The new look can be attributed to the technology gained via Google's acquisition of airline data software company ITA, finalized in April this year after a Department of Justice investigation. Since giving us an early look in September, Google has...
In much the same way that the Google-ITA deal took over a year to get final approval from the U.S. Google acquisition of Motorola Mobility is stepping further toward finalization with the shareholder vote on the topic.
Google's ITA acquisition is officially in the clear; a federal court ruling approved the consent agreement between Google and the Department of Justice that was made in April. While Google's acquisition of the ITA flight information company and...
Given Expedia is represented by counsel, the purchase of ITA will no doubt be front and center. People should be watching the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights hearing on "The Power of Google: Serving...
With continued acquisitions of vertical search providers like Google’s acquisition of ITA for travel search or Zagat for restaurant reviews, the core search engines appear focused on this type of searcher intent and I would expect their results...
The search industry has been watching and waiting to see what Google will do in the flight search vertical since Google's acquisition of ITA, which was given the 'all-clear' by the Department of Justice five months ago.
Additionally, we can expect Google to implement many more travel features in the near to mid future; Google has purchased several travel-oriented companies (the most prominent being ITA), and we have yet to see a strong implementation of the...
Despite the purchase of ITA, Google has yet to delve deeply into travel features beyond some basic flight info. However, their most recently experimental tool, the Google Hotel Finder, may signify the beginning of the search giant's push into this...
Google has recently faced DOJ scrutiny for its acquisition ITA, as well as for hiring practices and making money from illegal online pharmacy ads. Google has confirmed that the Department of Justice has made a “second request” for more information...
Google noted that growth was similar to Q1 and excludes 450 employees hired as part of the ITA acquisition. With lower than expected earnings in Q1, growing concerns about increased spending, and a 14 percent decline in Google’s stock price since...
The Google facts page about its acquisition of ITA - initially started July 1, 2010 and approved by the Department of Justice a few months ago - makes the following claims: Google's acquisition of ITA Software will create a new, easier way for...
Though Google was finally cleared to buy ITA last month, Google says this tool doesn’t use ITA technology. Next time you use Google to search for a non-stop flight, a new feature in the search results will help you find a list of destinations...
Google's acquisition of ITA Software has closed - CNET News Google-ITA deal may herald more airfare tie-ups - MarketWatch Google Earnings Q1 2011: Good or Great? Google's Brown Talks DotOrg - The Wall Street Journal
After blogging about the Google-ITA deal, we learned Jeff Huber is now Google's Senior Vice President, Commerce and Local. Google CEO Larry Page made waves in his first week back at the helm last week, promoting seven executives to senior vice...
Google Cleared to Buy ITA by Danny Goodwin Seems a Department of Justice proposed settlement has appeased all sides of the Google-ITA acquisition debate. Google FTC Antitrust Probe Rumors Emerge as ITA Verdict Nears by Danny Goodwin
Seems today's Department of Justice proposed settlement has appeased all sides of the Google-ITA acquisition debate. The DOJ said that Google's $700 million acquisition of ITA, as originally proposed, would have "substantially lessened competition...
Google-ITA decision may be just days away: source - Reuters Bringing Google I/O direct to you with I/O Live - Official Google Blog Some Google AdWords Advertisers Can't Go Home - Search Engine Roundtable
And their acquisition of the travel platform ITA has generated another antitrust issue. Larry Page took over CEO duties at Google again yesterday and what a busy day it was for the creator of the confusingly-named PageRank.
Federal Trade Commission antitrust investigation after the Justice Department completes its review of Google's acquisition of travel software developer ITA Software and determines whether to challenge or impose restrictions on the deal, Bloomberg...
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