo-e)

FAQ

 * WHO CREATED THIS WEBSITE?** [|Ron Mader]
 * HOW DO I MAKE CONTACT?** - [|Send an email]. Messages may be published. If you don't want that to happen, just let us know. Requests for anonymity will be honored. ([|Email Tips])
 * CAN I ADD A LINKTO YOUR WEBSITE?** - Short answer, yes. Long answer.
 * I'M LOST. CAN YOU HELP ME?** Don't panic. Find your way with our [|Site Map] and [|Search Engine].
 * WHERE ARE THE PHOTOS?** Photos are archived on [|Flickr].
 * WHAT'S NEXT?** Consult the [|Events Calendar].
 * DO YOU HAVE ANY AWARDS?** Indeed. Check out the [|list].
 * WHERE CAN I FIND NEWS ABOUT PLANETA.COM?** - Here are our most recent [|media releases]
 * WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?** - Check out Planeta.com's [|Vision Statement].

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