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Google's Advertiser Bias and 8 Other Digital Trends This Week

Sarah Enelow

Photo Credit: Google's main campus on October 8, 2012. It's become harder to find the online travel agencies with the lowest hotel rates in Google's metasearch. Skift / Niharb

Skift Take

This week's digital news brought Google to the fore. First, Facebook is trying to compete with the search giant on travel ads, but secondly, why is Google burying the lowest hotel rates?

Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This weekend roundup examines digital trends. For all of our weekend roundups, go here. >>Redeam doesn't recommend places to visit, call itself "a Facebook for travel," or indulge in other startup pitch clichés. It strives instead to build a solution to a pain point companies will pay to fix — namely, automating paper voucher redemptions for attractions. How refreshingly uncool: Tour Tech Startup Redeam Turns to Industry Vets for Funding >>

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