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Priceline inventory to appear in MapQuest products
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Priceline inventory to appear in MapQuest products
By Nick Vivion | April 15, 2013
MapQuest continues to tweak its product offering, now offering up Priceline fares in their mapping product. The Priceline Partner Network will power the newly launched feature to book travel directly on... Read More
Cooboutique brings cash back to the world's most stylish temporary digs
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Cooboutique brings cash back to the world's most stylish temporary digs
By Nick Vivion | April 15, 2013
Boutique hotel aggregation is a sizzling sector in the travel industry: Jetsetter was just purchased by TripAdvisor, startups like Want Me Get Me are aiming squarely at the segment, and stalwarts like... Read More
Unleash the location-based beasts: Exploring the new Graph Search on Facebook
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Unleash the location-based beasts: Exploring the new Graph Search on Facebook
By Nick Vivion | April 10, 2013
This morning was a special one: this writer's Facebook account was finally welcomed into the new Graph Search format. After covering the launch of Graph Search, and several posts surrounding the new... Read More
Meta search rules: SeatGuru relaunches with flight planning tools, revamped look
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Meta search rules: SeatGuru relaunches with flight planning tools, revamped look
By Nick Vivion | January 22, 2013
Following along from TripAdvisor's hotel meta search launch, TripAdvisor subsidiary SeatGuru has relaunched their website with a revamped look and flight planning tools. Read More
Facebook announces new product called Graph Search - implications for travel
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Facebook announces new product called Graph Search - implications for travel
By Nick Vivion | January 15, 2013
Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg ended reams of speculation this week and announced a new product called Graph Search. Read More
Superfly’s guerilla marketing on Facebook is luring travelers to its flight search
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Superfly’s guerilla marketing on Facebook is luring travelers to its flight search
By Sean O'Neil | January 7, 2013
Superfly's guerrilla marketing on Facebook has lured users to its fight search tool, and its new airline e-mail scanning service may let customers load up their mileage information in a single click. Read More
Understanding mobile search: differences in ‘local intent’ Google SERPs
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Understanding mobile search: differences in ‘local intent’ Google SERPs
By Viewpoints | December 27, 2012
When we received a tip from a helpful Tnooz reader noting an interesting search inconsistency with Google handsets running the newest version of Android, Jelly Bean, we decided it was a great... Read More
Google tests hotel reservation tracking in its search results, using your booking e-mails
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Google tests hotel reservation tracking in its search results, using your booking e-mails
By Sean O'Neil | December 22, 2012
A search of a Gmail user's in-box will fetch hotel reservation confirmations and then spotlight those confirmation e-mails in natural search results when the user runs an ordinary Google.com search on... Read More
The social foundation: How social proof increases clickthrough on search
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The social foundation: How social proof increases clickthrough on search
By Nick Vivion | December 14, 2012
Word-of-mouth has always been one of the most powerful - and valuable - forms of marketing, and the age of social media has clearly accelerated the pace and efficacy with which word-of-mouth marketing... Read More
Semantic search will be standard across online travel by 2020
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Semantic search will be standard across online travel by 2020
By Viewpoints | November 8, 2012
Technology continues to push the travel, tourism and hospitality industry forward and make it more dynamic than ever before. But the next phase is where it gets REALLY exciting. Read More
Google closes deal to buy Frommer's travel guides
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Google closes deal to buy Frommer's travel guides
By Kevin May | September 5, 2012
Google signed off on its deal this week to buy destination guidebook and web content provider Frommer's, but has yet to outline what it intends to do with its latest purchase in travel. Read More
Google closes deal to buy Frommer's travel guides
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Google closes deal to buy Frommer's travel guides
By Kevin May | September 5, 2012
Google signed off on its deal this week to buy destination guidebook and web content provider Frommer's, but has yet to outline what it intends to do with its latest purchase in travel. Read More
One app to rule them all - Kayak fears bad UEX on mobile, so brings third party sites within app
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One app to rule them all - Kayak fears bad UEX on mobile, so brings third party sites within app
By Kevin May | August 22, 2012
One of the ongoing problems travel search sites have found when developing their mobile apps is that they are at the mercy of their product suppliers. Read More
Google-Frommer's, TSA security discoveries and other madness - fireside chat on a Sunday
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Google-Frommer's, TSA security discoveries and other madness - fireside chat on a Sunday
By Kevin May | August 20, 2012
Tnooz has appeared on the This Week in Travel podcast on a number of occasion over the years - it's a lively, informative and often fun show. Read More
Google-Frommer's, TSA security discoveries and other madness - fireside chat on a Sunday
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Google-Frommer's, TSA security discoveries and other madness - fireside chat on a Sunday
By Kevin May | August 20, 2012
Tnooz has appeared on the This Week in Travel podcast on a number of occasion over the years - it's a lively, informative and often fun show. Read More
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