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Anatomy of an online review - love, hate and other frequently occurring emotions
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Anatomy of an online review - love, hate and other frequently occurring emotions
By Linda Fox | August 28, 2013
The people at Revinate have been experimenting with term frequency analysis.... Read More
Time to give your website a bit more emotion
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Time to give your website a bit more emotion
By PhocusWire | August 28, 2013
As an interaction designer, how often have you run into projects where you’re asked to ensure a great "user experience", without looking at the cocktail of emotions your design might produce?... Read More
Koddi helps digital marketers max out their Google Hotel Price Ads
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Koddi helps digital marketers max out their Google Hotel Price Ads
By Sean O'Neil | August 27, 2013
This Dallas/Fort Worth B2B travel technology startup has created a management, reporting, and optimization platform for travel search campaigns.... Read More
DEVICES - Product news, launches and more - August 2013
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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
Understanding search: Google gives localized sitelinks for Airbnb and Yelp queries in the US
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Understanding search: Google gives localized sitelinks for Airbnb and Yelp queries in the US
By Viewpoints | August 27, 2013
If you search on "Airbnb" or "Yelp" on Google.com in the US, you'll see sitelinks relevant to your local area. This seems unique to listings site in travel, and it doesn't seem that useful.... Read More
Soaring to new heights - consumer data and the airline opportunity
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Soaring to new heights - consumer data and the airline opportunity
By Viewpoints | August 27, 2013
When they aren’t flying the skies, airlines have a down-to-earth problem on their hands.... Read More
Behind the scenes, Booking.com is quietly powering hotel search for a trio of major European agencies
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Behind the scenes, Booking.com is quietly powering hotel search for a trio of major European agencies
By Kevin May | August 27, 2013
With all the coverage and analysis of the Expedia-Travelocity deal last week, another major partnership at the European end of the industry has slipped under the radar.... Read More
Vayant motors ahead, after former bitter rival Everbread skids to a halt
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Vayant motors ahead, after former bitter rival Everbread skids to a halt
By Sean O'Neil | August 27, 2013
B2B search provider Vayant Travel Technologies has put in place a solution for Kuoni Travel UK, its second implementation in the UK this month.... Read More
VerbalizeIt looks to leap language barriers via a network of live translators
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VerbalizeIt looks to leap language barriers via a network of live translators
By Linda Fox | August 26, 2013
Let's face it, we've all been there - travelling in a foreign country and being unable to communicate something.... Read More
THack San Francisco - problems to be solved, new APIs added, sign up now
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THack San Francisco - problems to be solved, new APIs added, sign up now
By PhocusWire | August 26, 2013
More details for budding developers for the upcoming THack hackathon in San Francisco in mid-September!... Read More
OTAs remain the top research source for US vacation package buyers, says Expedia
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OTAs remain the top research source for US vacation package buyers, says Expedia
By Sean O'Neil | August 26, 2013
See the results of a study of the path to purchase of vacation packages during the month-and-a-half before a holidaygoers book a vacation package.... Read More
Fear and loathing in airline distribution (aka NDC Phobia)
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Fear and loathing in airline distribution (aka NDC Phobia)
By Viewpoints | August 26, 2013
Providing customers with more information and choice, enabling agents to sell a wider range of products and opening up a new realm of services more closely tailored to customers’ needs.... Read More
Here is why you should never quit your blog for Google+
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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
Start your engines: Uber ignites expansion plan with $258 million funding from Google Ventures
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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
A deep dive into reach and popularity of online travel brands in India and Southeast Asia
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A deep dive into reach and popularity of online travel brands in India and Southeast Asia
By Karthick Prabu | August 26, 2013
Priceline.com tops (by unique visitors) in five out of six countries in Southeast Asia, reports comScore, a digital measurement company.... Read More
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