Articles tagged “google”

It will be interesting to see how the relatively downbeat price that Google paid for Frommer's will impact BBC Worldwide's efforts to find a buyer or partner for Lonely Planet.

Google’s thorough and ubiquitous mapping efforts will not only change the way we travel (maps being the top travel app), but also boost its profits as users switch to Android for the native navigation experience.

Several startups are leveraging tech to connect strangers with a common goal in another case in which technology (like Google Street View) is replacing the need to actually board a plane.

The curious case of the nonexistent island suggests there might be other surprises in store as Google Street View and its competitors continue their quest to capture images of every inch of the globe.

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.