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SOCIAL - Product news, launches and more - August 2013
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SOCIAL - Product news, launches and more - August 2013
By PhocusWire | August 29, 2013
TripAdvisor promotes Marc Charron to head TripAdvisor for Business unit.... Read More
When it comes to the NDC, every day is Groundhog Day
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When it comes to the NDC, every day is Groundhog Day
By Viewpoints | August 29, 2013
ETTSA reacts to IATA's claim that the NDC is just a new data standard, saying instead it's anti-competitive -- and you don't have to receive GDS incentives to agree.... Read More
Startups: Stop going on about your company culture
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Startups: Stop going on about your company culture
By PhocusWire | August 28, 2013
Startups are forever using their culture as a selling point to both their industry peers, investors and sometimes even their customers. Stop it.... Read More
McKinsey ups Periscope with Lixto acquisition
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McKinsey ups Periscope with Lixto acquisition
By Linda Fox | August 28, 2013
Online intelligence specialist Lixto Software has been acquired by McKinsey & Co with terms of the deal undisclosed... Read More
Analysts react to the Expedia deal to power Travelocity
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Analysts react to the Expedia deal to power Travelocity
By Sean O'Neil | August 28, 2013
Analysts anticipate financial benefits for both Expedia and Travelocity, with an average 7.5% commission, an increase in revenue generated, and a reduction in costs.... Read More
Warning: the big challenges for anyone involved in P2P tour and activity marketplaces
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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
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
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