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Articles tagged “google”

Online Travel

Google CEO tweaks Apple and raves about its own maps and travel assets

Larry Page couldn't resist touting Google Maps and sticking a pin in Apple and its maps woes, although the Google co-founder didn't call out Apple by name.

Dennis Schaal, Skifts | 11 years ago

Google CEO tweaks Apple and raves about its own maps and travel assets

Online Travel

Developers of location-based apps just got access to Google’s Zagat reviews

It's likely the search giant will add Frommer's content into the mix once it gets normalized, if it hasn't already under Zagat branding.

Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Checking out Israel just got a whole lot easier with Google Street View’s latest update

Google Street View is taking its goal of mapping the world mile by mile, but some miles are slower than others when dealing with a government that’d prefer to not have its every street corner on the Internet.

Skift | 11 years ago

Checking out Israel just got a whole lot easier with Google Street View’s latest update

Online Travel

A hand-drawn map of Bangkok shows us what we’re missing out on with digital maps

Human touch; that's what we're missing by relying on tools and services created to be used in any city, in any language around the world.

Elisa Mala, Associated Press | 11 years ago

A hand-drawn map of Bangkok shows us what we’re missing out on with digital maps

Airlines

Google sued by shopping competitor for burying its listings in search

FairSearch member Foundem scrapped its flight, hotel and car rental services last March in a scrape with Google over its Panda penalties. The FTC isn't spanking Google, but Foundem seeks compensation for Google's alleged "anti-competitive" behavior.

Jeremy Hodges and Aoife White , Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Skift global trend for 2013: Digital maps are one of travel’s key battlegrounds

It is one of the most fascinating battles in tech right now, with huge amount of money involved, and one that will also define the future of how we travel.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Skift global trend for 2013: Digital maps are one of travel’s key battlegrounds

Online Travel

New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood getting free public Wi-Fi, thanks to Google

Free public Wi-Fi is a wonderful thing, but what cities are really clamoring for is Google Fiber. They can't keep it in Kansas City forever.

Sarah Frier, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood getting free public Wi-Fi, thanks to Google

Media and PR

Microsoft isn’t happy that Google will emerge unscathed from FTC anti-trust probe

For years Yelp complained that Google was displaying too much of its content, so Google went and bought itself Zagat and Frommer's. Now that it has its own content, we're likely to see more of Google's own stuff and less of its competitors.

Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Google brings free Wi-Fi to Georgia city’s downtown

Free Wi-Fi in the city's downtown areas will be popular and provide a boost to mobile devices and the Google brand.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Google Plus tries another angle to attract reviews: free goodies

Google's at the mall now, but perhaps it will try direct-mail and billboards next to prod people to write restaurant and hotel reviews for Google+.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Google Plus tries another angle to attract reviews: free goodies