Comments on: Microsoft Acquires Farecast For $115M http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:11:40 -0800 hourly 1 By: Halloween Special: Time to be scared - Troogle by Google only a few clicks away | Tnooz http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-2/#comment-3066704 Halloween Special: Time to be scared - Troogle by Google only a few clicks away | Tnooz Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:17:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-3066704 [...] Many will remember the rumours sweeping around the web in 2008 regarding a collaboration or buyout by Google with Expedia – for similar reasons, many believed, to Microsoft’s acquisition of Farecast. [...] [...] Many will remember the rumours sweeping around the web in 2008 regarding a collaboration or buyout by Google with Expedia – for similar reasons, many believed, to Microsoft’s acquisition of Farecast. [...]

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]]> By: Bing Travel accusé de plagiat - Bleu Cactus http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2826834 Bing Travel accusé de plagiat - Bleu Cactus Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:55:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2826834 [...] derrière Bing Travel vient directement de celle développée par la société Farecast.com, tombée dans son escarcelle en avril 2008. Partager [...] [...] derrière Bing Travel vient directement de celle développée par la société Farecast.com, tombée dans son escarcelle en avril 2008. Partager [...]

]]> By: Bing Travel Arrives | Mike's Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2794325 Bing Travel Arrives | Mike's Blog Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:24:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2794325 [...] based on the Kumo preview, combines a lot of the airfare and hotel reservation tools from Microsoft’s 2008 acquisition of Farecast with news and other editorial content from MSN Travel (in fact, travel.msn.com already redirects to [...] [...] based on the Kumo preview, combines a lot of the airfare and hotel reservation tools from Microsoft’s 2008 acquisition of Farecast with news and other editorial content from MSN Travel (in fact, travel.msn.com already redirects to [...]

]]> By: Microsoft Bing http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2794091 Microsoft Bing Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:58:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2794091 [...] โดยทำงานควบคู่กับ Microsoft’s 2008 acquisition of Farecast ซึ่งเมื่อก่อนจะทำงานคู่กับ MSN Travel [...] [...] โดยทำงานควบคู่กับ Microsoft’s 2008 acquisition of Farecast ซึ่งเมื่อก่อนจะทำงานคู่กับ MSN Travel [...]

]]> By: Microsoft Bing Starts Traveling — TechOwl http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2789095 Microsoft Bing Starts Traveling — TechOwl Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:39:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2789095 [...] Overall, there is not much that is new with Bing Travel.  The only new or somewhat unique feature is the Know When To Buy™ feature.  The feature finds out if fares are rising or dropping and makes recommendations as to whether you should buy the tickets now or wait.  Though, even this feature is not that new as it is based on Microsoft’s 2008 acquisition of Farecast. [...] [...] Overall, there is not much that is new with Bing Travel.  The only new or somewhat unique feature is the Know When To Buy™ feature.  The feature finds out if fares are rising or dropping and makes recommendations as to whether you should buy the tickets now or wait.  Though, even this feature is not that new as it is based on Microsoft’s 2008 acquisition of Farecast. [...]

]]> By: Bing as travel agent? So long, Farecast. | csmonitor.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2783307 Bing as travel agent? So long, Farecast. | csmonitor.com Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:16:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2783307 [...] Predictor and Rate Indicator will be familiar to Farecast users. Acquired by Microsoft in April 2008, Farecast analyzed historical route and room-rate data to provide users an educated guess as to [...] [...] Predictor and Rate Indicator will be familiar to Farecast users. Acquired by Microsoft in April 2008, Farecast analyzed historical route and room-rate data to provide users an educated guess as to [...]

]]> By: Bing Travel Arrives http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2782877 Bing Travel Arrives Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:04:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2782877 [...] based on the Kumo preview, combines a lot of the airfare and hotel reservation tools from Microsoft’s 2008 acquisition of Farecast with news and other editorial content from MSN Travel (in fact, travel.msn.com already redirects to [...] [...] based on the Kumo preview, combines a lot of the airfare and hotel reservation tools from Microsoft’s 2008 acquisition of Farecast with news and other editorial content from MSN Travel (in fact, travel.msn.com already redirects to [...]

]]> By: DealBase Finds $1 Million For Hotel Deal Database « shankarsoma; Change the View http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2731148 DealBase Finds $1 Million For Hotel Deal Database « shankarsoma; Change the View Tue, 05 May 2009 07:23:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2731148 [...] Shank, founder of DealBase, says that 15 percent of deals on the site have negative savings. But Microsoft-owned Farecast, a travel site focused in finding deals for hotels and air travel, also has a feature that [...] [...] Shank, founder of DealBase, says that 15 percent of deals on the site have negative savings. But Microsoft-owned Farecast, a travel site focused in finding deals for hotels and air travel, also has a feature that [...]

]]> By: The Far Edge » Blog Archive » DealBase Finds $1 Million For Hotel Deal Database http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2730997 The Far Edge » Blog Archive » DealBase Finds $1 Million For Hotel Deal Database Tue, 05 May 2009 04:21:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2730997 [...] Shank, founder of DealBase, says that 15 percent of deals on the site have negative savings. But Microsoft-owned Farecast, a travel site focused in finding deals for hotels and air travel, also has a feature that [...] [...] Shank, founder of DealBase, says that 15 percent of deals on the site have negative savings. But Microsoft-owned Farecast, a travel site focused in finding deals for hotels and air travel, also has a feature that [...]

]]> By: The Far Edge » Blog Archive » DealBase Finds $1 Million For Hotel Deal Database http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2730996 The Far Edge » Blog Archive » DealBase Finds $1 Million For Hotel Deal Database Tue, 05 May 2009 04:21:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2730996 [...] Shank, founder of DealBase, says that 15 percent of deals on the site have negative savings. But Microsoft-owned Farecast, a travel site focused in finding deals for hotels and air travel, also has a feature that [...] [...] Shank, founder of DealBase, says that 15 percent of deals on the site have negative savings. But Microsoft-owned Farecast, a travel site focused in finding deals for hotels and air travel, also has a feature that [...]

]]> By: DealBase Finds $1 Million For Hotel Deal Database | Viningmedia Nieuws http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2730782 DealBase Finds $1 Million For Hotel Deal Database | Viningmedia Nieuws Tue, 05 May 2009 01:40:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2730782 [...] Shank, founder of DealBase, says that 15 percent of deals on the site have negative savings. But Microsoft-owned Farecast, a travel site focused in finding deals for hotels and air travel, also has a feature that [...] [...] Shank, founder of DealBase, says that 15 percent of deals on the site have negative savings. But Microsoft-owned Farecast, a travel site focused in finding deals for hotels and air travel, also has a feature that [...]

]]> By: DealBase Finds $1 Million For Hotel Deal Database http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2730738 DealBase Finds $1 Million For Hotel Deal Database Tue, 05 May 2009 01:05:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2730738 [...] Shank, founder of DealBase, says that 15 percent of deals on the site have negative savings. But Microsoft-owned Farecast, a travel site focused in finding deals for hotels and air travel, also has a feature that [...] [...] Shank, founder of DealBase, says that 15 percent of deals on the site have negative savings. But Microsoft-owned Farecast, a travel site focused in finding deals for hotels and air travel, also has a feature that [...]

]]> By: Complete List of 2008 Web/Tech/Internet Acquisitions » The StartUp Blog at PartnerUp http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2691495 Complete List of 2008 Web/Tech/Internet Acquisitions » The StartUp Blog at PartnerUp Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:22:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2691495 [...] tool that uses a predictive algorithm to recommend when you buy your ticket. Press Release| TechCrunch | [...] [...] tool that uses a predictive algorithm to recommend when you buy your ticket. Press Release| TechCrunch | [...]

]]> By: My 2008 Prediction Analysis http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2576573 My 2008 Prediction Analysis Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:12:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2576573 [...] Microsoft acquired Powerset for $100 million, Farecast for $115 million, Danger Acquisition, FastSearch for $1.23 billion, in total 15 acquistions for the [...] [...] Microsoft acquired Powerset for $100 million, Farecast for $115 million, Danger Acquisition, FastSearch for $1.23 billion, in total 15 acquistions for the [...]

]]> By: 9 digital media exits: who bought them and why | Making sense of good and bad content http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2487722 9 digital media exits: who bought them and why | Making sense of good and bad content Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:53:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2487722 [...] is a summary chart (thanks to GigaOM and TechCrunch for much of the [...] [...] is a summary chart (thanks to GigaOM and TechCrunch for much of the [...]

]]> By: Complete List of Q2 2008 Web / Internet / Tech Acquisitions » The StartUp Blog at PartnerUp http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2410433 Complete List of Q2 2008 Web / Internet / Tech Acquisitions » The StartUp Blog at PartnerUp Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:38:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2410433 [...] tool that uses a predictive algorithm to recommend when you buy your ticket. Press Release| TechCrunch  | [...] [...] tool that uses a predictive algorithm to recommend when you buy your ticket. Press Release| TechCrunch  | [...]

]]> By: Farecast–is Microsoft getting into travel…or into contextual targeting? - Travel Industry News - UpTake Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2408547 Farecast–is Microsoft getting into travel…or into contextual targeting? - Travel Industry News - UpTake Blog Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:41:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2408547 [...] Microsoft Blog, John Cook’s original news break, Profy 4/17 post by Cyndy Aleo-Carreira, TechCrunch post on 4/17, Seattle Times on 4/17, CenterNetworks on Farcast acquired Microsoft, WebGuild on 4/18, [...] [...] Microsoft Blog, John Cook’s original news break, Profy 4/17 post by Cyndy Aleo-Carreira, TechCrunch post on 4/17, Seattle Times on 4/17, CenterNetworks on Farcast acquired Microsoft, WebGuild on 4/18, [...]

]]> By: Microsoft integrates Jellyfish into Live Search at ProBargainHunter.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2319247 Microsoft integrates Jellyfish into Live Search at ProBargainHunter.com Thu, 22 May 2008 16:43:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2319247 [...] trying different things in an attempt to gain the search market niche. I will be curious to see how another acquisition they made recently plays out in that [...] [...] trying different things in an attempt to gain the search market niche. I will be curious to see how another acquisition they made recently plays out in that [...]

]]> By: Microsoft To Offer Cash Back To Search Engine Users In Effort To Fight Google http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2314725 Microsoft To Offer Cash Back To Search Engine Users In Effort To Fight Google Wed, 21 May 2008 06:15:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2314725 [...] has been quietly building up to this for some time. Farecast, a company they acquired last month, will likely power travel, one of the 18 [...] [...] has been quietly building up to this for some time. Farecast, a company they acquired last month, will likely power travel, one of the 18 [...]

]]> By: tubescrape http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2243868 tubescrape Thu, 01 May 2008 14:53:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2243868 good call by microsoft! good call by microsoft!

]]> By: Elliott Ng http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2213883 Elliott Ng Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:36:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2213883 This is a cheap acquisition because it is about SEARCH and not about TRAVEL. Travel is one of the largest categories of search query volume, and Microsoft has been extremely clear about their goal of pursuing a more aggressive verticalized approach on Live.com to differentiate vs. Google. Try the sample search "digital cameras" on Live.com and you'll see what I mean. So this is a building block in the great game of search dominance and compared to Yahoo! this is a small price to pay for a digestable acquisition that will help the Search experience AND provide potential contextual targeting opportunities too. We posted on it here: http://www.uptake.com/blog/travel_industry/farecast-is-microsoft-getting-into-travelor-into-contextual-targeting_253.html This is a cheap acquisition because it is about SEARCH and not about TRAVEL. Travel is one of the largest categories of search query volume, and Microsoft has been extremely clear about their goal of pursuing a more aggressive verticalized approach on Live.com to differentiate vs. Google. Try the sample search “digital cameras” on Live.com and you’ll see what I mean. So this is a building block in the great game of search dominance and compared to Yahoo! this is a small price to pay for a digestable acquisition that will help the Search experience AND provide potential contextual targeting opportunities too.

We posted on it here:
http://www.upta...geting_253.html

]]> By: Chiffres de la semaine : TF1, e-commerce, Microsoft, Google, | Web News - Web Marketing http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2205271 Chiffres de la semaine : TF1, e-commerce, Microsoft, Google, | Web News - Web Marketing Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:08:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2205271 [...] 115M$ : Vous connaissez Farecast ? Pas forcément, le service n’étant pas réellement utile en France à l’heure actuelle. Il s’agit d’un site permettant de comparer des tarifs de billets d’avion. Rien d’exceptionnel jusque là, sauf que ce service permet également de connaître les évolutions possibles des tarifs sur la destination choisie. Très intéressant donc… et Microsoft semble le penser également, puisqu’ils viennent de s’offrir cette société pour la modique somme de 115 millions de dollars. Bientôt un développement sur la France monsieur Ballmer SVP ? :). [...] [...] 115M$ : Vous connaissez Farecast ? Pas forcément, le service n’étant pas réellement utile en France à l’heure actuelle. Il s’agit d’un site permettant de comparer des tarifs de billets d’avion. Rien d’exceptionnel jusque là, sauf que ce service permet également de connaître les évolutions possibles des tarifs sur la destination choisie. Très intéressant donc… et Microsoft semble le penser également, puisqu’ils viennent de s’offrir cette société pour la modique somme de 115 millions de dollars. Bientôt un développement sur la France monsieur Ballmer SVP ? :) . [...]

]]> By: Pete http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2191802 Pete Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:47:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2191802 Does anyone have a guess what their 2007 or projected 2008 revenue is? Does anyone have a guess what their 2007 or projected 2008 revenue is?

]]> By: Workpost http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/comment-page-1/#comment-2191376 Workpost Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:47:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-acquires-farecast-for-115m/#comment-2191376 Microsoft should make more of these kinds of acquisitions. Lots of small(er) companies with value and potential. Microsoft should make more of these kinds of acquisitions. Lots of small(er) companies with value and potential.

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