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Even diehards now realise Google Glass is not cool

By PhocusWire | November 18, 2014

DEVICES: This was always going to be the problem with Google Glass - it's just not "cool" enough for the masses. Or perhaps there is an underlying issue with the tech-driven, clunky spectacles, in t Read More

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Google revamps how hotels appear in US city search results

By Sean O'Neil | November 14, 2014

There's yet another tweak to how Google presents hotels in US city search results. In a trend Tnooz first reported on last August, Google is ditching the "Carousel" -- a black backgrounded, roating Read More

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RIP web marketing and six other digital marketing trends

By Viewpoints | October 28, 2014

I live and breathe internet marketing. I don't have any hidden powers or know something that is not already public knowledge. I just like to ponder and hypothesize what the future might be, identifyin Read More

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The online travel brand is dead - discuss

By Kevin May | October 28, 2014

One of the fun, ten-minute debate sessions at the WebinTravel conference in Singapore this week asked that exact, if rather simplistic, question. It is, of course, a far more complex question than Read More

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Groupon steps into battle for local on mobile with new Pages product

By Nick Vivion | October 23, 2014

Taking a "page" from the Yellow Pages, merchant deals brand Groupon has announced a new product called "Pages" that brings together seven million merchants in one place. The concept is a familiar " Read More

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825 miles of pristine Florida beaches now available for virtual exploration

By Nick Vivion | October 21, 2014

In a partnership with Google, Visit Florida has documented 825 miles of its white-sand beaches for virtual exploration. The feature, up on the Visit Florida website here, is dubbed "the Beach Finde Read More

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Everything you need to know about Apple Pay and the travel industry

By Glenn Gruber | October 21, 2014

The new iPhones and Apple Watch sure got most of the buzz after the latest Apple launch event a few weeks ago. But Apple Pay, which launches this week with the release of iOS 8.1, may end up being Read More

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The how, why and where of people using devices for voice search

By PhocusWire | October 17, 2014

DEVICES: Voice technology is getting interesting. Travel and expense management companies are already finding ways to incorporate it into the user journey whether for assistance on the go or simplif Read More

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Google Glass blamed for user web addiction

By PhocusWire | October 16, 2014

SYSTEMS: Early lesson for the manufacturers of wearable technology - well, at least the kind that you wear on your head in the form of spectacles. Google Glass might make you look a bit silly, or ev Read More

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Google defends flight search - it's hard to do it well and industry doesn't appreciate us

By Kevin May | October 16, 2014

Google chairman Eric Schmidt has claimed the company is still "working on it", in a wide-ranging speech about in search in general and its flight product. In a keynote address in Germany this week, Read More

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What might a new approach by Google to the hotel industry look like?

By Viewpoints | October 2, 2014

Consider this: Google has invested in flight information provider ITA Software and hotel metasearch engine Room77. NB: This is an opinion by Richard Vaughton, director at DiscoveryHolidayHomes. It Read More

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Lessons for travel - omni-channel shopping and the new digital consumer

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | September 30, 2014

Understanding the digital consumer from research outside of the travel industry is both relevant and timely. CapGemini one of the leading professional service companies has just published its lates Read More

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CWT mobile bookings, HolidayIQ revamps, Clink Hostels, Edinburgh Airport Glass, and more...

By PhocusWire | September 30, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for September 2014. Tuesday 30 September 2014: Carlson Wagonlit Travel pilots in-app hotel booki Read More

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Putting the Good back into Google - a massive rethinking of its role in hospitality?

By Viewpoints | September 29, 2014

How can Google re-establish it’s moral and useful, self admitted position on planet search and in particular in the travel industry? NB: This is an opinion by Richard Vaughton, director at Discover Read More

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Internet giants Google, Facebook and Twitter told to store Russians' data in Russia

By PhocusWire | September 26, 2014

SECURITY: Russia is getting tough on US online companies which by not storing data on Russians in the country are not complying with the same laws as local media companies, including local search en Read More

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