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Articles tagged “alphabet”

Business Travel

Zoom Diversifies From Video Conferencing With Record $15 Billion Call Center Acquisition

Zoom's been riding the video conferencing wave for a while now, so can easily afford to look elsewhere. But who would have thought there's a future in phone calls?

Kanishka Singh, Reuters | 3 years ago

Zoom Diversifies From Video Conferencing With Record $15 Billion Call Center Acquisition

Online Travel

Google’s Soaring Ad Revenue Gets Little Help From Travel

Google's advertising revenue and profits skyrocketed during the fourth quarter — although travel industry spend didn't drive the results. As with other industries, travel advertisers will likely flock to YouTube for brand promotions when demand returns.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Google’s Soaring Ad Revenue Gets Little Help From Travel

Online Travel

Latest Lawsuit Against Google Demands Changes That Could Impact Travel Search

This latest lawsuit against Google gets closer to the heart of travel industry concerns — the way it handles search results. Google defended itself, saying users could always use Tripadvisor or Expedia instead. You can take the Queen Mary 2 from New York to the UK instead of flying there, too.

Diane Bartz, Paresh Dave and David Shepardson, Reuters | 3 years ago

Online Travel

Behind the Lens: How Google’s Street View Traveler Is Capturing the World’s Most Iconic Places

Business travel is often dreaded by perpetual road warriors, but that’s not true for Valentina Frassi. Except when there's a pandemic, Frassi travels the world recording iconic scenes of major landmarks that most people can only dream of seeing.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Behind the Lens: How Google’s Street View Traveler Is Capturing the World’s Most Iconic Places

Online Travel

Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs Calls Off Toronto Smart City Project Over Coronavirus Uncertainty

The tech-focused smart city component of Toronto's Quayside neighborhood may be called off, but, depending on who you ask, it may be more to the detriment of Google parent Alphabet than Toronto itself.

Moira Warburton, Reuters | 4 years ago

Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs Calls Off Toronto Smart City Project Over Coronavirus Uncertainty

Online Travel

Google Flights Ends Booking Charges for Airlines That Paid

With potential pressure from U.S. regulatory authorities and perhaps displeasure from airlines, Google is making the biggest change to the way it monetizes flight search since it launched Google Flights in 2011. Perhaps free search engine optimization for flights isn't dead after all.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Google Flights Ends Booking Charges for Airlines That Paid

Tourism

Toronto Pushback Shows Path Forward for Smart Cities Is Full of Compromises

By pushing back against Sidewalk Labs, the city of Toronto has shown that the future of the smart city will be forged by compromise and collaboration with local authorities.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 4 years ago

Toronto Pushback Shows Path Forward for Smart Cities Is Full of Compromises

Luxury

Can Fitbit Backed by Google’s Parent Take On Apple Watch?

If Alphabet does indeed buy Fitbit, it'll be great news for the tracking brand. To keep in step with Apple Watch, though, Fitbit will have to ramp up its innovation. Needless to say, Alphabet has its work cut out for it.

Leslie Barrie, Skift | 5 years ago

Can Fitbit Backed by Google’s Parent Take On Apple Watch?