The Scan – Groupon CEO quits, Google business photos in India, Travelmob deals and more travel tech news

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Groupon CEO quits, Google Business Photos in India, JetAirways and Carzonrent, AirChina’s self service kiosk, Lonely Planet hitting million fans, Zipcar survey results, and more – make our shortlist in the Scan for March 1, 2013.

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Turkish Airlines claims social media goal with Man U tie-up

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Many of you will have seen the cute Turkish Airlines Legends of Board advertisement which has received more than 100 million views since being posted on YouTube in early December

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Social media is dead – airline marketing in 2013 all about connected travellers and the real world

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Let’s face it – social media is dead. There are over 200 airlines on Twitter today, for example, and the space is cluttered.

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Easy way for travel brands to go viral on YouTube – hire megastars Lionel Messi and Kobe Bryant

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Okay, not easy at all given that Lionel Messi and Kobe Bryant are two of the hottest (and probably most expensive) sporting properties on the planet right now.

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Google Flight Search still domestic but ITA Software expands in Turkey and Japan

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Google Flight Search does not yet support international flight search, but that hasn’t stopped ITA Software, which is owned by Google, from striking a couple of new international deals.

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