News in search-engines:

Delivering the most compelling offers exactly at the time of searching

Published: 18 Mar 2010 (0 comments)

IN-DEPTH: Interview with Google’s Sajith Sivanandan. Be it for the integration of social search into online travel to Google’s algorithms and Google Labs to the progression of technology and innovation in the travel industry, there are numerous developments which are being keenly followed as of today.

Google gives it's take on the future of display advertising

Published: 17 Mar 2010 (0 comments)

Google has posted its first in a series of posts about its vision for online display advertising in the years ahead.

Bing TV ad campaign launched in the UK

Published: 11 Mar 2010 (0 comments)

Microsoft has created its first UK TV advertising campaign to promote Bing. The campaign will run for three months and will include three TV ads.

A flexible way for Google users to mark and rediscover web content

Published: 08 Mar 2010 (0 comments)

Google says it has introduced a new feature in search that makes it easier for users to mark and rediscover their favourite web content — stars.

TripAdvisor launches the full version of its flight search in the UK

Published: 03 Mar 2010 (0 comments)

Travel community TripAdvisor has officially launched its full flight search engine in the UK. The company says TripAdvisor Flights includes every major airline, including the UK’s largest low cost carriers.

Yahoo partners with Twitter

Published: 25 Feb 2010 (0 comments)

Yahoo Inc. has formed a global partnership with Twitter to integrate Twitter’s real-time social experiences.

Microsoft, Yahoo! win regulatory approval for their search partnership

Published: 22 Feb 2010 (0 comments)

Microsoft’s plans to buy Yahoo’s Internet search and search advertising businesses have been cleared by both European and US regulators.

Cheapflights to simplify price comparison with new flight search engine

Published: 19 Feb 2010 (0 comments)

Cheapflights Media, formerly Cheapflights Ltd., has announced the beta launch of its new flight search engine, Zugu.

Kayak ties up with Yapta.com

Published: 18 Feb 2010 (0 comments)

Yapta.com, the airfare tracking service, has tied up with travel search engine Kayak to power its flight search engine.

Kayak integrates baggage fees tool to its iPhone application

Published: 17 Feb 2010 (0 comments)

Travel search engine Kayak.com has introduced a new version of its Kayak for iPhone application that integrates the site’s baggage fees tool.

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