The Week in Travel Tech - October 11-17 2009NewsBy Kevin May | October 17, 2009Share This article was originally published on What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday 11 October to Saturday 17 October 2009:Top three most commented articles this week: Google helping TripAdvisor to maintain barrier to entryWhy the next big thing often isn'tIf SaaS is so good why will it only account for 8pc of software by 2012? And the rest (most recent first): BlueSky latest: Closing Stages and Ten Important QuestionsFrom Google more hocus-pocus travel focusSimonSeeks and the meta-metasearching for flights – can it make money?Southwest Airlines more myth-maker than maverick on ancillary servicesTravel Gadget of the Week: The Grid-It tech tidyA two-sided tale for ResponsibleTravel and its axing of online carbon offsettingTripWolf signs content deal with Footprint guidebooks, sheds light on new business model for content sitesFarelogix to Sabre: What free ride?EasyVoyage closes Euro 31M funding, eyes acquisition targetsAir Canada assisting ITA’s reservations system hopes with other airlinesHow Worldspan fits Apple Vacations’ emerging strategyWinter capacity cuts will affect GDS revenues – or will they?Amadeus moving closer to IPO, Madrid likely location for listingBlueSky latest: Thomas Cook bids, uses ex-employees as temporary coverIBM responds to Air New Zealand attack over power outage: We are looking into itNaked scanners mired in regulatory issues, US leads the wayWireless carriers get smart with AndroidVive la difference — or so the online travel agencies hopeTour operator ‘blown away’ by Sabre to Worldspan conversion, but…A toy for those who get Twitter withdrawal on flightsAustralia next for European car hire meta site CarRentals101Holidays begins drive into niche areas with 101ShortBreaks Previous Week in Travel Tech: October 3-10 2009 Top three most commented articles of all time on Tnooz: The internet is ruining travel journalismLead technology supplier for Thomas Cook goes into administrationGoogle Sidewiki could be a sideshow for review sites Notices: Subscribe to the Tnooz daily email bulletinDetails of Tnooz’s first barcamp #tcamp1Tnooz Nodes – profiles, RSS feeds and Twitter linksFollow Tnooz Nodes and team with one click on Twitter