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Don't be tempted to use Facebook to evaluate future employees
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Don't be tempted to use Facebook to evaluate future employees
By PhocusWire | January 6, 2014
SOCIAL: Aah, Facebook - where all the craziness of our private lives is documented for friends to see. When an individual's privacy settings are low, recruiters have used the omnipresent social netw... Read More
Facebook bug snags the social marketing of travel brands like Royal Caribbean
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Facebook bug snags the social marketing of travel brands like Royal Caribbean
By Sean O'Neil | January 6, 2014
Talk about a "social" blunder. Last week, travel marketers noticed a bug in Facebook's software that briefly snared the social marketing campaigns of major brands like Royal Caribbean International.... Read More
Behold the augmented reality contact lenses
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Behold the augmented reality contact lenses
By PhocusWire | January 6, 2014
SYSTEMS: One of the issues wearable technology has in its drive to gain adoption within the mass ranks of consumers (rather than just geeks and hipsters) is that a lot of the hardware just looks, so... Read More
Qunar reports record high for flight bookings via mobile
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Qunar reports record high for flight bookings via mobile
By Karthick Prabu | January 6, 2014
Qunar, the Chinese metasearch service, has achieved a single-day record of 60,000 flight bookings via its mobile channel. The all time high number was experienced during the New Year holiday in Chi... Read More
Relevancy is key driver for marketing engagement in 2014 [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Relevancy is key driver for marketing engagement in 2014 [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Nick Vivion | January 3, 2014
The beginning of the year is a busy one for marketers, who must quickly finalize marketing plans for 2014 - and then begin deploying available assets to begin following through on the plan. Accordi... Read More
Google's growth in social logins show importance of consumer login choice on websites
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Google's growth in social logins show importance of consumer login choice on websites
By Nick Vivion | January 3, 2014
Social logins manager Janrain has been tracking the popularity of brand-specific logins via their platform for a couple of years, and have released their data from the last quarter of 2013. The tre... Read More
One year with Google Glass
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One year with Google Glass
By PhocusWire | January 3, 2014
SYSTEMS: Wearable technology has been mostly the preserve of tech commentators, skunkwork or startup geeks trying it to see if there's a definitive use case, or achingly trendy hipsters. There are a... Read More
Best Western hotels have spent millions to get on Google Streetview
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Best Western hotels have spent millions to get on Google Streetview
By Kevin May | January 3, 2014
Best Western announced in December last year that a "partnership" with Google would see every single hotel in its portfolio in North America available on Streetview. Some 2,200 hotels will be photo... Read More
Startup pitch: iTraveller wants to give a little boost to travel agents
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Startup pitch: iTraveller wants to give a little boost to travel agents
By Karthick Prabu | January 3, 2014
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Welcome to the world of rubbish social media marketing advice
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Welcome to the world of rubbish social media marketing advice
By PhocusWire | January 3, 2014
SOCIAL: It often appears that there are more social media "gurus" kicking about than there are actual brands, many armed with, err, years of experience in the field. Thankfully, marketers with years... Read More
[UPDATED] China car rental turns hot as Didi Dache raises $100 million
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[UPDATED] China car rental turns hot as Didi Dache raises $100 million
By Karthick Prabu | January 2, 2014
China's leading online taxi hailing service provider Didi Dache has secured $100 million in Series C funding from Tencent and Citic. The Beijing-based company's investment is led by Citic with $60... Read More
Startup pitch: TripScope brings dynamic itineraries to the travel agent/traveler workflow
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Startup pitch: TripScope brings dynamic itineraries to the travel agent/traveler workflow
By Nick Vivion | January 2, 2014
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Review data shows what needy Super Bowl fans want from hotels
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Review data shows what needy Super Bowl fans want from hotels
By Karthick Prabu | January 2, 2014
Super Bowl travellers write more reviews during the game period, and they expect great food, quiet rooms and good wifi during their stay, reveals a study. The research was carried by online reputat... Read More
Tightening the screw - why hotel distribution is about direct sales
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Tightening the screw - why hotel distribution is about direct sales
By Patrick Landman | January 2, 2014
It seems hoteliers are getting savvier and are more ready than ever to go to war and take back what is their own: in the world of hotel distribution, direct sales rule! Hoteliers are getting back i... Read More
Apple vs Android - which owners spend more on travel online?
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Apple vs Android - which owners spend more on travel online?
By Kevin May | January 2, 2014
Analysis of mobile and tablet traffic on a leading European travel website has found Apple users are more likely to book expensive and log haul trips. LowCostHolidays found that Android owners, on... Read More