In a move to distinguish itself from its successful travel properties in an increasingly competitive landscape, IAC/InterActiveCorp. will spin off Expedia and its other related travel Web sites next year as a separate publicly traded company, company officials said. "We believe greater value can be ...
Hoping to grab a piece of a business that combines two of the hottest Web sectors -- travel and search -- America Online has purchased a stake in a startup software company already backed by the founders of Expedia, Travelocity and Orbitz. AOL made an undisclosed investment in Kayak Software as part...
Even as AOL faces intense scrutiny surrounding an ongoing SEC investigation into possible revenue misstatements, the company is moving ahead with marketing initiatives designed to appeal to its members and partner retailers. One such event, a one-day sale April 16th that highlighted some of the ISP'...
Some of the biggest names in technology -- including Amazon, Google and Yahoo! -- share something in common: At least at first, they grew to become household names with little, if any, help from traditional advertising. Instead, they used word-of-mouth, publicity and other relatively low-cost approa...
With the stock market wobbling unsteadily toward the 2002 finish line, producing gains that are modest at best and nonexistent at worst, good investments are few and far between. Even so, a few savvy investors have found high performers amid the carnage. For example, those who invested in Amazon.com...
Kids and teenagers made up nearly 20 percent of the overall online population in the month of July, highlighting the group's growing importance for Internet commerce and marketing, according to a report from Nielsen//NetRatings. The research firm said that about 20 million of the 100 million peop...
The war of words over travel site Orbitz has reached the White House. Several Orbitz competitors, including Travelocity parent Sabre Holdings and Expedia.com, recently sent representatives to a White House meeting, at which they made their case for stepping up reviews -- already under way by the ...
Expedia saw revenues climb sharply and income nearly double during the second quarter, a performance that -- at least temporarily -- might allay fears about slowing growth in the online travel space. Expedia said it saw growth on all fronts as gross bookings rose 66 percent to $1.33 billion, reve...
The bursting of the high-tech bubble may already have done away with the weakest players in e-commerce, but experts say the sector's survivors still face tough times in the second half of 2002 and beyond. "We are seeing larger players gaining market share against a background of shrinking demand,...
Expedia has rejected a takeover bid from USA Interactive, the online travel service's largest shareholder. The snub was not entirely unexpected. Many company officials and shareholders had denounced USA Interactive's intentions to buy the remaining 37 percent of Expedia. USA Interactive head Barr...
Ban
Regulate
Maintain status quo
Undecided
Enter your Username and Password to sign in.