Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Expedia, Classmates.com and Intelius have reaped tens of millions of dollars by steering their online customers into "useless membership clubs," charges a Senate Commerce Committee report.
Deborama (Free subscription) | yesterday
I'm in Atlanta, which it is now hip to call ATL. I am visiting my son and his girlfriend, and I am staying in the poshest hotel I have ever been in , at a fantastically reasonable rate, thanks to Expedia. (I have a picture of it on my phone, but I will have to upload it later as this computer in the hotel doesn't seem to have a USB port available.) I have to do another Deborama's Wednesday Website...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExactTarget, a global provider of on-demand email marketing and one-to-one marketing solutions, announced today that David Yuan of Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) has joined its board of directors following an investment in the company by the Silicon Valley-based venture fund. TCV is one of the nation’s largest technology-focused venture capital firms with a...
newsletter archive (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
November 20, 2009 issue Forward this newsletter | Subscribe | View online How to avoid social media burnout By Tom Hespos It's easy to get worn down when trying to evaluate all the latest trends and innovations in social media. Here are some tips for avoiding a marketer meltdown. 3 ways to revitalize your digital media strategy By Karen Macumber Why separate earned from paid media, social from commercial...
Doug’s Mouthpiece - Droug.co.uk (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Who is fucking with your brand then:) Which network is fucking up? Which agency is not doing there job? ELC – http://www.google.com/search?q=elc+voucher+codes&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a savoo.co.uk, MVC, vouchercodes.com, vouchercodes.co.uk, moneysupermarket.com Mothercare – http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&hs=9dt&q=mothercare+voucher+codes&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g2...
Save more money with us (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Save £10 on your hotel with Expedia £10 discount with voucher code: DPSUK10PHOT Hurry you need to book before 31St December 2009 to take advantage of this exclusive offer. Key points to remember when using your voucher Qualifying purchase: Hotels Voucher Value: £10 Booking Period: Must purchase before 31st December 2009 Travel Period: Valid for travel up to 31st Dec 2010 Minimum Purchase...
Switched (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
We're sure that you've all experienced the annoying post-purchase push to get you to subscribe to, sign up for, or buy something after hitting the check-out button at your (not so) friendly online retailer. Well, those often shady offers for rebates and big discounts are now the subject of a Senate Commerce Committee investigation. These post-purchase scams often subscribe you to discount or rewards...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
NEW DELHI, INDIA (MARKET WIRE) Wallstsense.com is an online community with a dedicated team of analysts who are providing free in-depth research on North American equities. Our analysts have issued complimentary analysis on the following six companies: Petsmart Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM), Immunomedics Inc. (NASDAQ: IMMU), RINO International Corporation (NASDAQ: RINO), American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:...
WebPro News (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
A U.S. Senate report has revealed that retailers (a number of which you may already know and trust), have accepted as much as $792 million to share customers' credit-card information with direct marketing companies. Could your card number have been one that was shared? Would you have known? The companies engaging in such practices have been getting away with it because of terms buried in fine print,...
Hospitality Quality (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
It seems TripAdvisor are adopting the Google model (similar to Google Ads). Unless hoteliers monitor how much business is incomming from this channel then they are better off gaining a generic ranking through consumer reviews. The questions now for me to watch are, will TripAdvisor suffer from more, so called, " Black Hat " techniques, like more engineered friendly reviews and how will they...
Cheapflights.com Flight News (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Need an escape for the New Year? Get away with Expedia’s sale to sunny spots all over the United States, Caribbean, and Mexico. Say goodbye to the main land and “aloha” to four nights in Hawaii, or play hard in...
TechCrunch (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Later today Senator Rockefeller is holding a U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation full committee hearing on Aggressive Sales Tactics on the Internet and their Impact on American Consumers. He released a report on his findings in advance of the hearing. The documents contain a lot of previously unavailable information on the size of the market, and where the money is flowing....
FeedMyApp (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
An hotel search engine powered by Expedia, Hotels.com and TripAdvisor. http://www.roomatlas.com/
elliott.org (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Regular readers of this site are familiar with car rental companies' no-rent lists. But did you know that there are other instances in which a company might refuse you a car -- even if you have a completely legitimate reservation?
Sramana Mitra on Strategy (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
The Travel Industry Association estimates that total travel spending in the United States has fallen to $712 billion in 2009 from $772 billion a year ago. Recovery is expected in 2010, with travel spending expected to grow 5% to $745.2 billion driven by improvement in leisure travel sales. By 2012,... ..
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