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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

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40 maps to help you understand the world

By PhocusWire | August 14, 2013

If you’re a visual learner, then you know maps, charts and infographics can really help bring data and information to life. Read More

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How to create PPC ads that customers will actually click on

By PhocusWire | August 8, 2013

Whether consumers like it or not, pretty much anywhere the eye can see, there's an ad begging for a second look. Read More

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

By PhocusWire | August 6, 2013

For some time, the industry has been talking about the demise of search and the rise of social. These changes have made for some dynamic strategies, but this is not about one channel versus another. Read More

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Google updates Flight Search, offering more depth for flight selection

By Nick Vivion | July 31, 2013

Stepping towards Hipmunk-style relevance and control, Google Flight Search has rolled out some new features. Read More

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How to win back precious revenue from online travel agencies

By Viewpoints | July 31, 2013

In 2009, Google changed its approach to brand protection, removing protection for trademarked brands on its Adwords Online advertising service. Read More

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DEVICES - Product news, launches and more - July 2013

By PhocusWire | July 31, 2013

Thomas Cook and Toggle Mobile team up to offer free incoming calls while abroad Read More

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Wearable technology - a paradox of our time

By PhocusWire | July 30, 2013

Ever talk to someone at a party or conference only to discover they're constantly scanning the room, looking this way and that, perhaps finding you boring, perhaps looking for someone else? Read More