Best of Tnooz Last Week - Big fight by giants, Big data in travel, Big ambitions by startupsNewsBy PhocusWire | September 25, 2011Share This article was originally published on What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?Top five by traffic: Google wanted simple flight search, but it got all the industry baggage as wellTripAdvisor says Google threatened search lock-outWhy do technology people want to get into travel when there is so little money in it?Big Data: Bringing the magic back to travel technologyGogobot demos Facebook travel app to Zuckerberg, likes power of new Open GraphTop five by comments:Google wanted simple flight search, but it got all the industry baggage as wellWhy do technology people want to get into travel when there is so little money in it?TripAdvisor says Google threatened search lock-outSome rumors die hard — Will Google become an online travel agency? [VIDEO]Travel agent apathy holding back advance of new technologiesWhat you missed on TLabs:Trippy wants friends in social media to help plan a tripCruiseEdge brings lead-generation system to travel agents for cruisesForthcoming events:Tnooz-Sabre FREE webinar – Ahead of the pack: Tools for next generation travel managersTnooz THack moves east to SingaporeTalking Travel Tech blog:Why Tnooz is more than a blogTnooz Nuggets:Tnooz Nuggets – Friday 23 September 2011Tnooz Nuggets – Monday 19 September 2011GDS news roundup:GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus – September 2011More Tnooz:Like Tnooz on FacebookFollow on TwitterSign up to daily email alertsGet in touch