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Google tightens grip on future of the travel industry - also puts startups in a tough spot

By Alex Bainbridge | September 2, 2013

As entrepreneurs tasked with delivering the future, we need a simple model that we can use to evaluate opportunities and determine where we should be building technologies and functionality. Read More

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Social travel sites are screaming for attention - but industry and consumers are not really listening

By Stephen Joyce | August 30, 2013

For years we have watched as startup after startup has attempted to marry social media and travel into a profitable, or even just a revenue-generating business model. Read More

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How personalisation is transforming the way consumers interact with technology

By PhocusWire | August 30, 2013

Social media already adds a personal layer to our online experience, but next-generation web services are tapping the power of the cloud and massive data sets. Read More

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MARKETING - Product news, launches and more - August 2013

By PhocusWire | August 30, 2013

GetYourGuide and InterHome seal tours and activities partnership. Read More

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Warning: the big challenges for anyone involved in P2P tour and activity marketplaces

By Alex Bainbridge | August 28, 2013

There has been plenty of coverage in recent months about the development and fate of person-to-person online marketplaces in the travel industry - not all of it particularly positive. Read More

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Tnooz-RKG webinar VIDEO - Discovering traveler intent through search and social

By PhocusWire | August 27, 2013

Don't believe the hype - organic search is not dead after all. The reality is that search marketing and optimisation is simply evolving, especially for the travel industry. Read More

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DEVICES - Product news, launches and more - August 2013

By PhocusWire | August 27, 2013

Thomson unveils ViewMaker video sharing application Read More

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Here is why you should never quit your blog for Google+

By PhocusWire | August 26, 2013

There's one constant in the world of digital content publishing - there will always be new and exciting tools to explore, and new ways to use them. Read More

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Start your engines: Uber ignites expansion plan with $258 million funding from Google Ventures

By Karthick Prabu | August 26, 2013

Uber, the San Francisco-based mobile car reservation service, has raised $258 million in series C funding led by Google Ventures and Texas Pacific Group Capital. Read More

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So that was the end of that - Everbread declared insolvent with debts of £8.7M

By Kevin May | August 22, 2013

Airfare search startup Everbread has been placed into insolvency in the UK after a four-year run trying to make in-roads into the world of travel shopping IT. Read More

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How to get much-needed attention to a mobile application using email marketing

By PhocusWire | August 19, 2013

Assuming that promotion on Google Play or Apple’s App Store will take your app from beta to bestseller is… well, wishful thinking. Read More

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What do some of the top ranked sites on Google have in common?

By PhocusWire | August 16, 2013

How much can a search engine change in a year? If it’s Google, the answer is a lot. Best SEO practices suddenly can turn into web page death sentences if you’re not careful. Read More

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Now you can never forget a travel booking - Google Glass integrates reservation alerts

By Karthick Prabu | August 16, 2013

Google has issued an update to its Glass software so users are able to receive notifications for hotel bookings and reservations for restaurants and activities. Read More

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Reality check - local tourism is not ready for mobile payments

By Stephen Joyce | August 15, 2013

I recognize that as a technologist it's easy for me to get caught up in the latest and greatest new technologies and apparent innovation sweeping across the industry. Read More