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Travel search site Foundem helps trigger EU probe into Google

By Kevin May | November 30, 2010

Google will be fighting regulators on either side of the Atlantic Ocean after the European Commission opened an investigation into whether the search giant has abused its position. Read More

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Where can we go for trustworthy information on the web?

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | November 29, 2010

The behavior of the web shopper – which by now is just about everyone – is interesting. Read More

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Orbitz and Kayak in contract dispute over displays

By Dennis Schaal | November 23, 2010

Kayak is engaged in a contract dispute with one of its largest customers, Orbitz Worldwide. Read More

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Google-ITA Software deal: FairSearch takes a turn to hit back

By Kevin May | November 22, 2010

It was only a matter of time before the anti Google-ITA Software deal campaign group FairSearch responded to last week's major broadside from Google. Read More

Google gets into metasearch after a fashion with Boutiques.com

By Dennis Schaal | November 18, 2010

Google intends to "provide shoppers with a much richer and interactive shopping experience and help drive traffic to retailers' websites." Read More

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Untangling the complexities of search marketing in travel

By Viewpoints | November 18, 2010

With some of the worst of the recession looking to be behind us, perhaps the travel industry is benefitting from an increase in consumer confidence. Read More

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TripAdvisor not particularly worried about Facebook, but Google is another thing

By Kevin May | November 17, 2010

The annual interview with TripAdvisor CEO Steve Kaufer at the PhoCusWright conference touched briefly on the various elephants in the room. Read More

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Google-ITA Software deal: Google fires major broadside at FairSearch

By Viewpoints | November 17, 2010

Google has launched a significant attack on the FairSearch campaign group as it tries to defend its acquisition of ITA Software from what it calls "complainers". Read More

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Google-ITA Software deal: The infographic

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | November 17, 2010

So here is a diagram outlining the core issue Google thinks it is trying to solve with the purchase of ITA Software. Read More

Kayak to pay ITA Software at least $21M over three years

By Dennis Schaal | November 17, 2010

There are some juicy details in its S-1 filing about Kayak's financial obligations to and dependence on ITA Software. Read More

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Hipmunk, ITA Software team to take the agony out of availability and pricing

By Dennis Schaal | November 16, 2010

Hipmunk, a metasearch startup which sees its mission as taking the agony out of flight search, signed a deal to use ITA Software's QPX solution for airfare shopping and pricing. Read More

ITA Software customer FareCompare addressing the issues

By Dennis Schaal | November 15, 2010

To hear Rick Seaney tell it, Google's pending buy of ITA Software -- and the uncertainty surrounding it -- is impacting a whole lot of the travel industry. Read More

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With friends like these who needs enemies

By Kevin May | November 15, 2010

So as the FairSearch campaign prepares to turn the entire world against Google, its members will be delighted to learn Mountain View is still trying to do no evil. Read More

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FairSearch circles the wagons as travel execs gather in the desert

By Kevin May | November 15, 2010

This week many of the key figures around the Google acquisition of ITA Software ride into Phoenix, Arizona - some all guns blazing, others slightly muted. Read More

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How serious will governments be about web privacy?

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | November 14, 2010

In a somewhat belated effort the Barack Obama administration is finally getting serious about privacy - and the recent behavior of Facebook and Google seems to have prodded the US into action. Read More

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