The Week in Travel Tech - Facebook Agents, Devilish Apple and Ironic AussiesNewsBy PhocusWire | June 5, 2010Share This article was originally published on What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday 30 May to Saturday 5 June 2010:Story of the week:Facebook makes everyone a travel agent with Facebook QuestionsTop three most commented articles:The iPhone is The Devil’s InstrumentIs the new Australia ad campaign wonderfully and intentionally ironic, waiting for viral stardom?Humans drool, technology rules, or vice versa?Controversial topic of the week:China blocks Foursquare on Tiananmen Square anniversaryTLabs:TLabs Showcase – CheckfrontWill the sun shine on holiday this week? Great Google Map mashup will tell youStats:UK Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End May 29 2010US Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End May 29 2010Hong Kong Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End May 29 2010Australia Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End May 29 2010And the rest (most recent first):Kayak introduces advertising into its iPhone appGoby launches iPad app to tap into trip planning impulsesSix ways to use social media and search to handle a crisisTRX upgrades corporate booking tool with TripIt, Facebook promptsTourism authorities starting to acknowledge Gulf of Mexico oil spillDo consumers REALLY trust travel companies when they face such confusing information?EasyJet fits volcanic ash detector technology to aircraftI-Spy scoops Radisson Edwardian digital media account, plans social pushRevealed: first details of Kayak booking assistantMetaio aiming to boost destination content in augmented realityEverbread, Radixx and Ypsilon unite for airline fare technology dealGDS Bitesize – service news, agreements, products from Amadeus, Travelport and SabreConnection, not costs, is driver behind landmark Air France-JetStar interlineLaHood puts new focus on bag fees while settlement docs near testing stageEverytrail unveils guide marketplace, Ruba urges users to joinAmerican Airlines tests YouTube as a business to business channelTar balls from oil spill threaten Pensacola BeachUS Airways adds Gogo Wi-FiAvis tops new Social Media Popularity Index for car rentalOnline travel booms in India as web visits soar, Expedia-Travelocity enjoying the rideA HomeAway addition — real estate deal with RealogyInoqo admits using Twitter for hotel deals is not easy, scraps old business modelFamily reunion as Expedia and Microsoft launch travel browser for Internet ExplorerSabre Travel Network makes Twitter debut with tease about new Red solutionGuestcentric joins travel industry oil spill relief effortExpedia increases its stake in China online travel agency eLongLadies and gentlemen, start your Zipcar IPOShock stats: Americans searching twice as much as Brits for World Cup flightsNorth American, European corporations feel consumer pain on ancillary feesJetstar airline to trial iPad hire with passengersRyanair shows ancillary revenue is yet the complete winner for airlinesArt, technology and trip planning mashup for YourTourTourism Australia crowd-sources for new travel inspiration siteLast Week in Travel Tech:Secret Masterplans, Inspiration and Diller speaksNotices:Explore the Tnooz TSoftware storeNode biographies and articlesTnooz on a Map