Best of Tnooz last week - All about startups, stealthy Google, up-selling, saving hotels and an awardNewsBy PhocusWire | November 25, 2012Share This article was originally published on What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?Top ten by traffic:Come on, travel startups: Please innovate and stop replicating!Forget flights, Google is quietly adding new features to Hotel Finder as rivals look on (and advertise)Make the most of your travel innovation pitch… or just go homeSocial travel by numbers [INFOGRAPHIC]If you do not have a blog, your hotel website is deadThe global all-stars of upselling and cross-selling have tricks to teach the travel industryCNNGo.com is folded into the main CNN brand, leaving lessons for travel content creatorsBeyond the recipes and cats, how airlines and airports can also use PinterestPriceline acquisition of Kayak attracts a class-action lawsuitOnline reputation directly affects revenue per room in hotels – so what to do about it?Top five by comments:Come on, travel startups: Please innovate and stop replicating!If you do not have a blog, your hotel website is deadHumbled and very grateful – Tnooz won an award again(Some) Travel bloggers, paid-links and who is to blameMake the most of your travel innovation pitch… or just go homeTLabs Showcase:Socializing hotels becomes call-to-arms for LobbyFriendClip the Trip reaches out to the local crowd for travel guidesHow to:Online reputation directly affects revenue per room in hotels – so what to do about it?Beyond the recipes and cats, how airlines and airports can also use PinterestThe Scan:Travelfusion adds Renfe and Trenitalia, Avis partners with Isango, and more newsIndependent hotels struggle online, Rome2Rio has an open-source app, and more newsTalking Travel Tech blog:Humbled and very grateful – Tnooz won an award againCNNGo.com is folded into the main CNN brand, leaving lessons for travel content creatorsData:Hotel prices in Australia and New Zealand – November 2012 to January 2013Agoda secures commanding lead over rivals – Top New Zealand travel websites, October 2012CheapOAir moves ahead of Travelocity – Top US travel websites, October 2012What you missed before:Best of Tnooz last week - All about battles, Google global, apps, maps and more KayakTCritic:Shaken, never stirred: ioSafe (REALLY) Rugged Portable Hard DrivePrevious events:Tnooz-Datalex Webinar VIDEO – Traveller experience: bridging divide between merchandising and loyaltyTnooz-Tealeaf webinar VIDEO: The mobile traveler experienceTnooz-Amadeus webinar VIDEO: How to market and sell unbundled travelTnooz-Travelport webinar VIDEO: Making open travel tech ecosystems work to your advantageGDS news roundup:GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus – November 2012Tnooz in other places:Like Tnooz on FacebookFollow Tnooz on TwitterWatch Tnooz and other videos on YouTubeConnect with Tnooz on LinkedInTnooz essentials:Sign up to Tnooz daily email alertsGet in touch with TnoozMedia pack