Google Names Santa Rosa Beach "Digital Capital" of Florida.

Google announced that Santa Rosa Beach, is Florida's Digital Capital, decorating it with the 2013 eCity Award.

Located along the stretch of Northwest Florida's Emerald Coast, Santa Rosa Beach is one of the distinct 16 beach neighborhoods in South Walton. Boasting of a variety of hospitality services and family friendly activities, Santa Rosa Beach is also home to our beach vacation rentals. 

The Google e-City Awards recognize the strongest online community in each state.

"Visitors to Santa Rosa Beach enjoy the sand and sun, and thanks to the strong web presence of its local businesses-- anyone can look up hotels, restaurants, and day activities before a vacation," said Google.

"We are very proud to be part of such a thriving online community and be in the mix of businesses that strive to offer our visitors helpful and innovative tools-- like our free Android and iPhone apps, and our online Concierge service-- that improve their vacation experience with us," said Taylor Williams, owner of Sandcastle Escapes.

Google and an independent research firm analyzed the online strength of local small businesses in cities in all fifty states. The city with the highest scores in each state was designates a 2013 Google eCity.

Pay It Forward

  Sandcastle Escapes is happy to announce the release of the Sandcastle News and the launch of an exciting “Pay It Forward” campaign, an initiative the company hopes will kickstart a community-wide do-good movement. As part of the campaign, Sandcastle Escapes Paperboys will be bicycling along designated routes throughout the beach neighborhoods of South Walton and Destin, spreading positivity to locals and beach visitors.

The concept of “Pay it Forward” is asking the beneficiary of a good deed to repay it to others instead of to the original benefactor. Throughout the summer, the Sandcastle Escapes paperboys will be roaming South Walton and Destin delivering the “Sandcastle News” newspaper while also dispensing gift cards, doing good deeds, and spreading warm, southern hospitality. 

The campaign focuses on our company's brand values of social responsibility and giving back to the community." We are hopeful that we can attract all of the community, visitors, local residents and businesses to participate and embrace the concept as well. Everyone could use a little “pay it forward” in their lives, whether they are on the receiving end, or the giving end", said Taylor Williams, President of Sandcastle Escapes.

  Sandcastle Escapes’ paperboys will be handing out gift cards and goodies from a variety of local business including The Seaside REP, Silver Sands, 723 Whiskey Bravo, Fudpucker’s, and Publix.

Sandcastle Escapes invites everyone to join the “Pay It Forward” efforts by following the newspaper boys journey and sharing their sightings. A map of the newspaper route can be found below and in Sandcastle Escapes’ social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) where everyone is also encourage to use the hashtag #payitpaperboy to share their sightings, good deeds and experiences.