Ryanair CEO Claims Airline Is Working With Google On A Flight Search & Comparison Tool

In an interview published by Irish Independent, Irish airlines Ryanair CEO Michale O’Leary claims his airline has entered a partnership with Google, and is providing the search engine with flight pricing to help build a travel search and comparison tool. “We’ll be sharing the…

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How Local Businesses Can Leverage Twitter’s New Nearby Feature

Twitter has made headlines in recent weeks with the quiet launch of its experimental Nearby timeline, which allows eligible mobile users to discover tweets posted by others in their immediate vicinity, regardless of whether they are following them. This feature is currently available to a select…

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Lessons From An Accidental Tourist On The Inter-Webs

I live in a double bubble when it comes to my perceptions of how “America” uses the Internet. The first bubble I live in is Silicon Valley, where the latest venture-funded “SoMoLo” website always seems more important than, say, WalMart.com. The second is my profession of…

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Google and Apple Consolidate Positions in Driving Directions During 2013

The driving directions market, while more fragmented than search or social, is continuing to see consolidation. Google maintained (but didn’t increase) their leading share and Apple gained share while the GPS and other web providers are seeing steady and large declines in usage. Over the past year, I have continued to survey consumers as to […]