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Airbnb makes it easy for businesses to book accommodation with new portal and Concur integration

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by on July 28, 2014 at 3:14 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Airbnb has launched a pared-down portal on its site dedicated to increasing the number of business travelers and enterprises using the accommodation-booking service. As such, the new section is designed to show properties that are more likely to appeal to professional jet-setters, ie. it excludes single rooms in shared apartments or other more novelty options, and includes ones with Wi-Fi that are available for immediate booking, according to The Wall Street Journal. In a secondary bid to bolster the number of business customers using the platform – it already has around 30 – Airbnb has partnered with business travel and expenses company Concur to allow users to book…

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Mirage is a Taptalk-style messaging app from Mobli, the company where Yo was born

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by on July 28, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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No-one could have predicted the enormous success of Yo, a simple messaging app that sends nothing but the word “Yo” to your friends. Now Mobli, the company it was spun out from, wants to capitalize on that incredible hype with a new app called Mirage, which offers one-tap photo and video-sharing similar to Taptalk and Facebook’s new Slingshot app. Just like Taptalk, the bottom half of the screen is used to show your favorite contacts. The top half, meanwhile, is a live viewfinder where you can add text or flip between the front and rear-facing cameras. When you want to send…

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Mirage is a Taptalk-style messaging app from Mobli, the company where Yo was born

Jul28
by on July 28, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

miragefeat
No-one could have predicted the enormous success of Yo, a simple messaging app that sends nothing but the word “Yo” to your friends. Now Mobli, the company it was spun out from, wants to capitalize on that incredible hype with a new app called Mirage, which offers one-tap photo and video-sharing similar to Taptalk and Facebook’s new Slingshot app. Just like Taptalk, the bottom half of the screen is used to show your favorite contacts. The top half, meanwhile, is a live viewfinder where you can add text or flip between the front and rear-facing cameras. When you want to send…

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Technology is inspiring the modern Columbus. Here’s how…

Jul28
by on July 28, 2014 at 2:06 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Insider

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Some years ago, Gennie Freen – a Dutch entrepreneur – had discovered, to his frustration, that it was practically impossible to search for travel options by budget and date rather than destination. He waited to see if any major players would fix this, but when this didn’t happen, he decided to do it himself. And GeniusFlight.com was born. There’s no denying: technology is fundamentally transforming the travel industry and the way we travel. Accessing travel information and booking flights or hotels is now only a few clicks away. There’s no need to head to your local travel agent for prices and…

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Technology is inspiring the modern Columbus. Here’s how…

Jul28
by on July 28, 2014 at 2:06 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Insider

plane

This advertorial has been brought to you by GeniusFlight.com – fly by price!

Some years ago, Gennie Freen – a Dutch entrepreneur – had discovered, to his frustration, that it was practically impossible to search for travel options by budget and date rather than destination. He waited to see if any major players would fix this, but when this didn’t happen, he decided to do it himself. And GeniusFlight.com was born. There’s no denying: technology is fundamentally transforming the travel industry and the way we travel. Accessing travel information and booking flights or hotels is now only a few clicks away. There’s no need to head to your local travel agent for prices and…

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