By parsing the millions of travel mentions on social media, Suggestme.com curates an algorithmically-organized view of a city.
Routehappy embarks on mission to help people fly better with a happy pill
April 25, 2013 By 5 Comments
Routehappy finally lifts the lid today on what it’s calling a ‘next generation of flight metasearch’ and after more than a year since launching its beta site
A bit of waffle: Travel-ish news from SXSW
March 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
There was quite a bit of travel-related news happening in and around the mass chaos otherwise known as the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, USA. Beyond travel, there are all kinds of themes and happenings signaling the continued evolution of the tech, creative and content businesses.
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Alive and oriented: German startup socializes, gamifies goal attainment
March 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A new startup called Alive is taking a social angle on goal attainment that brings in a person’s network to provide moral support – and to layer a game element on the whole process by offering badges, points and, eventually, real-world rewards for achieving set goals.
More startup lessons! RIP ViajeMe, cites local bureaucracy and business model issues
March 1, 2013 By 3 Comments
In this frank account of ViajeMe’s demise, founder Wilton Pinheiro gives the low-down on what went wrong and lessons learned
Unfriended: What would a completely anonymous social network look like?
February 5, 2013 By 6 Comments
With much of the privacy backlash centering on the usage of user data, there’s most definitely a mini-revolt brewing – and the team at Spraffl are stirring the pot.
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Sooligan’s Super Bowl launch: Bringing up-to-date local information to the smartphone
January 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Sooligan is the latest app looking to solve the hyperlocal conundrum – how can mobile users find the best businesses for them wherever they are in the world, and how can businesses bring those people through their doors?
App in the Air wants to remove airport stress through status alerts and passenger chat
January 11, 2013 By 4 Comments
The idea for Russia-based App in the Air grew out of a geo-location chat service called Squeek with the team soon realising that key users were those chatting in airports
BookingMarkets unveils Dashbell widget to help independent properties in emerging markets
November 14, 2012 By 3 Comments
BookingMarkets has developed a cloud-based property management system for small independent hotels.
Beachscape banks on affinities and matching engine to find travellers their perfect beach holiday
November 13, 2012 By 1 Comment
Founded a year ago Beachscape is based on an algorithm which aims to match travellers with their ideal beach holiday
