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What have been the game-changers in social media so far?
News / Technology
What have been the game-changers in social media so far?
By PhocusWire | January 16, 2014
SOCIAL: "Tweeting it", "Share that link on Facebook", "I'll ping you on Whatsapp"... Phrases that are... Read More
Hotel giants fall victim to spam attack on Google
News / Distribution
Hotel giants fall victim to spam attack on Google
By Linda Fox | January 15, 2014
Google has confirmed it is working to fix an attack on big brand hotels including Marriott and Hilton,... Read More
Brick-by-brick - China starts dismantling wall of air distribution
News / Distribution
Brick-by-brick - China starts dismantling wall of air distribution
By Karthick Prabu | January 15, 2014
Possible game-changer alert: the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved the... Read More
Tours and activities service BeMyGuest acquires Indiescapes
News / Distribution
Tours and activities service BeMyGuest acquires Indiescapes
By Karthick Prabu | January 14, 2014
In an effort to expand its presence in South East Asia, Singapore-based tours and activities service... Read More
Instagram may be Facebook's filter to strategic glory
News / Online
Instagram may be Facebook's filter to strategic glory
By PhocusWire | January 14, 2014
SOCIAL: Doubts remain across the board that Facebook, despite the vast size of its community, is a... Read More
Cruise tracking tech brings friends along for the ride
News / Online
Cruise tracking tech brings friends along for the ride
By Linda Fox | January 14, 2014
While everyone acknowledges travel is one of the most shared subjects across social networks, making... Read More
Mobile app developers - no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
News / Technology
Mobile app developers - no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
By PhocusWire | January 14, 2014
DEVICES: Some believed that every man, woman and child (okay, maybe not the last one) owning a... Read More
Travel brands capitalise on social trend of our time - the selfie
News / Technology
Travel brands capitalise on social trend of our time - the selfie
By Karthick Prabu | January 13, 2014
After being named Word of the Year, the "selfie" has started to emerge in travel industry as a viable... Read More
Spontaneity report shows that Britons seeking unplanned vacations constrained by technology
News / Technology
Spontaneity report shows that Britons seeking unplanned vacations constrained by technology
By Nick Vivion | January 13, 2014
In what might be the world's first "spontaneity report," 2,200 residents of the island nation of the... Read More
Hopper opens to all, also fires up data research service
News / Online
Hopper opens to all, also fires up data research service
By Sean O'Neil | January 13, 2014
Last week saw the soft launch of Hopper, the long-awaited consumer trip planning engine that claims to... Read More
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