Routesonline Launches #AvGeek100

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MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 6, 2013 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

     Twitter campaign announced to find the most influential aviation industry

tweeters

    Routesonline (http://www.routesonline.com) has announced the launch of the

#AvGeek100 - a twitter campaign to find the most influential tweeters within

the Aviation community.

    The aim of #AvGeek100 is to find out we should follow; who cuts through the

industry spin and delivers real and usable information and who out there is

providing maximum value for their 140 characters?

    Site Editor, Richard Maslen explains: "The Aviation industry continues to

be one of the most talked about sectors of global business and social media is

playing a huge role in sharing insight, ideas, news and general information. To

acknowledge this fact, we are launching the #AvGeek100 twitter campaign to find

the most influential, whimsical, and useful tweeters on everything related to

the industry - and we need your suggestions! Whether you are interested in

seeing the latest photographs, in-flight innovations, network and fleet

changes, industry analysis or business trends, we want you tell us who you take

notice of on Twitter!"

    Paul McCann, Head of Digital Content for Routesonline added: "We've had an

incredible response. After just one day of nominations we've reached over

340,000 twitter users in the aviation community. Everyone at Routesonline is

delighted to be leading such a fantastic campaign and to be discovering the

people who are leading the way in social media for our industry."

    The #AvGeek100 will initially measure Twitter influence using a live

PeerIndex table found on Routesonline (http://goo.gl/8m3P8N). An editorial

panel will then vote for the essential 25 AvGeek tweeters that practitioners

cannot afford not to follow.

    Nominations can be submitted until Friday 23rd August, when voting will

close, by using the tweet:

    I nominate @twitterhandle for the #avgeek100

[https://twitter.com/search?q=%23avgeek100&src=hash ] most influential #avgeek

[https://twitter.com/search?q=%23avgeek&src=hash ] Twitter accounts

http://goo.gl/8m3P8N

    - ENDS -

    Notes to Editors

    About Routes

     - Routes organises world-renowned airline and airport networking

events       through its regional and global Route Development Forums. Each

year, there is one       global event and one regional event in Asia, Africa,

Europe, the Americas and CIS       respectively. http://www.routesonline.com

    - Routes was founded in 1995 as part of the Manchester UK-based ASM

Ltd.,       a consultancy specialising in the field of route development for

airports.       http://www.asm-global.com [http://www.asm-global.com ]

    - Routes and ASM were acquired by UBM Aviation Worldwide Ltd in August

2010.       From 1st August 2012 Routes, ASM and the Airport Cities Conference

and Exhibition       become part of the UBM Live division of UBM plc.

    - UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies

across       five continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch

new products, promote their brands and expand their markets. Through premiere

brands such as MD&M, CPhI, IFSEC, TFM&A, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete

Show, the Routes portfolio of events, Airport Cities and many others, UBM Live

exhibitions, conferences, awards programs, publications, websites and training

and certification programs are an integral part of the marketing plans of

companies across more than 20 industry sectors. http://www.ubmlive.com

    Follow us on twitter: @Routesonline, @TheHUBRoutes, @VictoriaRoutes,

@NLPROU, @airlineroute

Source: UBM Live Routes Ltd