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Facebook marks 2 million advertisers with native mobile app
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Facebook marks 2 million advertisers with native mobile app
By Nick Vivion | February 25, 2015
Facebook has marked a significant milestone in its company history, logging over 2 million advertisers... Read More
In Brazil, metasearch heats up, as Mundi, Voopter, Skyscanner, and Kayak expand
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In Brazil, metasearch heats up, as Mundi, Voopter, Skyscanner, and Kayak expand
By Sean O'Neil | February 25, 2015
In the US and Britain, metasearch sites like Kayak and Skyscanner are well known brands, used by... Read More
TLearn VIDEO - How to clean up travel website traffic from bots and spammers?
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TLearn VIDEO - How to clean up travel website traffic from bots and spammers?
By Kevin May | February 24, 2015
Did you know 30% of travel industry website visitors are unsavory competitors, hackers, spammers, and... Read More
Understanding and benefiting from complex travel data
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Understanding and benefiting from complex travel data
By Viewpoints | February 24, 2015
As the focus on consumer data has strengthened globally and the rush to collect it has heated up, the... Read More
TripAdvisor online ad shocks residents with picture of unappealing side of town
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TripAdvisor online ad shocks residents with picture of unappealing side of town
By Kevin May | February 24, 2015
A small town in the UK has found itself on the receiving end of some not very flattering advertising... Read More
Startup pitch: MyTwinPlace flips shared accommodation business model
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Startup pitch: MyTwinPlace flips shared accommodation business model
By Nick Vivion | February 23, 2015
MyTwinPlace is a new travel startup that flips the shared accommodation business model on its head by... Read More
One decade in, HomeAway reminds us all that it is not Airbnb
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One decade in, HomeAway reminds us all that it is not Airbnb
By Nick Vivion | February 23, 2015
Vacation rental platform HomeAway has hit a major milestone, celebrating its first decade in business... Read More
Facebook's transition to viewed impressions
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Facebook's transition to viewed impressions
By Nick Vivion | February 20, 2015
There's a change afoot for digital marketers — Facebook is pushing for a wholesale change in ad... Read More
Are consumer-facing travel startups on a road to nowhere?
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Are consumer-facing travel startups on a road to nowhere?
By Kevin May | February 20, 2015
Yes, it's an incendiary question (and headline) - but it's also a particular element of the ecosystem... Read More
Is dark social destroying your travel marketing strategy?
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Is dark social destroying your travel marketing strategy?
By Nick Vivion | February 19, 2015
Dark social is digital sharing of content that's untraceable using traditional tracking methods. For... Read More
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