TripAdvisor goes public and Kaufer says scale dominates phony reviews

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Whether you love or hate TripAdvisor, which began trading today as a public company on Nasdaq, you can trace its origins, in a way, to a Mexico vacation and CEO Stephen Kaufer’s wife.

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TripAdvisor spinoff nears and Kaufer will not have to weigh options

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Expedia shareholders are slated to vote tomorrow on the proposed TripAdvisor spinoff — and at least one interested party will no longer have to wonder about his options.

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Part Four of Four: TripAdvisor, HomeAway CEOs spar over vacation rental reviews

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If this were a movie, you might call it, “Hotel-Review King Meets Vacation-Rental Honcho.”

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Part Two of Four: TripAdvisor CEO explains link policy, feels the hotel love

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While some may refer to one aspect of TripAdvisor’s Business Listings’ practices as LinkGate, CEO Stephen Kaufer counters that TripAdvisor is “not selling any SEO juice.”

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Part One of Four: TripAdvisor boss not sold on Google Travel

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Stephen Kaufer, the top guy at TripAdvisor, isn’t ready to coronate Google as the king of online travel.

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