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Google shows how local intent drives consumer engagement on smartphones, computers and tablets

By Nick Vivion | May 30, 2014

The latest report from Google's analysis arm, Think With Google, considers how local search drives consumer engagement on smartphones, computers and tablets. Titled "Understanding Consumer's Local Read More

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New transportation app Bounce connects passengers to licensed drivers

By Nick Vivion | May 20, 2014

There's a new transportation app on the travel scene: Bounce. UK-based Bounce is a minicab app that directly connects passengers with professionally licensed drivers. The app is currently functioni Read More

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Nor1 pushes out new mobile merchandising product eReach

By Nick Vivion | May 16, 2014

Incremental revenue technologist Nor1 has created a new mobile merchandising platform that allows hotels to explicitly target the guest experience on mobile. The new mobile product is called eReach Read More

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What's next in social: Travel tidbits from Facebook's f8 conference

By Nick Vivion | May 2, 2014

As expected, Facebook had a slew of announcements of f8, many of which impact those in travel using the social media platform as a marketing tool - so pretty much everyone. Here are some of the more p Read More

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Foursquare splits into two, drops check-in, and focuses more on discovery

By Nick Vivion | May 1, 2014

Big news today in the location-based social media space: original niche creator Foursquare has announced that it will be splitting its service into two in a bid to segment and grow the two feature set Read More

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Startup pitch: Bucketlistly ties life travel goals to community

By Nick Vivion | April 30, 2014

Bucket lists have been a widespread means of tracking "before I die" goals, reaching peak popularity with "The Bucket List" movie featuring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. Startups have popped u Read More

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Mapquest beefs up data with various partnerships that improve utility of maps

By Nick Vivion | April 16, 2014

The original mappers at Mapquest have continued iterating the map product, eyeing a return to relevance in the mobile and information-rich world. The website, which maintains its ranking as one of Read More

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Activity concierge Sosh reduces friction with OpenTable integration

By Nick Vivion | April 15, 2014

Sosh, the human-powered city concierge app that curates activities and events, has integrated with OpenTable to book tables at restaurants. The integration is unique, insofar as it allows users to Read More

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Startup pitch: Kamino brings hikes and urban walks to smartphones

By Nick Vivion | April 7, 2014

An emerging travel startup called Kamino is opening up a refreshing take on the activity front: a crowdsourced travel app that brings the best walking tours to smartphones on the go. The self-funde Read More

Popularity of mobile web diminishes as native apps capture more usage

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By Nick Vivion | April 2, 2014

Flurry has taken a look at the popularity of the mobile web versus native apps - and the mobile web is losing out steadily to native apps. The company's blog shares the freshest-of-fresh data, whic Read More

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Twitter co-founder's Jelly gels into full Q&A app with a travel use case

By Nick Vivion | March 31, 2014

Text-based Q&A keeps on coming, with yet another pivot into the space; this time by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone's Jelly. The app, which is 3 months old, found little traction as a photo-based Read More

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What travel professionals can learn from retail on engaging consumers

By Nick Vivion | March 25, 2014

The website optimizers at Qubit have drilled down into the differences between retail and travel to show how travel professionals can most effectively hook and retain customers. The report, availab Read More

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How to reach travelers on Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Nick Vivion | March 21, 2014

Native advertising specialists Ampush has compiled some of statistics on how Facebook users engage with travel, providing some actionable conclusions for marketers looking to leverage the platform. Read More

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Locish locates $820k for pivot into question-and-answer for locals

By Nick Vivion | March 20, 2014

Local knowledge travel startup Locish has raised $820k to fund a pivot into a question-and-answer service for local experiences. The mobile startup (TLabs here) originally launched from Greece, and Read More

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On digital marketing and becoming a cross-channel marketing mastermind

By Nick Vivion | March 13, 2014

Experian Marketing Services has released the 2014 version of its Digital Marketer Report, with the theme of "becoming a cross-channel marketing mastermind." The report, available for download here, Read More

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