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- Expedia Grows Revenue While Customers Reap Bargains
- The Bellevue, WA-based travel company is a pioneer in offering hotel, plane and car reservations online. By striving to better understand its customers' desires, Expedia is finding innovative ways to increase revenue. The company relies on SAS software to mine and analyze the data it has gathered from a decade...
- Tags: Revenue, Expedia Inc., SAS Institute
- Case studies 2008-08-01
- Expedia Google Gadget 1 (Windows)
- Introducing the Expedia and Amazon search bar Google gadget. Get the Best deal for your vacation by searching for Travel packages, Hotel, Crusie, Activities, Flights and Car rentals from Expedia. Purchase airline tickets, make hotel reservations, find vacation packages, car rental & cruise deals at the travel agency rated #1...
- Tags: Expedia Inc., Google Inc., Sidebar Gadgets, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-07-10
- Expedia & Travelocity 1 (Windows)
- Get the Best deal for your vacation dollars by searching for Travel packages, Hotel, Cruise, Activities, Flights and Car rentals from Expedia and Travelocity. The worlds top two holiday websites brought together in one gadget. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Expedia Inc., Internet, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Sidebar Gadgets, Software, Travelocity.com LP, Web Site Development, Web Technology
- Software downloads 2008-04-16
- Travel Company Boosts Relationships and Traffic With Customer Alerts
- Travel company Expedia aims to make the experience of researching, planning, and purchasing their trips as convenient and enjoyable as possible. With this in mind, Expedia worked with Microsoft and Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Ascentium to build a gadget for Windows Sidebar. The new Expedia Fare Alert gadget takes advantage...
- Tags: Expedia Inc., Microsoft Corp., Gadget, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware
- Case studies 2007-11-01
- Overwhelming majority of ZDNet voters say FTC should act against Expedia.com
- Overwhelming majority of ZDNet voters say FTC should act against Expedia.comHow come?How come you don't mention the responses to your little article? Yes, Expedia spammed you with one email and they should be keel hauled for it. Okay? There are bigger problems with spam out there. ...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, FTC, Expedia Inc., spam
- Discussion threads 2007-04-04
- Overwhelming majority of ZDNet voters say FTC should act against Expedia.com
- I just checked the online poll that were running to see whether or not ZDNets readers think the Federal Trade Comission FTC should take action against Expedia for cleverly dodging the Federal Can Spam Act. When I last checked, 87 percent of the more than 850 people who voted so...
- Tags: Personal Technology, General, Security, Legal, Government
- Blog posts 2007-04-04
- How Expedia is fooling itself, its customers, and the FTC that its spam isn't spam. But it is
- How Expedia is fooling itself, its customers, and the FTC that its spam isn't spam. But it isSPAM by any other name is still SPAM! ntntSo what?At least it's from a company that you already have a relationship with. As long as they aren't selling my information to others...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, FTC, spam problem, Expedia Inc., spam
- Discussion threads 2007-03-30
- How Expedia is fooling itself, its customers, and the FTC that its spam isn't spam. But it is
- In response to my concern that the travel site Expedia is spamming its customers of which Im one in violation of the Can Spam Act as well as in disrespectful defiance of its customers elections not to receive solicitations for special travel deals, Expedia has finally responded with an explanation...
- Tags: Web technology, Personal Technology, Legal, General
- Blog posts 2007-03-30
- 'Transactional' vs. 'Unsolicited commercial': Ducking anti-spam legislation isn't the point
- After two posts yesterday about whether Expedia is using misleading copy in its promotions, and then about whether a coupon offer via e-mail legally constitutes spamming (and whether the FTC should act: so far youre saying "yes"), the e-mailers and blogosphere are starting to chime in on the issue. As...
- Tags: Spam, anti-spam, e-mail, Expedia Inc.
- Blog posts 2007-03-27
- Did Expedia violate the Can Spam Act? As a customer, I think so.
- Did Expedia violate the Can Spam Act? As a customer, I think so.I agree 100%Are companies really that desperate that they need to irritate people like this. It is clear to me that the intent of CAN-SPAM is exactly what you described. They should have clearly defined what...
- Tags: Spam, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Expedia Inc., coupon, loophole, advertisement, e-mail, CAN-SPAM requirement, CAN-SPAM Act, SPAM Act
- Discussion threads 2007-03-27
- Did Expedia violate the Can Spam Act? As a customer, I think so.
- Has what started as a blog earlier today about what I thought was a baiting and switching e-mail from Expedia now blossomed into the travel sites potential violation of the Can Spam Act? Wrote one reader via email:Surprisingly, you didnt mention that this is spam even though you opted...
- Tags: Expedia Inc., e-mail, SPAM Act
- Blog posts 2007-03-26
- Expedia offer: Misleading bold text clarified in finer print. Is that OK?
- Expedia offer: Misleading bold text clarified in finer print. Is that OK?just crooked marketingAs long as the spammers are allowed to send any crap they want and defraud people with 'deals', these 'offers' will continue to proliferate and become more 'creative'!I am for tough regulation of the electronic communication for...
- Tags: e-mail, Expedia Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-03-26
- Expedia offer: Misleading bold text clarified in finer print. Is that OK?
- Last week, via e-mail, I received a reminder from Expedia that I had a $200 travel coupon available to and that it was about to expire. The subject of the e-mail was "Two weeks left to use your $200 travel coupon." Inside, near the very top it said "Use your...
- Tags: coupon, e-mail, Expedia Inc.
- Blog posts 2007-03-26
- Most popular travel sites: Expedia, Travelocity, CheapTickets
- Most popular travel sites: Expedia, Travelocity, CheapTicketsTravel Reise Reisen Urlaub LastminuteThank you for this Lastminute , Last Minute , Reise, Reisen , Urlaub report. Very interested. Thank you !
- Tags: Cheaptickets, Expedia Inc., Travelocity.com LP
- Discussion threads 2007-03-12
- Online Travel Company Empowers Remote Workers With Messaging Solution
- Expedia is the world's leading online travel company, providing business and leisure travelers with tools and information to easily research, plan, book, and experience travel. Based in Bellevue, Washington, Expedia operates internationally in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Australia, and China. As...
- Tags: Expedia Inc., Messaging, Microsoft Corp., Travel Company, Online Travel Company, Worker, Instant Messaging, Groupware, Microsoft Windows, E-mail Servers, Internet, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems
- Case studies 2006-11-22
- Expedia Deals Widget 1.0 (Mac)
- Get up to date RSS feeds of deals on Expedia.com. Choose from Cruise Deals, Top Destinations, Top Weekly Deals, This Week's Hotel Deals, Deals By Theme, Best Car Deals, Best Flight Deals, Flight Deals, Best Hotel Deals, Hotel Deals, Best Package Deals, Last Minute Car Deals, Last Minute Car Deals,...
- Tags: Expedia Inc., Apple Macintosh, Travel Widgets, Cruise Deals, RSS, Internet
- Software downloads 2006-10-09
- If you EVER say ANY of these four tech phrases, you are so clueless
- Lots of big news today..many posts tonight and in the a.m.But before I get down to yet another round of "sideways-thinking as thought leadership," let's have a bit of fun, K?Why is it that so many otherwise with-it techies still say:Palm Pilot? Palm has not made Pilots for several years....
- Tags: Expedia Inc., Expedia, Eastern Standard Time
- Blog posts 2006-04-26
- EXCLUSIVE: Google appears to be building travel portal- maybe with Orbitz?
- EXCLUSIVE: Google appears to be building travel portal- maybe with Orbitz?This was expectedHi,This was expected...In fact a lot is coming up...like movies.google.com,audio.google.com,love.google.com and many more...ThanksRajanhttp://onlinerajan.googlepages.comhahahahai love it.doubtfulI think you've misunderstood a lot of the evidence you are piecing together here. Google is in the business of selling advertisements....
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Portals, Web technology, portal, Orbitz, Google Inc., job posting, job, Expedia Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-04-16
- Most popular travel sites: Expedia, Travelocity, CheapTickets
- HitWise compiled a list of most popular online travel destinations in September 2005.Expedia.comTravelocity.comCheap TicketsOrbitzPriceline.comYahoo! TravelHotwireITN.netVacations To GoSideStep
- Tags: Expedia Inc., Travelocity.com LP
- Blog posts 2005-11-22
- Top privacy policies: Intel, Expedia, e-Loan
- Customer Respect Group analyzed privacy policies of 464 major companies. The top 10 companies rated for privacy were Intel, Expedia, E-Loan, Verizon Wireless, Estee Lauder Companies, Marriott International, Con-Way Transportation Services, IBM and Medco Health Solutions.
- Tags: E-Loan, Expedia Inc., Intel Corp.
- Blog posts 2005-08-22
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