Flash Mob at London Heathrow Airport, social media fodder

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Mobile giant T-Mobile has had a fair amount of success over the years with organising flash mobs around London, using the footage for its TV ad campaigns.

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OffBeatGuides shipping 10,000+ guides a month, thanks to Expedia

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In the rush to create trip planning and content sites a few years ago, OffBeatGuides caught the attention because of its backer – a certain Dave Sifry, founder of Technorati.

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TripAdvisor takes hotel sales show on the road

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At a time when TripAdvisor faces new scrutiny over the integrity of its hotel review system, the company is conducting a series of hotel events in the U.S. and Europe, with agenda items including maintaining a positive online reputation and how to respond to user reviews.

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Time travel technology found on old Charlie Chaplin film

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Another YouTube storm around this clip, uncovering what is apparently an extra in a Charlie Chaplin film from the 1920s carrying a mobile phone.

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Google-ITA Software deal: Who is missing from the FairSearch plot?

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Those behind the FairSearch anti-Google movement will clearly have been delighted with the acres of coverage the launch received yesterday.

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Part Two of Two: The Asian online travel zeitgeist

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In Part One of my WebinTravel reflections, I shared ten things I overheard about the plans and strategies of various travel companies.

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Viator snaps up tour guide booking site OurExplorer

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Australia-based OurExplorer starts life under a new regime today after being bought by online tours and attractions retailer Viator.

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TLabs Showcase – Swoop Travel

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TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based tour operator network for the Patagonian region of Chile and Argentina, Swoop Travel.

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Most popular Hong Kong travel websites – October 23 2010

Most popular travel websites in the Hong Kong region for the week ending October 23 2010.

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Google-ITA Software deal: Kayak, Expedia say Google has incentive to degrade ITA product

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Kayak and Expedia say Google would dominate flight search if the U.S. Department of Justice approves the acquisition of ITA Software, and Google would have the incentive to degrade ITA’s airline pricing and shopping product for online travel companies if the deal goes through.

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