25 January 2010 It may only be January but Eastbourne seafront is proving more popular than ever as its Facebook profile tops over 1,000 friends.
The south coast resort is continuing to up its presence on social networking sites such as Facebook, posting the latest photographs and sharing up to the minute news as Eastbourne promotes itself to visitors across the globe. With the official Bandstand website now also allowing users to share pages on sites including Digg, Delicious and Facebook, fans of the town can support the popular seafront and its iconic landmark online.
Eastbourne Borough Council Cabinet Member for Tourism, Cllr Susan Morris said “Eastbourne is definitely making the most of the power of social networking and using this as a fantastic tool to promote the resort to thousands of people all over the world. Sites such as Facebook and Twitter are a brilliant way for us to raise awareness of what’s going on in Eastbourne and encourage even more visitors to the resort.”
Eastbourne’s presence on Twitter is going from strength to strength too with the town’s official Twitter profile attracting more than 460 followers, including rival tourist resorts and travel writers.
The profiles on Facebook and Twitter both contain links back to VisitEastbourne.com, allowing fans, friends and followers to access the one stop portal for anyone interested in visiting the resort. From booking special offer weekends to downloading discount vouchers or buying a unique piece of Sussex art online, the social networking sites are a new way to promote the services offered by VisitEastbourne.com.
With Eastbourne’s Facebook friends and Twitter followers coming from as far away as the US, Italy, Japan and Australia, the social networking sites offer a powerful and free way to spread the word about Eastbourne to a worldwide audience.
To become a friend of Eastbourne seafront online visit the Seafront Facebooj page or to follow VisitEastbourne on Twitter click on the VisitEastbourne Twitter profile.
