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. The court approval is the last government-mandated step in the ITA...
Given Expedia is represented by counsel, the purchase of ITA will no doubt be front and center. today. Executive Chairman and former CEO Eric Schmidt will testify along with a number of his competitors who claim Google has hurt their business.
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 Search Industry News comScore Releases March 2011 U.S. Search Engine Rankings - comScore
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. Continue licensing ITA's QPX software to airfare websites on commercially reasonable terms.
Google-ITA decision may be just days away: source - Reuters Here's a roundup of today's other search news and headlines from around the web, sorted by category. Search Industry News Google Said To Have High Level Mole At Twitter, Makes Massive...
And their acquisition of the travel platform ITA has generated another antitrust issue. As numerous analysts have pointed out, Sergey Brin and Page have come a long way from founding the dominant search engine, which outgoing CEO Eric Schmidt...
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...
Are Antitrust Regulators Poised to Approve Google-ITA Deal Soon? Search Engine Optimization Top 13 Social Media Ranking Factors for SEO by Gareth Owen Looking to carry out an investigation into whether social media is a big influence on search...
