Rumours of Gliider’s demise have circulated for a while, with CEO Jordan Stolper hinting that he is focusing efforts on Storydesk – but it is rather funny how things turn out.
TravelMuse and Gliider kiss and make up, but the end is nigh
February 2, 2011 By 1 Comment
NileGuide gets $3.5 million in funding — does travel inspiration have a future?
December 7, 2010 By 4 Comments
NileGuide picked up some $3.5 million in funding, according to an SEC filing.
Why Travel Ad Network bought TravelMuse assets
December 6, 2010 By 8 Comments
Why would Travel Ad Network, which runs a travel advertising/media network for publishers and advertisers, buy the assets of travel-inspiration site TravelMuse?
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Travel Ad Network buys trip planner TravelMuse
November 30, 2010 By 4 Comments
Digital media and advertising company Travel Ad Network has branched out into the world of content by buying trip planning website TravelMuse.
VisitBritain hands TravelMuse exclusive content for trip planning tools
June 29, 2010 By 3 Comments
UK tourist board VisitBritain signed a content sharing deal this week aimed at promoting the British Isles to users of US-based guide site TravelMuse.
gliider, TravelMuse take their squabble to Twitter
May 12, 2010 By 22 Comments
The heat is on among trip-planning websites gliider and TravelMuse as the two startups have taken their competition — or might we say, confrontation — to Twitter.
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Facebook gives TravelMuse some back talk
May 6, 2010 By 11 Comments
TravelMuse and Facebook are talking, back and forth.
Why the fuss over Twitter when Facebook is the place for travel?
November 12, 2009 By 12 Comments
TravelMuse has broken with convention and appears to be the only travel company this autumn not talking about Twitter.
The California-based travel guide and trip planning website today launched a series of new features which utilise Facebook, rather than everyone’s favourite micro-blogging service Twitter.
The suite of tools include a trip recommendation tool, account syncing system through Facebook Connect and a new Facebook app allowing users to create trips or get advice from friends and connections.
Executive shake-up at TravelMuse as CFO Lemelin becomes CEO
October 19, 2009 By 4 Comments
Travel-planning website TravelMuse is looking for some inspiration and more monetization as it promotes CFO Russ Lemelin to CEO and assigns co-founder and CEO Kevin Fliess to a board position.
In separate interviews, both Lemelin and Fliess say Fliess several months ago broached the subject to the board of making a change to get the company, launched in beta in September 2008, to profitability.
I haven’t see any board minutes so I can’t say whether or not this is merely well-coordinated spin.
Away Network, Lodging.com embark on new strategies
October 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Away Network, which traces its roots to 1999, has been true all these years to its initial focus on destinations.
And, another advertising/media network, the TripAdvisor Media Network, found its footing during the same era with hotels as its core business.
It would be simplistic to attribute the relative performance of these two advertising networks to that one key decision for each. But we all know which focus turned out to be the more strategic one as the much-largerTripAdvisor leads parent company Expedia Inc.’s media efforts around the world.
So now, the Away Network plans to play a little catch-up with TripAdvisor.
