Articles tagged “google”

Whether Google has violated antitrust laws may be up to the courts to decide, but it is clear that cluttering flight and hotel search results screens with results predominantly from its own products harms consumers.

Fans of the "Lost" television series could make something of this, surely. And for the record: iOS 6 maps don't include Sandy Island.

Kudos to U.S. Marine Sgt. Winston Fiore for his humanity, and some advice for Google -- a little humility would be wise.

The FTC should realize that Google's pointing consumers to its own products does indeed cause consumer harm. A free pass from the FTC would be a setback for consumers, although European regulators would likely be tougher on Google and could force some changes in its vertical-search practices.

Kayak for Priceline in some ways is like TripAdvisor for Expedia, although Priceline is eager to acquire Kayak, and has no intent on buying it in order to spin it out, as Expedia did with TripAdvisor.

Getting the technology right is just part of the challenge for Google Flight Search. Working on those airline partnerships around the world takes time.

User-generated reviews are beginning to pay a significantly larger role in travelers’ decision processes, but hotels can still participate in the conversation by replying to positive and negative reviews.

We're still waiting to see what Google will do with Frommer's, but Google's acquisition of Zagat hasn't stymied Yelp's growth.

"SEO experts" encourage hotels to create original, engaging content and redesign their websites -- and hire them to do the work. But the truth is some common sense changes are what hotel sites need.

It’s not as cool as Google’s self-driving car, but it could be more useful if the transceiver that detects pedestrians, red lights, and icy roads to control speed can be inserted in cars already owned by the general public.