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VibeAgent Travel Network Upgraded

VibeAgent, a travel site with some social networking characteristics, has introduced a host of upgrades over the past few days.  None of them will blow your mind, but they represent nice extensions of the site’s existing features.

Yahoo Hacks New Shopping, Travel Products

The last Internal Hack Day at Yahoo, 24 hours of coding fun fueled by lots of pizza, has yielded a couple of new services that have been rolled out to their Travel and Shopping products.

SideStep Providing Washingtonpost.com Search

Internet travel search company SideStep, has announced a distribution partnership with the washingtonpost.com.

MySpace Gets Facebook Travel App

Where I've Been (WIB), an interactive map that allows users to share the places they have visited has launched on MySpace.

Limelight Teams With Lonely Planet

Limelight Networks, a content delivery network for digital media, announced today that Lonely Planet has tapped Limelight's network to power its new lonelyplanet TV video channel.

Dopplr Social Network Finds Funding

Dopplr, a social network for travelers, is getting a lot of attention; although it’s in an invitation-only mode, there have been plenty of positive reviews.  What’s also important, however, is the attention it’s received from some investors.

Farecast Launches Hotels Search

Travel search site Farecast has launched the beta version of its hotels search.

Traveloctiy Tweaks Hotel Review Tool

Travelocity has launched a new hotel review tool that provides users with more relevant results for their own personal tastes and interests.

Strong Branding Drives Search And Conversions

"Branding" has become a bit of a buzzword in online marketing, though there are still detractors out there decrying the lack of ROI, or at least the inability to measure it. Advocates have been quick to note that branding matters, it matters a lot, and now there are some numbers to back that up.

MSN Partners With Farecast

MSN has entered into a partnership with Farecast.com, an airfare prediction site.