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The irony of a Google exit from China - travel search would be left with one dominant player
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The irony of a Google exit from China - travel search would be left with one dominant player
By Kevin May | January 13, 2010
News that Google is considering pulling out of the fastest growing consumer market on the planet would leave the Chinese domestic internet with one powerful search engine for travel products. The search... Read More
Will travel firms take the French approach over untamed Google Suggest tool?
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Will travel firms take the French approach over untamed Google Suggest tool?
By Kevin May | January 7, 2010
The result of a defamation case in Paris, France, has shed light on the lengths companies will go to if search engines are providing users with incorrect or damaging information. The case, involving the... Read More
Many more travel planning websites planned for 2010
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Many more travel planning websites planned for 2010
By Dennis Schaal | December 24, 2009
This is not a 2010 prediction, but a certainty: Many more travel planning, research and metasearch websites are planned for 2010. This crowded field promises to get more crowded. For example,... Read More
Bing's growing and Yahoo's slowing in search share
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Bing's growing and Yahoo's slowing in search share
By Dennis Schaal | December 17, 2009
One month does not a search engine make. But it's clear from the comScore's U.S. search rankings in November that Microsoft's Bing search engine is making market share gains, and Yahoo's share of... Read More
Google shuns opportunity for travel with Comparison Ads - for the time being
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Google shuns opportunity for travel with Comparison Ads - for the time being
By Kevin May | December 9, 2009
Google says it has no plans to extend its recently launched Comparison Ads project to include products from the travel vertical. The confirmation comes during a busy week for Google as it rolls out the... Read More
What does Google think about on a Travel Think Day? Not much
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What does Google think about on a Travel Think Day? Not much
By Kevin May | December 2, 2009
Google hosted a private half-day conference yesterday for folk across the travel sector in the UK. Gracing the 150 or so delegates with their presence - and presentations - were the likes of Google UK... Read More
One-on-one with Rob Torres, head of Google Travel
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One-on-one with Rob Torres, head of Google Travel
By Tim Hughes | November 27, 2009
I caught up with Rob Torres, managing director of Google Travel, following his Center Stage slot at the recent PhoCusWright Conference in Orlando. Appearing alongside Suzie Reider, chief marketing... Read More
Google real estate is all commercial above the fold - problem?
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Google real estate is all commercial above the fold - problem?
By Kevin May | November 9, 2009
A debate here on Tnooz in October 2009 saw all manner of opinions flying in about the merits - or not - of placing content above the imaginary fold-line on a website. But it is probably worth applying... Read More
Halloween Special: Time to be scared - Troogle by Google only a few clicks away
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Halloween Special: Time to be scared - Troogle by Google only a few clicks away
By Kevin May | October 30, 2009
Google has spent the best part of almost its entire existence denying the concept of Troogle - a travel vertical aggregating its existing and related content with organic search and metasearch. The... Read More
Trivago threatens TripAdvisor with legal action over brand name bidding
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Trivago threatens TripAdvisor with legal action over brand name bidding
By Kevin May | October 26, 2009
Trivago and TripAdvisor could be squaring up for a battle of the review sites in the European courts after it emerged today that one is accusing the other of bidding on its brand name on Google. The row... Read More
Twitter, Google and Bing - The Perfect Storm of travel search
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Twitter, Google and Bing - The Perfect Storm of travel search
By Kevin May | October 22, 2009
Travel companies that dismissed micro-blogging service Twitter ("Why do I want to know if someone is eating a bagel or not?") may well be rethinking their strategy this morning. News initially from... Read More
Why TechCrunch is wrong about Google Sidewiki
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Why TechCrunch is wrong about Google Sidewiki
By Dennis Schaal | September 28, 2009
The just-launched Google Sidewiki is informative and pretty fun to play with even as it tends to disintermediate website publishers and fragments comments about their content. TechCrunch's Michael... Read More
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