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What Are BP, Apple, Amazon, and Others Spending on Google Advertising?

AdAge snagged a rare document laying out how much individual companies are spending on Google search advertising. An unsurprising new entry: BP, spending millions of dollars to rehab its image.READ»

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Google Acquires Airline Data Company ITA: Get Ready for Google Flight Planner

Google announced today that they've acquired much-buzzed-about flight planning software maker ITA. This could be a boon for frequent travellers.READ»

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Work/Life: Offline Is the New Online

"Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated."  — Mark Twain A century ago in 'technologist years' (about seven or 10 for the rest of us), many prognosticators foretold the elimination of the live travel agent, who, ...READ»

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Apple Just Patented Your Vacation

Apple wants to blend iPhone hardware and apps to manage your in-airport experiences. In fact, they've app-ified the entire travel package.READ»

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Global Discount Travel

Discount Global Travel Articles - Global Discount Travel Stories The Philippines Barrio Fiesta would be like any other barrio fiestas in the Philippines where there are lots of local foods being served to just about anybody who ...READ»

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Undead Tech: Space Tourism

Recently, Virgin mogul Richard Branson unveiled the SpaceShipTwo, the world's first commercial space-plane. With three bodies, five hybrid rocket engines, and (apparently) zero room for spaces in its title, the SpaceShipTwo will ...READ»

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Huge, Stupid Tech Lawsuit Might Just Be Crazy Enough to Work

A defunct navigation company called WebMap Technologies is suing 15 different major companies in what might be the most bloated and fatuous IP lawsuit in recent memory. And it just might pay off. WebMap's principals are claiming that ...READ»

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The changing role of leaders and managers today…are you keeping up?

It is my pleasure to introduce guest blogger, Holly G. Green. Enjoy her post below.  -SethRemember The One Minute Manager? The all time best selling management book was written more than twenty five years ago.  Pause ...READ»

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Heard of Allegiant Air? Why It's the Nation's Most Profitable Airline

Why Allegiant Air is the nation's most profitable airline, soaring amid the slump in travel.READ»

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Microsoft Launches Bing Travel Search, We Take It For a Ride

This week has been all about Microsoft's Bing, the company's rival to Google. And now that its travel engine is live too, ready to help you globe-trot, we've taken it for a very quick spin for you. Bing Travel may just be ...READ»

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It's Time to Disambiguate

No, this isn’t a call for revolution. Disambiguation is the process by which paid search on the Internet tries to get smarter by understanding semantics, context and the intentions of the person doing the searching. For example, ...READ»

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Next-Gen Investing

Giants like Fidelity and hot startups such as Thrive are developing new technologies to soothe bewildered investors.READ»

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Technology: Social Networking Meets Your Travel Itinerary

If you'd like some good news about travel, mine is that technology is evolving in ways which helps travelers organize their trips to a "t." TripIt is the site that is captivating me right now, because of its simplicity, ...READ»

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5 Discount Travel Secrets Orbitz, Travelocity, and Expedia Don't Want You to Know

5 Travel Secrets... if you want to hold onto more of your cashREAD»

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Meet America’s Top Guerilla Marketer

He's sent cavemen into the subway, posted lifeguards on Manhattan's sidewalks, and strung laundry across Times Square. Now Sam Ewen says the next big thing in advertising is honesty. Honestly.READ»

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Top Vertical Search Engines

Reporters and venture capitalists often ask me to name some of the top vertical search engines. Because I believe strongly that search will become a dynamic industry of very search specific sites and concepts, I decided to compile a ...READ»

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The Success of Kayak.com

Steve Hafner has built Kayak into the most popular Web 2.0 travel site. How it flies as the airline industry suffers.READ»

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When Managed Travel Isn't

Does your company's managed travel program go places? Or is it a lemon?READ»

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Airport, Data Port IV

This edition of Transit Authority is the last installment in the airport-by-airport Internet access guide announced in the June 14, 2004, Airports of Call edition. That column offered handy information on airports with Wi-Fi access, ...READ»

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Framing a Travel Strategy

Travel policies aren't designed just to keep costs down. You also need to consider your team's needs, the system's ease of use, and convenient locations and schedules.READ»

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Technology: Googling Your Travel

Dominant in virtually everything it seems to touch, Google plans to expand its travel division by launching more travel pages or even a full-fledged travel channel, Catherine Holahan reports in BusinessWeek. As anyone who ...READ»

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Can These Two Companies Fly Higher?

The CEOs of Travelocity.com and Expedia face off on questions about commissions, travel during the downturn, and the looming threat of Orbitz.READ»

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Phil Terry and Cathy Salit

Session I and II: Steal This WorkshopREAD»

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Flight Plan

The math wizards at Dayjet are building a smarter air taxi--and it could change the way you do business.READ»

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Web Smackdown

An addictive tool reveals who's watching what.READ»